I have a box of new, 24VDC El Sid pumps that I decided not to use. I
would be willing to sell the lot for what i have in it.
Drake
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that it does, and improves the services rendered by the
sellers. Since many people depend on their solar equipment for their
electricity, it is crucial that replacements be delivered in a timely
manner.
Thank you,
Drake Chamberlin
Athens Electric LLC
Ohio Electrical Contractor's License 44810
Hello All,
With the sale of Outback, their tech support seems to have disappeared.
Around the time of the sale, tech support had agreed to send me a new
control stack for a Radian. After a long delay, they did send it, but
were quick to remind me to return the core.
When the new control
Peter,
Right, that is about it. The fee is a monthly fee. It will take a year
of keeping the spike below that before the fee will be dropped from the
bill.
Thanks,
Drake
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encountered this? I wonder if there is any other type of
rate schedule the building could be put on to eliminate this problem.
AEP is not forthcoming about rate schedules or this issue.
Thanks,
Drake
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Athens Electric LLC
Ohio Electrical Contractor’s License 44810
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I fully agree that off grid solar has taken a major downturn. Once the
equipment became software based, the reliability dropped. Sure, there
are nice features available with these cyber enhanced systems, but the
cost in reliability makes being energy independent off the grid hard to
accomplish.
, drake.chamber...@redwoodalliance.org wrote:
How do you deal with the rain gutters?
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I've designed and installed several thousand cantilevered arrays
How do you deal with the rain gutters?
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I've designed and installed several thousand cantilevered arrays over the last three decades and never had a si
How does the lack of accuracy in SOC detection affect the usefulness of
closed loop systems?
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On 2024-02-05 11:36, William Miller via RE-wrenches wrote:
My experience with using Insight and Xanbus is that the projects never
end. It is too bad, since Schneider equipment seems really good. The
software issues don't seem to ever get completely solved. Possibly with
a very simple system, the Xanbus might work OK.
_Drake Chamberlin_
_Athens
I use a Morningstar relay driver and 48 VDC relays to drop loads as the
battery voltage drops. It works fine, and avoids the necessity of
complex electronics.
Drake
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On Wed, Dec 13, 2023 at 8:08 AM Drake Chamberlin via RE-wrenches wrote:
Hello,
Does anyone know of a 48 VDC temperature sensing relay? I need to use one to control a fan in a 48 V battery bank, to bring in cold air when the bank gets
Hello,
Does anyone know of a 48 VDC temperature sensing relay? I need to use
one to control a fan in a 48 V battery bank, to bring in cold air when
the bank gets too hot from the wood heating system in the house.
The relay needs to operate with the 48 VDC power supply and disconnect a
small
It could be the inverter. The TL-22 series had a lot of problems with
false arc fault errors.
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On 2023-10-31 11:34, Drake Chamberlin via RE-wrenches wrote:
Jay,
It was a problem that surfaced before. Outback tech support was unable to figure it out. Then, the problem went away. Recently it showed up again.
For the last couple of days it has
Professional_
On 2023-10-31 12:14, Jay via RE-wrenches wrote:
Is the radian connected to grid sell?
If so then I'd say yes the higher grid voltage is preventing connection.
Jay
On Oct 31, 2023, at 9:35 AM, Drake Chamberlin via RE-wrenches
wrote:
Jay,
It was a problem that surfaced
not familiar with Outback defaults but most inverters I've dealt with have a grid tolerance of 10% +/- so 216 to 264VAC.
On Mon, Oct 30, 2023 at 6:57 AM Drake Chamberlin via RE-wrenches wrote:
Hi Jay,
The inverter won't even connect to the grid. It stays in the state where it is sampling the grid, AC
this helps
Jay
On Oct 29, 2023, at 11:14 AM, Drake Chamberlin via RE-wrenches
wrote:
My Radian GS 8048 intermittently will connect to the grid to charge batteries. The grid voltage seems to run high around here. Yesterday, it wouldn't connect. The grid voltage was at 251 V. Later it did connect
My Radian GS 8048 intermittently will connect to the grid to charge
batteries. The grid voltage seems to run high around here. Yesterday, it
wouldn't connect. The grid voltage was at 251 V. Later it did connect.
At that point the grid was at 246 V.
I am suspecting that the Radian has a voltage
We have a design where the conductors will come out of a 400 A meter
base to a junction box. Splices in the box will allow for the PV to feed
the meter.
A maximum of 312 Amps can come from the inverters to feed the grid.
The loads on the existing main service are significantly less than
My suppliers don't have any Fronius now. I try to buy entire systems, if
possible. What is now available for a string inverter is the Grow Watt.
Can anyone either recommend them, or warn us not to use them.
Thanks,
Drake
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Hello Wrenches,
Is there a good source for finding record low temperatures in various
areas? We are designing a project that has very different temperature
characteristics than we are used to.
Ashrae.org was recommended as a source. Does anyone know where on the
site to look?
Thank you,
Do you have a source for voltage sensing coils? I only know about using
the Morningstar relay driver.
Thank you,
Drake
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Hello All,
We have had a lot of end caps fall off Snapnrack Ultra Rail. Kevin at
S was wondering if this is a common occurrence. Is it something we are
doing, is it freezing and thawing or is it the design of the caps.
Thank you,
Drake
_Drake Chamberlin_
_Athens Electric LLC_
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just fine.
Wm
On Tue, Jun 6, 2023 at 8:11 AM Drake Chamberlin via RE-wrenches wrote:
Hello All,
We are looking for a transformer to connect Sol-Ark inverters to an open
delta service. The Sol-Ark can only connect to a Wye configuration.
We found one which the supplier says will do the job
of a source
for economically priced transformers.
Thank you,
Drake
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We use a Verizon Jet Pack for our internet. It wants to have its battery
charged and then be unplugged, like any cell phone. Is there a variety
that can be left plugged in? Charging could be set up to be intermittent
with a timer switch.
Drake
_Drake Chamberlin_
_Athens Electric LLC_
We had one Magnum PAE 4048 have the frequency go high. It would not AC
couple. When checking the frequency, it was out of range for the on grid
inverters.
So far, my tech support experience with Sensata has been good. The
equipment I've installed has been problematic. I like the PAE system,
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On Wed, Apr 26, 2023 at 9:40 AM Drake Chamberlin via RE-wrenches wrote:
We are planning to combine Enphase circuits in an IQ combiner box, with
enclosed Gateway, on the outside of a straw bale house.
Will the WiFi signal penetrate a straw bale
We are planning to combine Enphase circuits in an IQ combiner box, with
enclosed Gateway, on the outside of a straw bale house.
Will the WiFi signal penetrate a straw bale and the two layers of stucco
the wall is made of?
Thank you,
Drake
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Athens Electric LLC
Ohio
k to see if Scott Electric/Advantage Rental serves your part of Ohio.
If memory serves, it is two pieces of equipment that you need. One to trace the line and a second to find the fault.
-Matt
On Tue, Apr 18, 2023 at 11:20 AM Drake Chamberlin via RE-wrenches wrote: I understand that ther
kit
came to $5 or $6K.
Does anyone know where one can be rented.
Thank you,
Drake
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Backwoods Solar sells kits to harden against EMP. I am wondering how
effective they would be.
Drake
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Hello Lithium Battery Wrenches,
A 48 V bank of 8, 12 V LiFe Blue batteries, 2 series sets of four in
parallel, for a 400 AH bank, is being monitored by a Trimetric 2020.
What should the "charged setpoint amps" be set to?
Thank you,
Drake
Drake Chamberlin
Athens Electric LLC
Ohio
it?
Isn't the Magnum charger pretty forgiving about voltage input? I've
heard they can have issues with inverter-generators, but this is 60 Hz
grid power.
Thank you,
Drake
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Athens Electric LLC
Ohio Electrical Contractor’s License 44810
CO Master Electrician’s License 4526
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Would that mean that the control board needs to be replaced in the
master?
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stuck relay?
On Thursday, January 12, 2023 6:39am, "Drake Chamberlin via RE-wrenches"
said:
Hello Wrenches,
A pair of off grid Outbac
could have
caused the delay?
Thank you,
Drake
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a good case to
escalate to the next level.
Good Luck,
Drake
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CO Master Electrician's License 4526
NABCEP Certified PV Installation Professional
If all else fails, cut the equipment ground prong from the attachment
plug to the generator. The generator is internally grounded. You appear
to have an internal ground in your system somewhere.
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On 2022-12-16 13:35, Kirk Herander via RE-wrenches wrote:
You may have neutral and ground
What modules does it have? If they are susceptible to PID (Potential
Induced Degradation), you may need to find an inverter with a solid
negative ground. I avoided the Xantrex grid tie inverters, but am
assuming the are grounded.
Drake
Drake Chamberlin
Athens Electric LLC
Ohio Electrical
Suzanne finally did get the system working. The problem was in the
programming of the Mate. This was discovered by Outback Tech support
with Optics. So far, no word on the exact settings involved. The
batteries were not damaged.
Thank you for your help.
Drake Chamberlin
Athens Electric LLC
that the age of
the AGM batteries may have been a factor, 8 years. That sometimes dying
batteries cause odd behavior?
Thanks in advance.
Drake
Drake Chamberlin
Athens Electric LLC
Ohio Electrical Contractor’s License 44810
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and the coil is
generally not activated for extended periods (days or weeks or even
years at a time).
Drake
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The grid tie inverter can sell through the Magnum relay. When the grid
goes down, it will feed the batteries.
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Our electrical supplier seamlessly transitioned from crimp on butt end
connectors, that were listed for CU and AL, to unmarked ones that were
approved for copper only.
I became concerned since there was no marking. Calling two electrical
suppliers, the guys at the counter had to look up the
?
Will the IQ8 micro inverters taper charge with phase shift? I am
considering the possibility of AC coupling some to a pair of Radians.
What is the most reliable and economically feasible way to provide
backup power today?
Thank you,
Drake
Drake Chamberlin
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data on this issue?
Thank you,
Drake
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Are bifacial modules good products? Do they really perform as
advertised?
We have a potential project where they would be used on a white roof.
Would that be an ideal situation?
Thanks,
Drake
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after the micro-inverters shut down. The micros
are phased, based on battery voltage, so they don't all shut down at
once.
Drake Chamberlin
Athens Electric LLC
Ohio Electrical Contractor's License 44810
CO Master Electrician's License 4526
NABCEP Certified PV Installation Professional
Does anyone have experience with Growatt systems? What do you think of
them?
Thanks,
Drake
Drake Chamberlin
Athens Electric LLC
Ohio Electrical Contractor’s License 44810
CO Master Electrician’s License 4526
NABCEP Certified PV Installation Professional
Are the IQ-7 inverters going to remain available? The additional cost of
the IQ-8 micros killed one project where I couldn't find a good source
for IQ-7s.
Drake Chamberlin
Athens Electric LLC
Ohio Electrical Contractor’s License 44810
CO Master Electrician’s License 4526
NABCEP Certified PV
There is no regular pattern to our need for generators, but we could
likely sell some.
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started drifting. At present, one will take all the
load until it reaches a point around its maximum production limit. Then
that inverter will stop production and the other will take over.
Is there a defective inverter? Any ideas at all about what might be
going on?
Thank you,
Drake
Drake
of the inverter is 33 V
• Vmmp of the module is 33.96 V
• Voc of the module is 40.7 V
Is the 33 V starting voltage going to be a problem with a module STC Max
power voltage of 33.96 V? Is it the Voc that determines the starting of
the inverter or the Vmmp?
Thanks,
Drake
Drake
with tech support, and all agreed that it didn't work.
It is good to hear that the config tool should fix it.
Drake
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Some LEDs will flicker at times with off grid AC coupled systems. I've
seen this with Outback and Magnum. Some brands of LED seem stable.
Drake Chamberlin
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CO Master Electrician’s License 4526
NABCEP Certified PV Installation
An Outback X-240 auto transformer on a VFX3648 buzzes loudly with a load
of 400 W. The sound diminishes and finally stops with higher loads.
The load was an electric, oil filled space heater.
Has anyone seen this before?
Thank you,
Drake
Drake Chamberlin
Athens Electric LLC
Ohio
"the maximum load connected between the neutral and any one ungrounded
[10] conductor plus the inverter [9] output rating shall not exceed the
ampacity [5] of the neutral conductor [6]."
So the neutral conductor is supposed to be sized for the connected load
plus the entire maximum output of
?
Thanks,
Drake
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Generally, storage or use at cold temperatures shouldn't be an issue
the interior with compressed air seems like a good suggestion.
Thanks,
Drake
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On 2021-12-29 11:08, Dana Orzel wrote
A 8048 Radian emitted a smell while charging batteries. It smelled like
Fritos corn chips. The smell seemed to come out of the exhaust vent on
top of the box.
Has anyone experienced this? Would you suspect electronic components
frying or just some dust?
Thanks,
Drake
Drake Chamberlin
components, but
have little idea what this old Outback is worth.
Drake Chamberlin
Athens Electric LLC
Ohio Electrical Contractor's License 44810
CO Master Electrician's License 4526
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On 2021-12-10 20:55, Ray Walters wrote:
All else
I have a client that insists it is better not to charge lithium
batteries to 100%. Is there any truth to this?
Thanks,
Drake
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Athens Electric LLC
Ohio Electrical Contractor’s License 44810
CO Master Electrician’s License 4526
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relays or some boards fail? How much of the inverter
is compromised?
Is there any hope that at least some of these could be put back into
service by experienced electronic technicians?
Drake
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Athens Electric LLC
Ohio Electrical Contractor's License 44810
CO Master
That is a great offer. For the sake of our industry I hope it succeeds.
What is the next step? Please keep us in the loop.
Drake Chamberlin
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CO Master Electrician's License 4526
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throughout the process.
Maybe Fronius or other large inverter manufacturers could afford to do
this.
-Drake
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the many problems with MLSD devices, it seems likely that this is
true.
Drake
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Ohio Electrical Contractor's License 44810
CO Master Electrician's License 4526
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I
Florida Solar Design Group
On Thu, Aug 5, 2021, 11:13 AM wrote:
Hello Wrenches,
I'm looking for an original Envoy. I've looked on E Bay and searched the
web, but so far no luck. Does anyone have one or know where one might be
available?
Thanks,
Drake
Drake Chamberlin
Athens Electric LLC
Hello Wrenches,
I'm looking for an original Envoy. I've looked on E Bay and searched the
web, but so far no luck. Does anyone have one or know where one might be
available?
Thanks,
Drake
Drake Chamberlin
Athens Electric LLC
Ohio Electrical Contractor’s License 44810
CO Master Electrician’s
paralleling wires of different sizes; it is not recommended practice of course.
If you find a source for those old auto transformers, I'd sure like to know.
Best,
Drake
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Athens Electric LLC
Ohio Electrical Contractor's License 44810
CO Master Electrician's License 4526
NABCEP
for those old auto transformers, I'd sure like to
know.
Best,
Drake
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CO Master Electrician's License 4526
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On 2021-08-02 15:16, Bradley Bassett wrote:
The system
is supposed to come our around the end of the year that can
be controlled by an inverter.
Drake
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Athens Electric LLC
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CO Master Electrician's License 4526
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athens-electric.com [2
Hello Jeff,
That sounds really useful. How do you wire this? Where do you get the
momentary switch?
Thanks,
Drake
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On 2021-06-09 12:13, Jeff Clearwater wrote:
Hey Dave and Wrenches,
This is why now I always install a pre-charge circuit for Magnum's and other
inverters - especially
Hello Wrenches,
Does anyone know where an Outback VFX 3648 inverter might be purchased?
Thanks,
Drake
Drake Chamberlin
Athens Electric LLC
Ohio Electrical Contractor’s License 44810
CO Master Electrician’s License 4526
NABCEP Certified PV Installation Professional
Make sure the old modules are resistant to Potential Induced Degradation
(PID). The new transformerless inverters can induce PID on non PID
resistant modules. This issue surfaced with the installation of
inverters that did not solidly ground either conductor.
Drake Chamberlin
Athens Electric
for a photovoltaic system?
Thank you,
Drake
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Athens Electric LLC
Ohio Electrical Contractor’s License 44810
CO Master Electrician’s License 4526
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On 2021-05-12 10:17, drake.chamber...@redwoodalliance.org wrote:
Hello Wrench Colleagues,
Can
Hello Wrench Colleagues,
Can anyone recommend a distributor for Onan or Kohler generator that
accepts new dealer applications?
These seem to be the top two units for backup systems, but I'm open to
other suggestions.
Thank you,
Drake
Drake Chamberlin
Athens Electric LLC
Ohio Electrical
I've replaced breakers with those symptoms and solved the problem.
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On 2021-05-09 08:52, Kirk Herander, VSE wrote:
That's what I expected to find, i.e. evidence of a heat event / loose
connection at the breaker terminals (discolored and / or melted wire
insulation, etc.), no visual
.
• The list can get the attention of knowledgeable technical support
people from manufacturers when the agents who answer the phone can't
help.
Let’s keep this valuable resource going.
Thank you,
Drake
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Athens Electric LLC
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CO Master
You can even buy a kit.
https://www.solar-electric.com/outback-power-gs-ac-gen-kit-generator-back-up-kit.html
This provides an enclosure for the contactor.
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On 2021-05-04 16:03, Jason Szumlanski wrote:
What happens when the contactor fails? I don't trust a NC contactor that is supposed to
Get a contactor with a 240 VAC coil. Connect the coil wire wires to the
240 V output circuit of the generator, so when the generator comes on,
the contactor opens. Run the current from the AC coupled Enphase
inverters through the contacts from common to N/C.
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On 2021-05-03 10:26, Dave
On a practical note, MC-4 functions fine with THHN inside a weather
proof enclosure. It will not seal, due to the smaller overall diameter
of the cable.
THHN is rated for 90C. It is not sunlight resistant, and should never be
used exposed.
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On 2021-04-26 23:16, frenergy wrote:
Blake,
be stacked.
We need a manufacturer to produce something equivalent to the FX series
inverters, or the earlier Radians.
What is the best choice for a grid interactive, battery based inverter?
I tend to lean toward Schneider.
Drake
Drake Chamberlin
Athens Electric LLC
Ohio Electrical
They are the same price.
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On 2021-03-18 09:35, Jay wrote:
The technical manuals are identical as well as the specs I looked at.
Drake is there a cost difference between them?
Jay
On Mar 17, 2021, at 9:02 PM, Maverick Brown
wrote:
It’s my understanding that they are exactly the same
Hi Jay,
We are looking at the GPL-4CT 6V to replace an existing bank of Sun
Xtender 224 batteries.
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On 2021-03-17 19:16, Jay wrote:
Hi Drake
Which models are you interested in?
Jay
On Mar 17, 2021, at 5:10 PM, drake.chamber...@redwoodalliance.org
wrote:
Hello Wrenches,
Is there
Hello Wrenches,
Is there any reason to use Concorde Sun Xtender batteries instead of
Concorde Lifeline batteries with PV systems?
The Lifeline is what is available from my supplier at this time?
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out of state. Is there a good way to accomplish
this? Should they set up a PPA?
Thanks,
Drake
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One time we built the wall out to bring the equipment in to compliance
with the front of the battery enclosure.
Drake
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On 2021-02-01 01:27, Ray wrote:
This isn't just a Li+ issue, this has been a problem going all the way back to the 90s. Basically many AHJs don't catch it, but its
Is MLSD required in Europe or other parts of the world? What is their
track record for safety?
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On 2021-01-29 14:09, s...@ecologicalsystems.biz wrote:
So far the module level shutdown requirements have been a real blow to
our industry. The reliability and cost from a maintenance and
Use series resistors around the coil.
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On 2021-01-21 13:59, Jason Szumlanski wrote:
I just learned from the manufacturer that the mercury displacement relay's coil is rated for 43.2 to 52.80V. Obviously, the battery voltage can exceed 52.8 pretty significantly. Does the Sunny Island
The mercury displacement relays are very robust. They do have a lead
warning.
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On 2021-01-19 20:48, Mac Lewis wrote:
Hi Jason,
I have done this with mercury displacement relays:
https://www.mdius.com/mercury-relays/two-pole-relays-contactors/two-pole-100-amp
They do have a 100A 2P
Jay,
The generator is manual start.
Drake
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On 2021-01-08 15:39, Jay wrote:
Is it ags start and is it starting on volts or %, or load?
On Jan 8, 2021, at 1:10 PM, Dave Angelini Offgrid Solar
wrote:
You said both, it will go into absorb for an hour only and it will
net go
into
It will initially go into absorb, but only stay there for 1 hour. He has
tried to get it back in absorb by shutting the generator off.
He turns the generator back on, and it doesn't trigger an absorb charge.
The system will only take a charge from the generator for 1 hour each
calendar day.
Hello Wrenches,
An off grid, Radian / Mate 3 system we set up some years back has worked
flawlessly. The client is now reporting that his system will only go
into absorption charge for 1 hour per calendar day. The setting was
previously to absorb for 2 hours.
He has tried shutting off the
?
Does less than 6% seem like a good THD number?
Thank you,
Drake
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Athens Electric LLC
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It depends on how many loads there are on the meter main besides the
feed-through. If the PV feed is coming from a point between the
distribution panel and the meter main, current will cancel out utility
power from the service drop.
If you had over 200 amps of branch circuit loads on the meter
AEP Won't let us do a line side tap. We can tap into the line side and
install another service as permitted by the Rule of Six. I have used the
Eaton, 4 space breaker box with 2 spaces for the service disconnect and
2 for the PV connection.
Supposedly you can use a main breaker retainer,
I don't know about COSTCO. A client has one, and it worked well for
years. This model is nearly 12 kW and costs $3,751.30.
The client wants his unit moved to another system, and wants the
autostart feature to work again.
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On 2020-09-28 11:23, Dave Angelini Offgrid Solar wrote:
Hi
Hello Wrenches,
Has anyone had experience with using the Tri-Fuel Winco Generator off
grid?
Did El Sid go out of business?
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On 2020-09-14 23:49, Howie Michaelson wrote:
Hi All,
I need to replace 3-5 El Sid pumps I'm using in a low volume hydronic heating system. Other than laing pumps, are there any recommendations for 12, 24, or 48 vDC pumps? Having magnetic drives that mate
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