Ahh yes, the old "combine strings before landing on a fused DC input terminal" trick. Sure to blow the fuse the first sunny day. This is why SMA created their fuse-bypass DC input terminal. I take it the installer was not aware of this...
For a brighter energy future, Andrew Truitt NABCEP Certified PV Installer™ (ID# 032407-66)**** Principal Truitt Renewable Energy Consulting**** (202) 486-7507**** http://www.linkedin.com/pub/andrew-truitt/8/622/713 "Don't get me wrong: I love nuclear energy! It's just that I prefer fusion to fission. And it just so happens that there's an enormous fusion reactor safely banked a few million miles from us. It delivers more than we could ever use in just about 8 minutes. And it's wireless!" ~William McDonough On Thu, Aug 30, 2012 at 11:53 AM, Jason Szumlanski <[email protected]>wrote: > I was sent to look at another contractor's work, and found three SB5000 > inverters with blown string input fuses. I was able to determine the reason > pretty quickly, and was later sent the original 1-Line, which was installed > per the drawings. The 1-Line came from a "leading system integrator" who > shall remain nameless. > > See anything wrong? > > https://www.sugarsync.com/pf/D6539806_8669786_010829 > > Just goes to show you - the contractor needs to take responsibility and > verify the specifications are correct, safe, and code compliant. > > Jason Szumlanski > Fafco Solar > > _______________________________________________ > 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 > > >
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