Re: [RE-wrenches] Day4 Modules

2009-10-29 Thread Ezra Auerbach
They use imported cells and laminate and assmble in Canada. Ezra Auerbach On 2009-10-28, at 9:52 PM, Nick Vida nickv...@ymail.com wrote: they are here at solar power. its cool technology, they have a mesh on the top of the panels instead of traditional solder lines. This reduces resistance

Re: [RE-wrenches] Battery Charger

2009-09-28 Thread Ezra Auerbach
is rack mount design. The biggest drawback is they don't equalize batteries much in Telecom and in our application we do, but in combination with renewables this can be overcome. Best regards, Ezra Auerbach DragonSun Consulting On 28-Sep-09, at 11:57 AM, Mark Dickson wrote: Hey there Orion

Re: [RE-wrenches] Seasonal Adjusters

2009-08-13 Thread Ezra Auerbach
I so totally agree - during the winter there's not enough sun to make a difference where we tilt the modules, and in the summer we dump power anyway so we've set them for a nice spring/fall angle and forgot about them for the last decade of so. The funny part is I spent all kinds of extra

Re: [RE-wrenches] Propane Generator

2009-06-11 Thread Ezra Auerbach
of the cycle as by then my gennie is idling. And it's always easy to get a jug of gas, even when the propane barge is broken down (see Murphy's Law for why this only happens when I need propane). Best regards Ezra Auerbach p.s. Thanks to everyone for the kind words and good wishes on my new

Re: [RE-wrenches] wireless routers for off grid

2009-04-12 Thread Ezra Auerbach
I use an off the shelf Linksys router with total success. It's power draw is pretty low. For distance-up to ten miles-I would suggest Waveteq-their radios draw about 6 watts. Ezra Auerbach On 12-Apr-09, at 3:18 PM, jay peltz j...@asis.com wrote: Hi All, Im wondering if there are any

Re: [RE-wrenches] Magnum MS4448AE Compatibility Question

2009-02-09 Thread Ezra Auerbach
, Ezra Auerbach On 9-Feb-09, at 4:18 PM, robert ellison reelli...@gmail.com wrote: I wonder if a work around might be to run the igniter off a relay activated by the original board and fed by the inverter direct? I have seen things not start when the charger was drawing off the generator

Re: [RE-wrenches] fire safety vs. fire hysteria

2009-01-08 Thread Ezra Auerbach
Don't forget to tell people to let their rural vfd know where their inverter disconnects are. REgards, Ezra Auerbach (off grid ex volunteer firefighter. On 8-Jan-09, at 4:18 PM, Dan Fink dan...@hughes.net wrote: Hi Jay -- What we do for nasty slopes and bad weather is use roof ladders