At the risk of stirring the hornets nest, I disagree with NABCEP's stance of this issue.
I think for their own survival and best interest they need to specialize. Battery based and batteryless are really different critters. And that the present and future of the industry is hugely weighted to the batteryless systems it makes perfect sense to have two different sections. Since NABCEP already has 2 tests, they can add a third. This is a new revenue stream for NABCEP. And thanks Daryl for the idea of the transmission repair person. I got to thinking and yes in the old days, folks repaired both, and many mechanics will still try their hands at repairing standards, but the automatics have gotten very very complex needing very special tools and training such that that someone who fixes automatics might be able to fix a standard, but it doesn't go the other way. My 2 cents, jay peltz power On Nov 23, 2009, at 11:57 AM, [email protected] wrote: > Here, here Bob-O. > We, too, have seen no decrease in our off grid market as well. It is > rapidly becoming a specialized field here in Maine.(not talking about > you, Tump) Even our largest competitor is now sending off grid business > to us as they have had too many problems training competent installers > who understand the minutea(?) of battery physiology, proper gen > charging, etc. and just want to do the wam bam straight grid tie > systems. I appreciate NABCEP's (and your) insistence on continuing to > require off grid knowledge in order to be certified. Anything less > would be like certifying a mechanic who only knows about standard > transmissions in transmission repair. Your logic in continuing to > insist on battery based knowledge is important to our field. Thanks. > > Daryl > _______________________________________________ List sponsored by Home Power magazine List Address: [email protected] Options & settings: http://lists.re-wrenches.org/options.cgi/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org List-Archive: http://lists.re-wrenches.org/pipermail/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org List rules & etiquette: www.re-wrenches.org/etiquette.htm Check out participant bios: www.members.re-wrenches.org
