wrenches,
i am working on a design for an off grid camp. they need a new generator as the
one they have is a total pos.
i am interested in suggestions for a commercial grade, 10 to 15 kW propane
fueled unit. are kohler and onan still the best thing going or am i living in
the past?
thanks,
or heavy snow... the supports are clear out on the ends.
todd
On Friday, January 18, 2013 5:09pm, "Chris Daum" said:
So how does the Zep stuff's testing do in winds in excess of 100 mph?
I saw a nice demo and display of their goods in at the Anaheim 2009 SPI, but
still am reticent
one of my biggest gripes about the outback fx series is only one ac input...
this was a major step backwards from its trace sw series predecessor.
if someone is going to want battery back up on a grid tied system, they surely
are going to want the ability to back that up with a generator. the ra
how about wisely locating the rf in a non-heated space to reduce/eliminate the
winter run time?
todd
On Wednesday, January 9, 2013 12:22pm, "Dave Palumbo"
said:
> Howie,
>
> I usually agree to the Kenmore/Sears recommendation but the closest Sears is
> coming in with is with 18 cu'
i have done this on a particularly problematic installation here in our heavy
mount shasta snow country - where the deep snow would freeze to ice on the
module, and as it crept down the array, it would peel off the bottom edge of
the module frame, usually resulting in broken glass/destroyed mod
no experience with this, but led lights pretty much wipe out 2 meter operations.
todd
On Sunday, December 23, 2012 7:31am, "Lee Bristol"
said:
Mr Friends,
Does anyone have experience with Enphase 215 inverters on a roof interfering
with a Ham radio operation either from the unit
this brings up a probably off topic subject regarding efficiency. i have always
considered efficiency and conservation to be job one... especially on off grid
systems... but with modules so inexpensive... does this still make sense? for
example, i have an off grid customer who i suggested get a
here in mount shasta woo-woo land, there are loads of folks who hate
fluorescent lighting (never mind that they never notice fixtures with cfl's in
them). they are all smiley though about leds (go figure).
my experience with leds is the lumens/watt is still no greater than a good
cfl/hid lamp
the engineering called for 8" sch 80... and some super strong rebar in the
base. i subbed out the mount so dont have all the details easily accessible...
but if i recall, the hole is like 6' deep and 5 feet square. it seemed
inadequate to me, but it was engineered, so i guess good to go.
todd
I have never had good results with roof mounted pv in our heavy (mount shasta)
snow area. the snow tends to creep down the glass and peel the bottom of the
frame off the module... and then the glass breaks as it has no support in that
area.
so, around here... i do pole mounts WAY up in th
ac & dc are very different animals.
todd
On Monday, October 22, 2012 2:03pm, "Chris Mason"
said:
Maybe we should reduce our household voltage to 70V also, it would be save and
you could fuse it...
On Mon, Oct 22, 2012 at 4:40 PM, jay peltz <[mailto:j...@asis.com]
j...@asis.com> wr
supposed to be horribly inefficient (like less than 50%) but last forever.
todd
On Tuesday, September 25, 2012 3:02pm, "bob ellison" said:
Watch the Chinese ones, lots of problems there.
Bob Ellison
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[mailto:re-wrenches-boun...@lis
i buy mine from vision metering (used to be austin international) for $75.00
[https://visionmetering.3dcartstores.com/Vision-Meter-Form-12S-120V-Class-200_p_211.html]
https://visionmetering.3dcartstores.com/Vision-Meter-Form-12S-120V-Class-200_p_211.html
todd
On Friday, September 21, 2
thank you for allowing this. it is very useful for trying to find old, matching
modules.
todd
c2. From time to time people post items that they need but are having problems
locating (like an older model PV module to replace a broken one), but these
requests should be responded to off-list
flooded lead antimony - NOT flood lead calcium.
todd
On Sunday, September 2, 2012 11:30am, "Drake"
said:
I just went through the same thing, and installed a 2205 Watt system on 4
Concord 224 Ah (24 hr rate) batteries. I talked with the Concord tech support,
and was told that this wa
i am not understanding the 'wisdom' of using non-grid tie inverters in this
application. it is pretty easy to modify the inverters (board change out) to
grid tie models, which would allow the inverter's to transfer the loads to the
grid (internal transfer switch) and 'sleep' until there is an o
i get mine through vision metering (used to be austin international).
refurbished, and programmed for seperate buy & sell registers they are around
$75.00 each.
[https://visionmetering.3dcartstores.com/Vision-Meter-Form-12S-120V-Class-200_p_211.html]
https://visionmetering.3dcartstores.com/
you will need two kv2c 'green tag' meters... one for each 120 volt leg.
todd
On Monday, August 20, 2012 9:15am, "Hilton Dier III"
said:
Hello Wrenches,
Here's a metering conundrum for you.
I have a client with a dual stacked Outback 3648 inverter panel and a PV
array. He has
jason and others - i also get these folks, but my reputation is stellar and i
am (thankfully) in such high demand that i can still turn down work, which
allows me to keep my bull-shit-detector fully activated and be very selective
with who i will work for.
that being said... we have a diy com
actually this is not the problem i have with amp hour meters on grid tie with
battery systems.
a floated battery does not need an occasional bulk charge. it is being float
charged which compensates for any internal self discharge. the only thing
needed is an occasional eq to stir the electrol
i have always used the good old e-meter/link 10. i manually program the charge
efficiency at 99% (why won't the manufactures allow a 100% setting?). the
problem is that 1% error... since the meter treats charge different than
discharge.
the old e-meters seemed to handle this fine... but the
i don't know if this will work for you, but i had a job a few years back with wider than standard seams. i contacted the mfgr and they said it was ok to crush the seam under the proposed s5 location with channel locks.
granted, these seams were just over the 1/2" width and tapered/opened wider as
what is the point of having battery backup if is is so small as to not really
be able to back anything up (except when the sun is shining)?
this seems like a system design error rather than a charge controller problem.
my .02
todd
On Thursday, July 19, 2012 4:35pm, "Brian Teitelbaum
"The more savvy customers I will recommend they turn off
the PV's when they are there to get a deep discharge in."
um, why use up battery cycles unnecessarily like this?
todd
On Friday, July 13, 2012 7:28am, "Jason Lerner" said:
> ___
> List s
and the difference betaeen the L16RE-A & L16RE-B is?
todd
On Monday, July 9, 2012 12:53pm, "John DeBoever"
said:
Jason, Wrenches,
Thank you for your patience and positive statements on Trojan Battery Company.
Last week was a busy and I was away from my desk most of the time with l
i wasn't going to enter into this discussion, but this posting prompted me.
my most recent job was done with the assistance of the customer. he and i have
a long working history, my being his employee some 25 years ago installing shw
systems in the area, and now he hiring me to do his personal
i have only done a couple of magnum off-grid systems with the standard
programming interface, so it is news to me that there is another interface
available. i need some clarification.
this:
2) All Auto Gen Start and Battery Monitor settings and displays are included
indicates there is a bu
wrenches,
i recently installed a grid-tie with battery backup system. the fm 80 was
defective out of the box, so i called outback for a replacement. i got a
refurbished unit which when installed resolved the problem. the customer was
not happy about paying for a new unit and getting a used on
excellent replies to yes, a complicated issue. i think i finally understand
this. thank you kent and dan!
todd
On Monday, May 7, 2012 9:02pm, "Exeltech" said:
Hello Todd,
The short answer to your "is this a concern?" query, is "no".
Reactive power is one of the more complex aspects
wrenches,
i have a question about my home's system. i was one of the first net metered
systems in our area, so the utility company installed a fancy dual register
meter which also displays kvar/power factor.
when selling 1 kW today the power factor was .40 and the kvar was 2.37.
this sounds ho
i am not sure what the advantage is of running in HBX mode? why not simply
grid-tie this where any surplus power (over local use) gets sold to the grid?
also the vfx's can be sent into ob for upgrading to gvfxs. no need to buy new
inverters.
todd
On Saturday, May 5, 2012 12:36p
i did a top of pole mount with these modules. the traditional pole mount
hardware was replaced with dpw power rails. i know this is a solid mount but
somehow nuts and bolts through a rear flange feels stronger.
the biggest issue was there is no place to mount the wire routing clips. this
prov
michael probably doesn't like the direction of this thread, but i think this is
great... kind of like the wrenches better business bureau, where we can learn
from others, which will help us avoid companies with poor track records.
todd
On Tuesday, April 24, 2012 4:10pm, "William Miller
oh, well if they have two basic settings (one for high water and one for low)
you could wire two pressure switches in with a toggle switch to transfer back
and forth between the two. just an idea. these switches are pretty bombproof.
todd
On Thursday, April 19, 2012 7:33am, "Jay Peltz"
why not just use a well pump pressure switch?
todd
On Wednesday, April 18, 2012 8:29am, "jay peltz" said:
> HI All,
>
> I'm looking for a contact pressure gauge with built in switches.
>
> ( this is an example..http://www.indumart.com/P84.pdf)
>
> I am looking to turn on/off a h
im curious david, how you measure the output of the radian since the system is
grid tie/w battery backup. the only way i have seen to do this is with a kv2c
meter on each 120 volt leg. is that how you are monitoring the output of the
inverter?
thanks,
todd
On Wednesday, April 18, 20
slightly off topic, but does the magnum offer 'generator support' like the old
sw's did? this would be critical when operating off a small genny like that.
todd
On Wednesday, April 4, 2012 4:29pm, "Larry Crutcher, Starlight Solar Power
Systems" said:
The Honda works great since the Ma
ditto that question.
i have only installed one genewreck... an 8 kW unit installed as grid backup.
it sees very little use, but it is a total piece of shit.
i have replaced the starter motor casting mount twice... of course they never
bothered to redo the poor initial design, so replacing a
dang... this was from a movie i watched last week. i thought was still on my
hard drive... and i cannot find it now...
todd
On Thursday, March 15, 2012 1:46pm, "Steve Jefferson"
said:
Could you site a source for this?
I googled this and saw nothing like the 1 – 4 tons of coa
i think bob o once said he used ss pop rivets on a job like this.
todd
On Thursday, March 15, 2012 9:26am, "lars Ortegren" said:
Wrenches,
We have a project coming up where we are installing a large array on a low
slope metal building with metal purlins. Typically we would through bo
i recently read that it takes the equivalent energy of between 1 and 4 tons of
coal to make a single pv module. this is why i insist my customers do their
efficiency upgrades and learn how to be frugal/conserve before i will even talk
about pv with them.
renewables powering waste is old parad
i think mark was asking more about ac coupling to get away from the horrible
inefficiencies of battery based, grid-tied inverters.
as an experiment, i have been thinking about ac coupling one (or more) of my
arrays on my outback system to gain 10% over having the gvfx do the selling.
stc to
excellent question mark... and one which has been on my mind as well, being
most of my work is bbgt.
todd
On Thursday, March 1, 2012 11:37am, "Mark Frye" said:
Folks,
I have a residential grid-tied customer in a net metered utility with a
favorable TOU rate.
They could use about 10 k
esteemed wrenches,
i am looking at the AUO brand of AC modules for an upcoming job. this is a 250
watt module with a 255 watt microinverter attached to the back. both carry a 25
year warranty. as we all know, warranties are only as good as a company's
longevity. this is a taiwanese made produc
the two battery manufacturers say that cycling of floated batteries is 100%
unnecessary.
equalizing is still important to prevent stratification of the electrolyte...
but equalizing and cycling are different things.
todd
On Tuesday, February 21, 2012 6:33am, "Drake"
said:
In my exp
to reiterate wrenches:
two battery manufacturers (surrette & trojan) have both stated there is NO NEED
to cycle floating, flooded lead-antimony batteries. i have heard this urban
legend for some time and it is nice to finally have it put to rest as an
incorrect myth.
todd
On Saturda
this confirms what i have also been told by jamie surrette, namely that cycling
is NOT necessary for flooded
lead- antinimony batteries.
while slightly more expensive, flooded lead-calcium is THE battery designed for
this kind of use... plus they last longer, and use next to no water.
monthl
here is another battery related question i'd like feedback on. my home system
is grid-tied with battery backup. the default 'sell' voltage was 51.2 (48 volt
system). the new firmware sets that point at 52 volts. another manufacturer of
these kinds of inverters now sets their default sell voltag
my inquiry is about the health of floating a lead antimony battery bank, in a
grid-tie with battery back-up system, where the batteries float 99% of the
time... considering (not specifically about any particular brand/manufacturer)
i have also heard talk about the necessity to have to "work har
the only time an OB GFX bulk charges is after a grid outage.
todd
On Wednesday, February 15, 2012 10:58am, "Jason Szumlanski"
said:
I’ve had some success with RE batteries in float service by reducing the absorb
time and float voltage. Talk to the manufacturer for their recommendati
i would LOVE it if jamie surrette would chime in on this comment.
todd
On Wednesday, February 15, 2012 10:51am, "Larry Crutcher, Starlight Solar Power
Systems" said:
I would not recommend using an RE battery for standby/back up use.
There is a similar problem that I have seen. People u
> I've been happy with Trojan batteries. They do say that they need up to 100
> cycles to reach full capacity.
so what does this mean for grid ties/battery back-up?
todd
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i have some personal experience with led light bulbs. i put them outside
because the cfl floodlights are very s-l-o-w to warm up to full brightness.
1) leds are still slightly less efficient (lumens per watt) than cfl's
2) led light bulbs (2 different brands) throw out an ungodly amount of rfi.
to my knowledge the balancing transformer cannot be used with a grid tie.
are you using two outback kvc2 meters for recording the ac sell kWh? (each 120
volt leg needs one.)
todd
On Thursday, January 5, 2012 1:33pm, "Ray Walters" said:
I have a related question to this. Does settin
ps i forgot to add i am using a bank of lead calcium wet cells which have a
much lower standby loss than lead antimony.
todd
On Wednesday, January 4, 2012 8:16pm, toddc...@finestplanet.com said:
I consistently see 87% DC kWh to sold kWh with my Outback system.
(don't forget to also co
I consistently see 87% DC kWh to sold kWh with my Outback system.
(don't forget to also consider the usual STC to PTC derating)
Todd
On Wednesday, January 4, 2012 3:01pm, "All Solar, Inc."
said:
Wrenches,
Once again I am trying to size a grid tie w/battery system and I struggle a
li
85% of STC kWh or PTC kWh?
todd
On Tuesday, December 20, 2011 5:44pm, "Wayne Irwin"
said:
Wrenches,
I am looking for advice and or comments on system performance from a Grid Tied
battery back up system.
Is 65% efficiency fair as far as what goes back to the grid?
Is PV watts a good
that's a nice conservative estimate for input STC kWh to sold kWh jeremy
as far as charge controller kWh to sold kWh, my OB 3648 runs in the ~87% range
todd
On Tuesday, December 20, 2011 3:00pm, "All Solar, Inc."
said:
Wrenches,
I am looking for advice and or comments on system
no, he said he only wanted to meter what was being sold to the grid... not what
was sold to the grid plus local consumption (which is the only way to measure
total PV production).
btw austin international (they have a new name now) has cheaper meters.,
todd
On Tuesday, December 6, 2011
treat this as you would treat metering a standard non battery system. the KV2
meters are for combining the local consumption with the selling to the grid. a
standard, single direction counting kWh meter in series with the 240 v grid tie
will do what you want.
todd
On Tuesday, December 6
Contact Solarworld to see if they will sell you a couple of the 165's from
their warranty replacement stash. I did this recently with some SQ80's I
needed. They were pleasant to deal with and had what I needed (that no one else
had).
Todd
On Thursday, November 24, 2011 11:41am, "Pek
On Sunday, November 20, 2011 9:32am, "Joel Davidson"
said:
Wrenches,
I answered Richard off-list, but other wrenches may find this information
about old SW4048s and batteries useful.
The SW4048 is a solid machine. We've been using one since 1998 and have sold
hundreds of them for
Hi Mark,
I have been grid tied (zero energy since 2004) for 15 years. I used to live off
grid before I moved here to this home 17 years ago.
Todd
On Thursday, November 17, 2011 12:36pm, "Mark Frye"
said:
Todd,
I thought you were totally off-grid.
Mark Frye
Berkeley Solar El
wow, thanks for the information. hopefully they will have them in production in 20 years when my current "beta set" finally dies. c&d and others make em, but they are more expensive.
todd
On Thursday, November 17, 2011 11:15am, "Richard L Ratico" said:
> Todd,> > I asked Surrette about th
I digress but... the best battery for grid tie with backup is not lead
antimony, but lead calcuum. Surrette makes these too and they use next to no
water and have a much longer warrantied life.
Todd
On Wednesday, November 16, 2011 6:52pm, "Jeff Yago" said:
No doubt these would be g
Wrenches,
I got the following information from a customer who ran the federal tax credit
by her accountant. As a double check... is this correct?
Thanks,
Todd
My accountant wrote:
The taxpayer claiming the credit must be the owner of the home. The value of
these credits adjust
what is the max wattage the unit can handle? (it can't be 80 X 600?)
todd
On Friday, November 4, 2011 4:12pm, "John DeBoever"
said:
> Schneider Electric just launched their MPPT 80-600, which is a 80A , up to
> 600 V.
>
> John
> Trojan Battery Company
>
> - Original Message ---
Does anyone know if it is ok to use the rebar in a pole mount foundation as a
ufer ground? I need to ask the inspector too, but thought I'd ask here first.
Todd
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Have you considered a burried, underground vault? We did this with broadcast
equipment when I did that work years ago and it worked great at moderating
high/low temp swings.
Todd
On Thursday, September 22, 2011 8:35am, "Chris Daum"
said:
Dear Wrenches:
I have people trying to powe
I had a customer with the same need this spring... and we were able to get them
through Evergreen. With the bankruptcy on now, that might be more difficult,
but worth contacting them. I am sure they have the modules you need... just
getting them to sell them to you (considering the business cir
My favorite "technique" is getting the customer to take one of the two handles
while I take the other... but in a pinch, yes... I carefully life these alone.
They do seem to get heavier as I get older... lol
Todd
On Sunday, September 18, 2011 10:31am, "William Miller"
said:
Tod
What about the 2 volt L-16 versions? Has anyone had success with them for
larger banks? I work alone and HUPs are too heavy to lift on my own... however
24, L-16's in one series string would be a hell of a battery bank too.
Todd
On Friday, September 16, 2011 1:03pm, "Ray Walters" said
I have come to that conclusion as well Jay. 99% of our grid outages happen when
we have severe winter weather... this is also when there is NO solar. So the
battery based grid tie system sits there day after day operating at only ~85%
efficient Then, when the grid goes down you have "X" number
What was their previous heating source? Calculate the BTU's consumed from that
source and convert that to kWh. If it was resistance electric previously look
at the winter increase from the summer baseline on the old utility bills.
Todd
On Saturday, August 27, 2011 6:05am, "Jesse Dahl"
Wrenches,
I posted an absurd price of $13K for the new Outback Radian inverter (GS 8048)
a couple of days ago. It turns out that was a retail price for an installed
system that I quickly googled. A more accurate price is around $6K. I am
looking forward to wrench reviews of this new product.
Yes... and we finally get the second AC input we have wanted for so long... the
price? $13,000.00... wow
Todd
On Friday, August 19, 2011 2:35pm, "Jeff Oldham" said:
Yes it does!
From the Solar, Wind and Hydro powered office of Jeff Oldham/Regenerative
SOLutions
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I successfully litigated (with help from the PUC) our local utility company
(PP&L) for requiring a $500.00 fee (which violated the CA net metering law) to
replace the bi-directional analog meter with a dual register digital one. I had
a certification from the analog meter manufacturer stating t
If the DC & AC float from the ground, your clients will effectively be
insulated from any current path unless they were to somehow touch both
conductors simultaneously. Many countries do not reference one of their current
carrying conductors to ground. Many people feel this is safer. You would
So I have to get factory training to install these??? It will be on a ~4/12
comp roof.
Todd
On Wednesday, July 27, 2011 10:34pm, "Alex Cozine" said:
Yes I have installed these modules. Yes they do have a proprietary racking
system. To buy these modules I believe the manufacture wa
Have you installed these Alex? I have specified them for a upcoming, local,
grid-tied system here in heavy snow country because there is no frame to peel
off from ice dams. The mounting system looks highly complicated/confusing. Can
you (or any other list members who have worked with these) sha
Wrenches,
Fact or fiction: Adding concrete to the inside of a pole mount pipe makes it
stronger.
Thanks,
Todd
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Options &
Does it make any difference to do as boB recently suggested and inter-connect
the strings? So in other words, if you have two parallel strings, what happens
if you parallel each battery in one string with the battery in the other
string? Has anyone tried this? It might help insure more balance
Ahem, yes... right here in Mount Shasta. Thanks guys.
Todd
On Saturday, May 7, 2011 12:34pm, "R Ray Walters" said:
Even a bad solar installer isn't going to use cut up extension cords; that
install was DIY or a "knowledgable" inebriated neighbor. I lived in the
backwoods for many years,
How about looking into a more efficient pump first?
Todd
On Saturday, April 16, 2011 8:00pm, "Darryl Thayer"
said:
That is 480 x 1.73 x40 A x.8 or 26 kW in the peak of the day, five or 6 big
trackers, or about 50 kW of fixed array. ( I assure they want 40 amp breaker?
I have run 3
Hi Doug,
I had a customer's roof mount system break modules this spring after yet
another record Mount Shasta snow event. This one brought 8' in 10 days.
The situation here was 15 Evergreen 190 watt modules (rated for 80#/sq ft), on
a DP&W power rail mount, on a 6/12 pitch, comp roof. Ice da
I wasn't going to say anything, but electric clocks off-grid? really???
Todd
On Monday, April 4, 2011 6:20pm, "Kent Osterberg" said:
> Kris,
>
> Even with generators using an electronic governor, the frequency changes
> with load. Also while inverters are stable their frequency is not as
> a
One of the MX options for the aux output in the older software options was to
switch on and off depending on the amount of current flowing through the unit.
This has been removed in the "upgraded" software. I will never upgrade those
old MX60s.
Todd
On Thursday, February 10, 2011 3:41pm, "Je
I see the FM60 had a 60 volt option. Why not just use a single one at that
battery setting for charging the battery bank?
Todd
On Thursday, February 10, 2011 9:44am, "Darryl Thayer"
said:
Hi all
I have attached a PDF of a charging scheme using Outback FM controllers. The
upper voltage 3
I had a potential customer call me last week saying he had just bought a "bunch
of panels and those micro chip things (enphase inverters) so he could get a end
of the year tax break". He wanted me to come and install it for him. I told him
my work includes a comprehensive energy audit to gather
The old armory building in Ashland, Oregon has a roof like this with PV on it.
Do some research and see if you can determine what was done there. From my
observation it looked like a classic rail mount system was used.
Hope this helps,
Todd
On Saturday, January 22, 2011 8:40am, "Aaron Mandelko
Sunwise is having one this Thursday on code approved roof mounts.
Todd
On Tuesday, January 4, 2011 11:54am, "gary easton" said:
Hello Wrenches,
Anyone aware of webinars coming up approved for NABCEP's code related
continuing education credits?
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Snow removal never seems to be an issue as in the winter the panels are at a
steep enough angle to shed any buildup. Around the Mount Shasta (we got 6' in 3
days last winter) the only problem I have encountered is when there is so much
snow so that when the slide off the modules builds up a pile
Red = positive in
White = negative in
Orange = positive out
Brown = negative out
tune in partial sunlight
Todd
On Sunday, January 2, 2011 9:08pm, "Exeltech" said:
Anything you're able to share will be helpful, and more than I have at this
time. Post here if of interest to others .. or con
I don't have a manual, but I do have one of these on the PV direct pump that
operates my SHW system. I can identify the wires if you like.
Todd
On Sunday, January 2, 2011 5:45pm, "Exeltech" said:
> Hello Wrenches,
>
> I need copies of instruction/user's manuals for a Bobier "Sun Selector
> L
Did he ask to see the UL sticker on the batteries too?
On Monday, November 29, 2010 5:07pm, "Philip Boutelle"
said:
Wrenches,
We have a string of batteries being inspected by a local AHJ. In plan-check
comments, I was asked to ensure that the flexible cable was UL-listed, so we
made sure
I have a client right now doing a last ditch heavy equalizing cycle to try to
save his 5 year old, 24 volt bank of 8 L-16's. One of the two series strings
has a weak cell... so the other string is boiling away. He is charging for 2
hours with 2 hours rest to not overheat the charged cells. Too b
I have the same question, only regarding pole mounts.
Todd
On Wednesday, October 20, 2010 8:06am, "benn kilburn"
said:
Mornin,
I'm looking at mounting an Enphase M190 system on a standing seam metal roof
and was considering using the S-5-PV clamps (as opposed to just the S-5's and
L-feet),
When I do a system, the customer is hiring me as the expert. If they want me to
do something that won't work well, my reputation is on the line, and so they
need to hire someone else.
Todd
On Monday, October 4, 2010 2:46pm, hol...@sbcglobal.net said:
Since when does the customer make these d
Lead cadmium or lead calcium? Again, I do not have the cycle chart handy, but
hopefully James can post that.
Todd
On Monday, October 4, 2010 8:11am, "Mark Frye" said:
Todd,
Can you give us a comparison of lead vs lead cadmium?
My understanding is that lead cadmium are suited for standby
Perhaps James @ Surrette can chime in about the cost difference. I do not think
flooded lead calciums are much more expensive then flooded lead antimony
batteries.
Todd
On Monday, October 4, 2010 8:00am, "jay peltz" said:
HI Todd,
I agree that the issue is probably dead batteries.
In regard
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