I’m facing this same issue. In the past we’ve used the old SQD disco’s near the inverter and fuses in combiners near the array, but they’re big and expensive.
Anyone used these or see any issue with these: https://www.industrialcontroldirect.com/dc-disconnect-si16-pel64r-4-p-4080.html?gclid=Cj0KCQiA_8OPBhDtARIsAKQu0gYOEY75OrhrQHsrDVHHCsUd-E6SiYwEcCi1FwY5vWua5iIFl7ovNxMaAroLEALw_wcB <https://www.industrialcontroldirect.com/dc-disconnect-si16-pel64r-4-p-4080.html?gclid=Cj0KCQiA_8OPBhDtARIsAKQu0gYOEY75OrhrQHsrDVHHCsUd-E6SiYwEcCi1FwY5vWua5iIFl7ovNxMaAroLEALw_wcB> Or these: https://www.industrialcontroldirect.com/dc-disconnects-316/panel-mount-dc-switch-421/?zenid=bo3nrdji7umkvsr93hslphj4g4 <https://www.industrialcontroldirect.com/dc-disconnects-316/panel-mount-dc-switch-421/?zenid=bo3nrdji7umkvsr93hslphj4g4> Seems like a nice clean and not terribly expensive option. Totally agree that Schneider should have provided us with a solution in the PDP. 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Re: High Voltage Breakers for Conext Mppt-80-600 (Pieter Huebner) From: "Pieter Huebner" <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> Subject: Re: [RE-wrenches] High Voltage Breakers for Conext Mppt-80-600 Date: January 26, 2022 at 4:19:48 PM EST To: <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>>, "'RE-wrenches'" <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> I must caution those who are considering the use of touch safe fuse holders in distribution panels. If one of those fuse holders were to be opened under load you will very likely have a fire. Always be sure to only install touch safe fuse holders in such a manner that they cannot be opened by un trained personnel, Those fuse holders are not load break rated. Pieter <image001.png> From: RE-wrenches <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> On Behalf Of William Miller Sent: Wednesday, January 26, 2022 12:05 PM To: RE-wrenches <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> Subject: Re: [RE-wrenches] High Voltage Breakers for Conext Mppt-80-600 Michael: This seems like a rather stunning oversight—offering a charge controller without any means to integrate it into the BOS built by the same manufacturer. Just now I laid a 600 VDC rated touch-safe fuse holder over a QOU breaker. The fuse holder is smaller than the breaker so it would fit in the PDP. The fuse holder would be a bit recessed which may look awkward and impede the opening of the fuse holder. I do know you can buy DIN rail of varying height. Maybe you could drill out the rivets on the DIN rail and replace a short section of it with high profile DIN Rail and make a somewhat elegant solution??? Good luck. William Miller Miller Solar 17395 Oak Road, Atascadero, CA 93422 805-438-5600 www.millersolar.com <http://www.millersolar.com/> CA Lic. 773985 From: RE-wrenches [mailto:[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>] On Behalf Of Michael Morningstar Sent: Tuesday, January 25, 2022 4:53 PM To: RE-wrenches Subject: Re: [RE-wrenches] High Voltage Breakers for Conext Mppt-80-600 Thanks guys, Just wanted to make sure I wasn’t missing something. Curious that Schneider doesn’t have higher voltage input breakers. On Jan 25, 2022, at 4:15 PM, Tump <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: I use the SQD fused disco I mount this next to the CC and use the Flex cobra wire for the low DC voltage and the do have breakers for the context for that On Jan 25, 2022, at 7:04 PM, Tom Duffy <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: Hi Mike No breakers I know of that fit the Conext boxes but you could use a MidNite Big Baby and a MidNite 600 volt breaker in it or even a touch safe 1000 volt fuse and holder they’re DIN rail Tom Duffy Senior Solar Design Engineer Supply chain crunches brought on by the pandemic and Omicron’s toll on the workforce are causing shortages of goods. Most analysts agree that rising prices — not just in the US, but also across the world — are largely consequences of the Covid-19 crisis rather than policy errors by governments or central banks. Infectious waves have closed factories in Asian manufacturing hubs and caused chaos in transporting products to US markets, creating a spike in demand. Also Americans have cash to burn after two years of canceled vacations, closed restaurants and working from home, a major factor supercharging the price surge. <image001.png> [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> MAIN TOLL FREE: 888-826-0939 DIRECT: 888-503-6772 International: 001-575-539-2111 PANAMA: 507-836-5588 X 122 FAX: 520-844-8442 www.thesolarbiz.com <http://www.thesolarbiz.com/> CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: This electronic mail message and any attached files contain information intended for the exclusive use of the individual or entity to whom it is addressed and may contain information that is proprietary, privileged, confidential and/or exempt from disclosure under applicable law. THE INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS ELECTRONIC MAIL TRANSMISSION IS CONFIDENTIAL. 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