Hilton:
I have had exactly this problem, along with several other problems, with the Solectria inverters. I document them all in a web page: http://www.millersolar.com/MillerSolar/case_studies/Solectria/Solectria.html I had a lengthy series of exchanges with Solectria and received a lot of excuses and justifications, but no real results. We try to avoid using Solectria for all of these reasons and also for the fact they are no longer an American manufacturer. I think the most serious problem is the lack of separable DC disconnect. This mean you have to add a 600 volt rated DC disconnect within line-of-sight of the inverter. This is a big expense. Without the disconnect, the inverter is impossible to safely service during daylight hours. Good luck with this install. William Lic 773985 millersolar.com 805-438-5600 -----Original Message----- From: RE-wrenches [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Hilton Dier Sent: Thursday, June 09, 2016 7:40 AM To: [email protected] Subject: [RE-wrenches] Solectria PVI 5200 mounting Hello Wrenches, I have a perplexing problem with a PVI 5200 and I can't get to the front of the tech support line at Solectria. The inverter has the usual backplate for mounting: bolt the backplate to the wall, lift the inverter, drop the slots on the back of the inverter onto the tabs on top of the plate. Fine so far. Then the instructions say to use the enclosed lock nuts to fasten the inverter to the back plate, "as shown in figure 15." Problem: no lock nuts, no place to put lock nuts, no indication of lock nuts in figure 15. The inverter just hangs loose on the tabs. I usually use SMA inverters, which have fixed nuts on the mounting frame and matching tabs on the inverter for stainless socket head screws. Has anyone dealt with this? I can't imagine just leaving the inverter hanging there. Many thanks, Hilton Hilton Dier III Renewable Energy Design Solar Gain, LLC Missisquoi River Hydro LLC _______________________________________________ List sponsored by Redwood Alliance List Address: [email protected] Change listserver email address & settings: http://lists.re-wrenches.org/options.cgi/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org List-Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.html List rules & etiquette: www.re-wrenches.org/etiquette.htm Check out or update participant bios: www.members.re-wrenches.org
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