Re: [RE-wrenches] 300W 72 cell micro inverters

2015-02-09 Thread penobscotsolar
What do you typically get out of a 300 watt panel for production when you are grid tied? I know in theory (STC) it is a 300 watt module but we rarely if ever (except in very cold weather)see near that for an output. I use (as a general, 77 degrees F) design parameter, 77% for overall power

Re: [RE-wrenches] Off Grid Inverter Replacement Questions

2015-02-09 Thread Tump
One of my main reasons for owning and first choice is the SMA SI. One hel* of a product, yeah the price IS hi but...SMA is I believe the ONLY manufacture that will open a claim ticket for repair and give you 90 days to send in for labor compensation. As for the Sunny Island products I

Re: [RE-wrenches] 300W 72 cell micro inverters

2015-02-09 Thread Jerry Shafer
Nick I need some help with Enphase I have a customer with broken End caps (3) and Enhpase is not inclined to help, can you help me get some replacements please Jerry On Sun, Feb 8, 2015 at 11:51 AM, Nick Soleil nsol...@enphaseenergy.com wrote: Hi Jason, The Enphase C250 Microinverters for

Re: [RE-wrenches] Off Grid Inverter Replacement Questions

2015-02-09 Thread Larry
Dan and Allan, I was not going to comment on this thread since my info is a few years old. But since you brought up recent failures I will tell my experience. A few year ago we were having failures with new FM60 and FM80 controllers. Brand new DOA controllers were replaced with used, warranty

Re: [RE-wrenches] Off Grid Inverter Replacement Questions

2015-02-09 Thread Dan Tittmann
AS someone who works almost exclusively with off grid battery based inverters for years. I would recommend staying away from the outback line of inverters. We are seeing outback failures in units that are only 2 to 3 years old, once you get through to the Tech Support generally a 30 to 40 min