Re: [RE-wrenches] Electrolytic Caps vs. Thin Film Caps

2012-01-19 Thread Steve Jefferson
Afternoon Wrenches, All SMA models in the US are rated for -25C (-13F). Canadian models are rated for both -25C and -40C. I highly recommend if installing in areas with any extreme temperatures, to build an enclosure around the units. Sometimes with the wind chill factor temps can be quite

Re: [RE-wrenches] Electrolytic Caps vs. Thin Film Caps

2012-01-19 Thread Dave Palumbo
Steve, Good information. Thank you. I would like to see SMA offer a low temperature line of inverters in the States. I believe that is arbitrary and foolish to demarcate Canada as COLD and the USA as NOT AS COLD. The northern tier US states from the Rockies east get damn cold while

Re: [RE-wrenches] Inverter temperature (was Electrolytic Caps vs. Thin Film Caps)

2012-01-19 Thread Allan Sindelar
Steve, My understanding is that wind chill by definition only affects living things. From Wikipedia: "The rate of heat loss by a surface through convection depends on the wind speed above that surface: the faster the wind speed, the more readily the surface cools. For