Re: [RE-wrenches] SolarBridge microinverter troubleshooting and path ahead for stranded customers

2020-08-04 Thread August Goers
Hi Scot - We've installed lots (too many) of SolarBridge micros, but they've all been through SunPower. SunPower is upholding their warranty. As you mentioned, the monitoring box is a big problem for these systems - they started out with really clunky hardware and or software and it never got bette

Re: [RE-wrenches] SolarBridge microinverter troubleshooting and path ahead for stranded customers

2020-07-31 Thread Dave Tedeyan
Hi Al, A working micro that is mounted directly to the back of the module (i.e. AC module) will be warm and you can see that in an IR scan. But for the module as a whole, if the micro is working, then the sun's energy turns into electricity rather than heat. This actually makes the module cooler th

Re: [RE-wrenches] SolarBridge microinverter troubleshooting and path ahead for stranded customers

2020-07-31 Thread Al Frishman
Hey Dave, I am curious. You note that the non working module will be warmer than the rest. I would think that if a micro is not working then that module will be cooler than the rest. Al Frishman EvolvedSolar (917) 699-6641 > On Jul 29, 2020, at 8:57 PM, Dave Tedeyan wrote: > > Scott, > T

Re: [RE-wrenches] SolarBridge microinverter troubleshooting and path ahead for stranded customers

2020-07-30 Thread Jason Szumlanski
I love my Flir One for smartphone. It works great for all kinds of tasks. I had not thought of using it for this task. On Wed, Jul 29, 2020 at 8:57 PM Dave Tedeyan wrote: > Scott, > The best way to find a faulty MI (at least one that is not working at all) > would be to scan the array with an

Re: [RE-wrenches] SolarBridge microinverter troubleshooting and path ahead for stranded customers

2020-07-29 Thread Dave Tedeyan
Scott, The best way to find a faulty MI (at least one that is not working at all) would be to scan the array with an IR camera. When done properly, the not working module will pop right out because it is warmer than the rest. Flir One makes a pretty cheap attachment for a smartphone. I haven't used

[RE-wrenches] SolarBridge microinverter troubleshooting and path ahead for stranded customers

2020-07-29 Thread scot.arey
Good day, We used to install SolarBridge microinverters when we first started. You know the deal."we've improved what Enphase started".and they were great - up until Sunpower bought it to meet market demand for an AC-module, then a reemergent Enphase bought it from a cash-strapped Sunpower, and