Hello,
I have an off-grid customer with dual Outback inverters and a Kohler 8.5 RES
generator. When the inverter automatically shuts off the generator, we see
quite a surge (greater than 300 vac) in the house, before the switch to
batteries takes place. This trips their arc-fault breaker and
Hey Kirk... I'd check in with Caty or Sandra at Outback... let us know?? dbDan BrownFoxfire Energy Corp.Renewable Energy Systems(802)-483-2564www.Foxfire-Energy.comNABCEP #092907-44
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Subject: [RE-wrenches] generator surge on outback system
From: "Kirk Herander,
Kirk,
The problem may be related to the transfer delay. The default time is
way too long. Try reducing it to 10 cycles or even less.
Kent Osterberg
Blue Mountain Solar
Kirk Herander, VSE wrote:
Hello,
I have an off-grid customer with dual Outback
inverters and
a Kohler
I seem to remember reading about a source of custom padded equipment
cases, but can't remember when and where I did so. What I am talking about
is a sturdy (e.g. Al) case with closed cell foam in the top and bottom
halves and then a third inner 2 or 3 layer of foam with cutouts for
sensitive
Anybody know anything about these claims?
SolOptics, the solar division of Genie Lens, has created a new lens design
that improves solar PV performance by 12.5 percent. The new thin-film design
can be applied to any PV module, just like a sticker. The new design is
created by the company's ray
They claim that their film should last the 20 year lifespan of the
modules. With most warranties at 25 years and modules lasting much longer
than that, that claim does not do them much justice. I can't imagine
modules will work very well with a tarnished or degrading film on them.
Imagine how
We use pelican cases. Water proof and bomber. All cameras
and test equipment reside safely inside. Many options on
size and filler or no filler padding.
Use the search phrase - Discount pelican cases for a
better deal.
Thanks, Dana Orzel
Great Solar Works, Inc
E - d...@solarwork.com
V -
Hey there Peter,
In that I owned the largest [2-3 person] window tinting
company in N.AZ almost 30 years ago, I feel qualified to
enter a comment here.
The bubbled film is a direct result of not enough or
possibly no UV blockers in the adhesive for window films.
The bubbling is a direct result
I'm not aware of anyone doing these custom molds but I would encourage you to
reconsider a DIY system based on Pelican cases. These cases are super strong
(lifetime warranty), float, water and dust tight and the foam is perf cut into
cubes that you simply pluck out to create the cavities you
I was just at our local Academy Sports (big box sporting goods store) and
noticed they had a great selection of Pelican brand cases plus some lower
priced knock offs that appeared to be decent quality. The largest Pelican
(~20 x~15 x 6) was under $100 and had the removable squares like Jeff
Let nothing lure us away from the basics, Mechanics. There is no substance
which can increase the amount of incident sunshine which falls upon the
surface of a solar module. (For the moment let us assume that the
anti-reflective characteristics of a major brand PV module cannot be
improved upon,
Kirk
I am currently in Namibia, so email or phone calls are a bit of a
pain... I have asked Sandra In tech support to call you and help you
with this if that ok with you?
Steve Higgins
Sr Application Engineering Mgr
Sub-Saharan Africa Business Dev Mgr.
Direct: 360-618-4314
OutBack
I have had only good luck with Pelican cases; I have owned quite a pile
of them, from tiny ones to huge--cameras and lenses, video equipment and
mics, studio recording equipment. The quality of the finished
foam cube inserts inside just depends on the care you take, how sharp
your
There is also a manufacturer right in L.A. - Anvil Cases. They've made
cases for years - especially for the music industry. Don't think they have
waterproof, but do have some water-resistant, so unless you're dropping your
equipment into pools, they might work, plus since they are local, you
Does anyone have a recommendation on a 200A ATS to use with a Sunny Island
system? I prefer a switch without an internal PCB, so modifying the
switching logic with relays etc is easier, but if someone knows a switch
that worked out of the box I'd love to hear about it.
Thanks,
Phil Boutelle
http://www.tecratools.com/ is a decent company to work with.
I've been pretty happy with both of my tool cases I've gotten from them. I used
the tool back pack for years, and recently got a padded flight case with tool
pallets, meters are padded in the bottom.
R. Walters
r...@solarray.com
Anyone know where I could go to find out the max conductor sizes that
threaded Al. LBs can handle?
I learned the hard way that a conduit of X inches that can handle conductors
of a certain size does not necessarily mean that a LB of the same diameter
can handle the same size conductors.
Years ago, I used to get custom cases made by Silton Company. They are
now owned by Olympic Case Company
but the facility in Fresno is still in use.
Kent Osterberg
Blue Mountain Solar
Peter Parrish wrote:
I seem to remember reading about a source of "custom padded equipment
cases", but
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