Re: [AFMUG] OT Solar and battery backup

2018-09-08 Thread Sterling Jacobson
Okay, forget oversize I guess. I like the idea of non-roof mount. What if I made a pergola type deck cover, but sort of mounted an array of 3 x 3 panels tilted southward on top? -Original Message- From: AF On Behalf Of Chuck McCown Sent: Saturday, September 8, 2018 7:58 PM To: af@af.

Re: [AFMUG] Kinda OT: Surge suppression again

2018-09-08 Thread Steve Jones
he didnt name his distro, but they claimed to have 200 on "backorder" I think thats distro code for "F you, we dropship" On Sat, Sep 8, 2018 at 11:06 AM Chuck McCown wrote: > I try to flog the distributors to keep decent amounts of stock but they > are > always running out. > Not sure more what

Re: [AFMUG] OT Solar and battery backup

2018-09-08 Thread Chuck McCown
The only reason to oversize an array here in Utah if fed by Rocky Mountain Power is if you made an effort to run electrical heating loads in the winter to offset some natural gas usage. Nice to run the AC as much as you want in the summer too. I have wonder if I put a small inverter to back f

Re: [AFMUG] OT Solar and battery backup

2018-09-08 Thread Robert Andrews
& while they are selling your solar to your neighbor they don't lose the 20-28% line lossage from the power plant that becomes additional profit for them! They bill the neighbor like the loss is still there and give you credit for your solar like the loss is going to happen. On 09/08/2018 0

Re: [AFMUG] OT Solar and battery backup

2018-09-08 Thread Chuck McCown
I choose to mount on the ground rather than the roof. If you have the room you can get optimal placement and tilt angle. Grid tie inverters are the way to go. One large one is much more cost effective than the microinverters when calculated dollars per watt. You can get inverters for about 1

Re: [AFMUG] OT Solar and battery backup

2018-09-08 Thread Seth Mattinen
On 9/8/18 12:10 PM, Sterling Jacobson wrote: What’s the current good method for adding a 10 panel system with battery backup for 100A home system? Seems like several solar panel kit options that use microinverters tied to a main system which ties to the main breaker. But not sure how to inte

Re: [AFMUG] OT Solar and battery backup

2018-09-08 Thread Bill Prince
Most home solar systems (at least the ones around here) are the grid-tie variety because it gets you solar without the most expensive component; the batteries. These are dirt simple, as they are easy to make safe from back-energizing the grid. You might look into th

[AFMUG] OT Solar and battery backup

2018-09-08 Thread Sterling Jacobson
What's the current good method for adding a 10 panel system with battery backup for 100A home system? Seems like several solar panel kit options that use microinverters tied to a main system which ties to the main breaker. But not sure how to integrate battery system into that. Seems like the

Re: [AFMUG] Kinda OT: Surge suppression again

2018-09-08 Thread Chuck McCown
I try to flog the distributors to keep decent amounts of stock but they are always running out. Not sure more what more I can do. To be safe with Netonix, use a fuse board followed by a surge board. -Original Message- From: Jerry Head Sent: Friday, September 07, 2018 9:14 PM To: af@af

Re: [AFMUG] Kinda OT: Surge suppression again

2018-09-08 Thread Sean Heskett
FYI you need the fuse card AND the ground card with the netonix. If you only use the ground card then when it clamps it’ll blow the circuitry on the netonix. With the fuse card also in line it protects the netonix and your radio. We buy from streakwave and they always seem to have stock. -Sean