[RE-wrenches] Aquion tech support

2017-04-26 Thread garyh
I am scheduled to be going out to a site in a couple of weeks that is experiencing frequent shutdowns and I've offered to investigate why the shutdowns are occurring. The site is 208 3 phase with six Sunny Islands and Aquion batteries. I've got SMA tech support aware in case I need to talk

[RE-wrenches] Aquion

2020-08-05 Thread drake . chamberlin
Hello Wrenches, A bank of Aquion batteries has 5 out of 8 that can not carry any load without dropping down to a couple of volts. One battery is leaking. Three batteries seem to be working. Has anyone experienced this before? Is massive failure common to Aquion battery banks? Thank you

[RE-wrenches] Aquion Energy

2015-07-16 Thread Mark Frye
Does anyone have any thoughts/experience with the Aquion Energy battery? Mark Frye Berkeley Solar Electric Systems ___ List sponsored by Redwood Alliance List Address: RE-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org Change listserver email address settings: http

Re: [RE-wrenches] Aquion tech support

2017-04-26 Thread Tump
Hate to be an ass, but look in the mirror! There is NONE! The battery set point voltage w/ the SMA Aquion BM200 is ~57.5V UNLIKE all the other inverter manu’s suggestions of 59.8 V. Contact me off list if you want additional thoughts. TUMP > On Apr 26, 2017, at 12:31 PM,

[RE-wrenches] for all you Aquion installers

2018-01-08 Thread Tump
http://aquionenergy.com/faqs/ <http://aquionenergy.com/faqs/> We are coming out with the new improved, latest and greatest Aquion but if you are a former customer you are SCREWED. The ultimate in customer service and confidence. Should inspire lots of new buyers! Can I call you

Re: [RE-wrenches] Aquion

2020-08-05 Thread Jay
Hi Drake, Unfortunately yes this is becoming a common problem And worse there is really nothing you can do. Company is gone The new company that formed from the remains of Aquion has a new different battery which is different enough I’ve been told they are not compatible

[RE-wrenches] Aquion

2020-08-05 Thread Marco Mangelsdorf
Hi all, Does anyone know whether Aquion is still around and producing product with that unique saltwater electrolyte after being purchased for cheap cheap by Chinese investors three years ago? Thanks, marco Rebellion logo --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast

Re: [RE-wrenches] Aquion Energy

2015-07-16 Thread Dana
I just asked the same question to Brad @AEE, they have a set hooked up for test but test has not started yet. From an environmental point of view they are safer than anything on the market. I attempted to contact Aquion, I have emailed called, I left several messages and never heard back

Re: [RE-wrenches] Aquion Energy

2015-07-16 Thread Jarmo . Venalainen
Hi: There was a lot of talk about on this forum some months ago. Aquion is a very unique word, so a keyword search should work very well. Michael, is there a method by which we can do a keyword search of past posts? JARMO

Re: [RE-wrenches] Aquion Batteries

2016-02-18 Thread Michael Welch
Hi folks. Tim Wood of Aquion asked me to post this on his behalf. Early versions of the Aquion battery had substantially lower continuous and peak power ratings.  Very few made their way out into the field however some did and we believe the concerns expressed on the board are related to those

Re: [RE-wrenches] Aquion Batteries

2016-01-29 Thread Starlight Solar Power Systems
this technology could be scaled to RE applications without wasting much of the capacity. From what I see, only about 40% could be used before LVD. And this: The Aquion battery claims their 2.4kWh, 48 volt stack operates from 59 to 30 volts. Many inverters have a LBCO of 1.75 Vpc (42 volts). Depending

Re: [RE-wrenches] Aquion

2020-08-06 Thread Chris Sparadeo
Hi Drake, About a year ago I inherited two different off-grid customers with existing/ failing Aquion battery banks. Higher discharge rate seemed to be the prognosis. One system had 12 batteries and only 4 could hold under load. Both battery banks eventually had to be replaced with LFP batteries

Re: [RE-wrenches] Aquion Energy

2015-07-16 Thread Starlight Solar Power Systems
...@berkeleysolar.com wrote: Does anyone have any thoughts/experience with the Aquion Energy battery? Mark Frye Berkeley Solar Electric Systems ___ List sponsored by Redwood Alliance List Address: RE-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org Change listserver email address

[RE-wrenches] Aquion Batteries

2016-01-31 Thread William Dorsett
PV installers are going to have to adapt to. While this version of Aquion may not handle surges, we might all benefit by adapting demand side hardware like the Energy Sentry http://energysentry.com/PP-residential-controllers.php to change the shapes and timing of our loads. Whether on or off grid

Re: [RE-wrenches] Aquion Batteries

2016-01-29 Thread Dan Fink
here just fine on these sorts of esoteric installations, and they have no problem with -29C and lower when kept at high SOC. And, cheap, easy to replace, and giving us many years of life. The ROI math on the Aquions compared to AGM is not adding up for me on these applications. My only experience w

[RE-wrenches] Aquion BANKRUPT

2017-03-08 Thread Tump
As of today at ~ 3PM Aquion has closed up shop! Another reason NOT to use them! > t...@swnl.net > <blocked::mailto:t...@swnl.net%22%20%5Co%20%22blocked::mailto:t...@swnl.net> > www.SWNL.net > <blocked::http://www.swnl.net/%22%20%5Co%20%22blocked

[RE-wrenches] Aquion Testing

2018-11-10 Thread Lou Russo
Aloha Wrenches, I have a orphaned system with 6 - Aquion Aspen 48Ss that is running out of energy nightly. This is a off-grid system with a Outback FP1. The logs from the Mate 3 do not show excess usage. Beyond testing the voltages of the individual stacks is there any way to check if a battery

[RE-wrenches] Aquion - Mix and Matching Layers

2019-05-09 Thread Lou Russo
Wrenches, I am getting more and more call about orphaned Aquion systems that have gone bad. Many of the systems have one or two "layers" that have gone bad. Voltage spikes up to the 14-15V range while charging and cratering to zero if even the tiniest load is put on it (e.g. turning o

[RE-wrenches] Aquion troubleshooting

2021-07-24 Thread Mac Lewis
Hey wrenches, Does anyone have any advice for troubleshooting Aquion batteries? This particular stack is an Aspen 48M-25.9. They are losing power on a nightly basis. I'm not seeing much technical literature out there and I'm not familiar with these batteries. Are there any common failures? How

Re: [RE-wrenches] Aquion Energy

2015-07-16 Thread Jerry Shafer
Wrenches We did research on this battery going back close to two years, we found that there was an unusable part of the battery capacity that was to far out of range to consider refer to the charts from Aquion, also look at the mass or space required. I do like the idea but the cupcake holder has

Re: [RE-wrenches] Aquion - Mix and Matching Layers

2019-05-09 Thread Glenn Burt
the entire bank.Sent from my Verizon LG Smartphone-- Original message--From: Lou RussoDate: Thu, May 9, 2019 11:53 AMTo: RE-wrenches;Cc: Subject:[RE-wrenches] Aquion - Mix and Matching LayersWrenches,I am getting more and more call about orphaned Aquion systems that have gone bad. Many

Re: [RE-wrenches] Aquion troubleshooting

2021-07-24 Thread Glenn Burt
typos and spelling errors.-- Original message--From: Mac LewisDate: Sat, Jul 24, 2021 1:03 PMTo: RE-wrenches;Cc: Subject:[RE-wrenches] Aquion troubleshootingHey wrenches,Does anyone have any advice for troubleshooting Aquion batteries? This particular stack is an Aspen 48M-25.9

Re: [RE-wrenches] Aquion troubleshooting

2021-07-24 Thread don
-0600 From: Mac Lewis <maclew...@gmail.com> To: RE-wrenches <re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org> Subject: [RE-wrenches] Aquion troubleshooting Message-ID: <CAOABG49o=uqnxre4qgzz5qi_9cnvfpkk6ebyom1dgd-ptng...@mail.gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" Hey

Re: [RE-wrenches] Aquion batteries - batteries in general

2015-02-18 Thread Greg
Bill Jerry, Thanks for the updated intel on lead acid battery recycling. I hope the Aquions turn out to be an awesome product. If I ever get a set installed I'll report back : ). Cheers, Greg Egan Remote Power Inc. NABCEP Solar Installation Professional Alaska #00106064 Journeyman

Re: [RE-wrenches] Aquion - Mix and Matching Layers

2019-05-09 Thread Bradley Bassett
As Aquion said, loosening the main nut will destroy the battery. I can vouch for that as well, not my doing, but I could not recover the batteries where that had been done. I tightened the nuts and got just about one cycle before they were gone. I suspect that the temperature cycling

Re: [RE-wrenches] Aquion Batteries, Was LiFePO4

2016-01-29 Thread Jerry Shafer
Wrenches We were looking at these “Aquion batteries” but once we compared the power, voltage operating range and storage of the Unigy vs the Aquion we went with the Unigy brand the volt range worked normally no changes to the LBCO setings. I have Unigy applications going back close to 15 years

Re: [RE-wrenches] Aquion Batteries

2016-07-20 Thread Jerry Shafer
voltage, suggest asking your inverter manufacture too. On Jul 20, 2016 10:52 AM, "Drake" <drake.chamber...@redwoodalliance.org> wrote: > Hello Wrenches, > > I have a client who is going to take the plunge and buy a set of Aquion > Batteries. They look pretty good on pape

Re: [RE-wrenches] Aquion troubleshooting

2021-07-24 Thread Jerry Shafer
wrote: > Hey wrenches, > > Does anyone have any advice for troubleshooting Aquion batteries? This > particular stack is an Aspen 48M-25.9. They are losing power on a nightly > basis. I'm not seeing much technical literature out there and I'm not > familiar with these batteries.

Re: [RE-wrenches] Aquion - Mix and Matching Layers

2019-05-10 Thread Tom Duffy
o:t...@solar-biz.com> MAIN TOLL FREE: 888-826-0939 DIRECT: 888-503-6772 International: 001-575-539-2111 PANAMA: 507-836-5588 X 122 FAX: 520-844-8442 www.thesolarbiz.com From: RE-wrenches On Behalf Of Bradley Bassett Sent: Thursday, May 9, 2019 2:36 PM To: RE-wrenches Subject: Re: [RE-wrenches]

[RE-wrenches] Aquion Energy Batteries.

2015-02-16 Thread Marco Mangelsdorf
either the Aquion ion hybrid or Sony Li-Fe-Po you would only need 20 kWhs worth since both are rated at 100 percent DOD. (The Sony battery is rated at 5,000 cycles DOD.) The numbers I’ve come up with: · Lead-acid with 40 kWhs = $6,000 · Aquion with 22 kWhs = $12,00

Re: [RE-wrenches] Aquion Testing

2018-11-10 Thread John Blittersdorf
generator and he can’t figure out why his generator has to run so long. It is the nature of the batteries and our darkest month. His system is undersized with 12 battery stacks and he is driving to Maine tomorrow to buy 20 more from another unhappy Aquion user who is going back to lead acid. I am

Re: [RE-wrenches] Aqueous Hybrid Ion batteries

2014-11-10 Thread Dave
Wrenches, I have a customer with a grid-tied w battery back-up (formerly off-grid) with failing LA batteries. He found these batteries on the web and asked me to check them out. Anyone out there know anything about this AHI technology and or this company, Aquion Energy? http

Re: [RE-wrenches] Aqueous Hybrid Ion batteries

2014-11-10 Thread b...@midnitesolar.com
(formerly off-grid) with failing LA batteries. He found these batteries on the web and asked me to check them out. Anyone out there know anything about this AHI technology and or this company, Aquion Energy? *http://www.aquionenergy.com/microgrid-energy-storage* ** Thanks, David Palumbo

Re: [RE-wrenches] Aquion Energy

2015-07-16 Thread Roland Shackelford
Aloha All, We have been integrating Aquion Energy batteries into select Off Grid homes for just over a year now, with great success. The key is designing them for what they are, and not as if they were a lead acid battery. The biggest added design criteria is taking into consideration their power

[RE-wrenches] Tesla 2.0

2017-03-11 Thread jay
HI All, I hesitate to bring this up, but I’ve had some questions come my way about the “new” Tesla 2.0 battery backup units. And with the demise of Aquion, looks like Lithium and LA are pretty much the only games in town. I have been able to find quite little on line ( surprise), pretty much

Re: [RE-wrenches] Aquion Testing

2018-12-24 Thread Tom Duffy
A: 507-836-5588 X 122 FAX: 520-844-8442 www.thesolarbiz.com From: RE-wrenches On Behalf Of John Blittersdorf Sent: Saturday, November 10, 2018 6:48 PM To: RE-wrenches Subject: Re: [RE-wrenches] Aquion Testing Lou, I recently discovered that each layer can be checked for voltage. I had one b

Re: [RE-wrenches] Aquion Testing

2018-12-24 Thread Bradley Bassett
gt; *www.thesolarbiz.com <http://www.thesolarbiz.com>* > > > > *From:* RE-wrenches *On > Behalf Of *John Blittersdorf > *Sent:* Saturday, November 10, 2018 6:48 PM > *To:* RE-wrenches > *Subject:* Re: [RE-wrenches] Aquion Testing > > > > Lou, I recently disc

Re: [RE-wrenches] Aquion - Mix and Matching Layers

2019-05-12 Thread Drake
How likely / certain is it that Aquions will have an early failure? Can we expect the banks to go down fairly soon? Thanks, Drake At 03:35 PM 5/9/2019, you wrote: As Aquion said, loosening the main nut will destroy the battery. I can vouch for that as well, not my doing, but I could

[RE-wrenches] LiFePO Failure modes.

2019-09-11 Thread John Blittersdorf
Has anyone had any problems with any of the popular Lithium Ferro Phosphate batteries other than getting the voltage settings right. Just now cleaning up the mess of 3 customers finding their Aquion batteries failing and having to replace them. I have installed two systems with Simpliphi and one

Re: [RE-wrenches] for all you Aquion installers

2018-01-30 Thread Darryl Thayer
immunity, thee may not have that. If they are not overcharging the good cells the weak cells will continue to discharge until the battery has some very weak cells. On Tue, Jan 30, 2018 at 9:42 AM, Tom Duffy <t...@solar-biz.com> wrote: > We have a situation with a customer's Aquion (Understan

Re: [RE-wrenches] Aquion Batteries, Was LiFePO4

2016-01-29 Thread Chris Schaefer
To All, Great insight on the lithium movement. I do am looking for anyone dealing with the new Aquion batteries. I’ve got a couple of potential clients that have inquired about them. Saw them at a NABCEP training session last spring and while the idea is moving I wasn’t impressed

Re: [RE-wrenches] Aquion Batteries

2017-03-08 Thread William Miller
8-5600 *From:* RE-wrenches [mailto:re-wrenches-boun...@lists.re-wrenches.org] *On Behalf Of *Tump *Sent:* Wednesday, March 08, 2017 1:13 PM *To:* findso...@herzfeld.org; RE-wrenches *Subject:* Re: [RE-wrenches] Aquion Batteries I have dual Sunny Islands & dual SB 4000TL22US w/ 20 st

Re: [RE-wrenches] Aquion Batteries

2017-03-08 Thread Andrew Truitt
FYI, Aquion just went BK <https://www.greentechmedia.com/articles/read/Aquion-the-Bill-Gates-and-Kleiner-Perkins-Funded-Advanced-Battery-Startup> . - Andrew "Don't get me wrong: I love nuclear energy! It's just that I prefer fusion to fission. And it just so happens that there's

Re: [RE-wrenches] Aquion batteries - batteries in general

2015-02-17 Thread Bill Hennessy
in an area littered with superfund sites, but their commitment to the environment is impressive. Maybe cuz they're privately held. I don't work for them or benefit financially from them. http://www.eastpennmanufacturing.com/wp-content/uploads/Recycling-Brochure-0103.pdf That said, Aquion is producing

Re: [RE-wrenches] Aquion batteries - batteries in general

2015-02-18 Thread Jerry Shafer
privately held. I don't work for them or benefit financially from them. http://www.eastpennmanufacturing.com/wp-content/uploads/Recycling-Brochure-0103.pdf That said, Aquion is producing a battery without using lead. The price tag is much higher and the batteries come with only a two-year

Re: [RE-wrenches] Aquion Batteries

2017-03-08 Thread John Blittersdorf
Drake, I just did my first Aquion Install on an off-grid second home. It is a 24V single VFX3524. 10 Aspen 24 volt stacks. No one has been living there since I installed it but at least the generator stopped running 2 or 3 times a day just to maintain the heating system. The generator

Re: [RE-wrenches] for all you Aquion installers

2018-01-31 Thread Tom Duffy
ists.re-wrenches.org> Subject: Re: [RE-wrenches] for all you Aquion installers Since the cells stack in series the low voltage cell must be discharged. they are under compression, However If they are disconnected and charged separately perhaps they can be brought back. Are these batteries used in f

Re: [RE-wrenches] Aquion Batteries

2019-01-24 Thread Jason Andrade
ote: > > Message: 1 > Date: Wed, 23 Jan 2019 16:08:55 -0600 > From: Darryl Thayer > To: offgridso...@sti.net, newrewrenches > > Subject: Re: [RE-wrenches] Aquion Batteries > Message-ID: > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > I have used Si

Re: [RE-wrenches] Aquion Batteries

2017-03-08 Thread Starlight Solar Power Systems
thout wasting much of the capacity. From what I see, only about 40% could be used before LVD. And this: The Aquion battery claims their 2.4kWh, 48 volt stack operates from 59 to 30 volts. Many inverters have a LBCO of 1.75 Vpc (42 volts). Depending on voltage sag, that means about

[RE-wrenches] Fwd: Aqueous Hybrid Ion batteries

2014-11-11 Thread Phil Undercuffler
Aquion has developed a pretty interesting product and they're continuing to improve it -- I spoke with their engineers at SPI and they've recently figured out some updates that give stiffer voltage profile and therefore more effective energy. Energy density isn't their forte, but temperature

Re: [RE-wrenches] Aquion Batteries

2017-03-08 Thread Martin Herzfeld
eccomend aquions due to that low voltage, suggest asking your inverter manufacture too. On Jul 20, 2016 10:52 AM, "Drake" <drake.chamber...@redwoodalliance.org> wrote: > Hello Wrenches, > > I have a client who is going to take the plunge and buy a set of Aquion > Batteries.

Re: [RE-wrenches] for all you Aquion installers

2018-01-31 Thread Bradley Bassett
overcharging the good > cells the weak cells will continue to discharge until the battery has some > very weak cells. > > On Tue, Jan 30, 2018 at 9:42 AM, Tom Duffy <t...@solar-biz.com> wrote: > >> We have a situation with a customer's Aquion (Understand there's now

Re: [RE-wrenches] Aquion Batteries

2019-01-23 Thread jerrysgarage01
smartphone Original message From: Darryl Thayer Date: 1/23/19 2:08 PM (GMT-08:00) To: offgridso...@sti.net, newrewrenches Subject: Re: [RE-wrenches] Aquion Batteries I have used Simphiphy.  Had a problem  over time nearly 2 years the cells were what appears to be out of balance.  I think

Re: [RE-wrenches] Aqueous Hybrid Ion batteries

2014-11-10 Thread Larry Crutcher
and or this company, Aquion Energy? *http://www.aquionenergy.com/microgrid-energy-storage* ** Thanks, David Palumbo Independent Power LLC 462 Solar Way Drive Hyde Park, VT 05655 802-888-7194 ___ List sponsored by Redwood Alliance List Address: RE-wrenches

Re: [RE-wrenches] Aqueous Hybrid Ion batteries

2014-11-10 Thread Baxter, Gary
this AHI technology and or this company, Aquion Energy? http://www.aquionenergy.com/microgrid-energy-storage Thanks, David Palumbo Independent Power LLC 462 Solar Way Drive Hyde Park, VT 05655 802-888-7194 ___ List sponsored by Redwood Alliance List

Re: [RE-wrenches] Aqueous Hybrid Ion batteries

2014-11-10 Thread b...@midnitesolar.com
w battery back-up (formerly off-grid) with failing LA batteries. He found these batteries on the web and asked me to check them out. Anyone out there know anything about this AHI technology and or this company, Aquion Energy? *http://www.aquionenergy.com/microgrid-energy-storage* ** Thanks

[RE-wrenches] Aquion batteries - batteries in general

2015-02-17 Thread Greg
Marco and all wrenches, Thanks for the cost /benefit comparison on batteries. We need batteries that won't freeze easily. Even if the cost was the same we'd need to know more about the Aquions before we could risk installing them in the North. I need a fact check from someone on Lead

Re: [RE-wrenches] Morningstar 600 V MPPT

2016-04-07 Thread Bradley Bassett
I have one in a test system charging an Aquion battery. It has 11 REC modules in one string feeding it. I programmed it using MSView from my place remotely and once I got all the comm programming right it worked great. I now monitor it over the company VPN using a browser and it seems

Re: [RE-wrenches] Tesla 2.0

2017-03-11 Thread Chris Mason
p, but I’ve had some questions come my way about > the “new” Tesla 2.0 > battery backup units. And with the demise of Aquion, looks like Lithium > and LA are pretty much the only games in town. > > I have been able to find quite little on line ( surprise), pretty much > nothing f

Re: [RE-wrenches] Aquion Batteries

2017-03-08 Thread Tump
I have dual Sunny Islands & dual SB 4000TL22US w/ 20 stack on one and another site w/ the Aspen 48M w/ Schneider. I will say this; cost per amp hour of storage sucks w/ the Aquion batteries. Both my client and I feel, that the batteries, despite there size have very little capacity. The

[RE-wrenches] Aquion Batteries

2019-01-22 Thread John Blittersdorf
Awhile back, it was mentioned that missmatched cell voltages could be corrected with a 6 volt charger attached to each low layer. I tried this on one and it worked. I have several stacks that have mostly even voltages with one cell over charged. Often 8 to 25 volts. Some showed the high

Re: [RE-wrenches] LiFePO Failure modes.

2019-09-11 Thread Jerry Shafer
he mess of 3 customers finding their Aquion > batteries failing and having to replace them. I have installed two systems > with Simpliphi and one with Fortress two more Fortress 10.2 pending. Are > their any failure modes reported. Have any of you installed any LiFePO > batter

Re: [RE-wrenches] Aquion disposal

2018-08-01 Thread Tom Duffy
to look and said fine no problem drop them off. Too bad not everyone is that knowledgeable about what they are looking at. These are so much easier to move when you take them apart too. 30 lbs cell blocks. Then you have some interesting parts to do something with. Attached is a photo of my Su

Re: [RE-wrenches] Aqueous Hybrid Ion batteries

2014-11-10 Thread Jerry Shafer
technology and or this company, Aquion Energy? *http://www.aquionenergy.com/microgrid-energy-storage http://www.aquionenergy.com/microgrid-energy-storage* Thanks, David Palumbo Independent Power LLC 462 Solar Way Drive Hyde Park, VT 05655 802-888-7194

[RE-wrenches] Aqueous Hybrid Ion batteries

2014-11-10 Thread Marco Mangelsdorf
anything about this AHI technology and or this company, Aquion Energy? http://www.aquionenergy.com/microgrid-energy-storage Thanks, David Palumbo Independent Power LLC 462 Solar Way Drive Hyde Park, VT 05655 802-888-7194 ___ List

Re: [RE-wrenches] Morningstar 600 V MPPT

2016-04-08 Thread Chris Mason
I have one. It's a bit noisy but very good unit. I'd get the unit with the dc disconnect. On Apr 7, 2016 18:39, "Bradley Bassett" <bbasse...@gmail.com> wrote: > I have one in a test system charging an Aquion battery. It has 11 REC > modules in one string feeding it. I prog

Re: [RE-wrenches] Aqueon disposal

2018-07-26 Thread Bradley Bassett
at. These are so much easier to move when you take them apart too. 30 lbs cell blocks. Then you have some interesting parts to do something with. Attached is a photo of my Super Aquion Gravel Tamper tool. Some of the other aluminum parts will get incorporated into one of my homemade telescopes

Re: [RE-wrenches] Aqueous Hybrid Ion batteries

2014-11-10 Thread Jarmo . Venalainen
wrote: Wrenches, I have a customer with a grid-tied w battery back-up (formerly off-grid) with failing LA batteries. He found these batteries on the web and asked me to check them out. Anyone out there know anything about this AHI technology and or this company, Aquion Energy? http

Re: [RE-wrenches] Aqueous Hybrid Ion batteries

2014-11-10 Thread Dave
a customer with a grid-tied w battery back-up (formerly off-grid) with failing LA batteries. He found these batteries on the web and asked me to check them out. Anyone out there know anything about this AHI technology and or this company, Aquion Energy? http://www.aquionenergy.com/microgrid

Re: [RE-wrenches] Morningstar 600 V MPPT

2016-04-07 Thread Dan Fink
in a test system charging an Aquion battery. It has 11 REC > modules in one string feeding it. I programmed it using MSView from my > place remotely and once I got all the comm programming right it worked > great. I now monitor it over the company VPN using a browser and it seems > to be

Re: [RE-wrenches] NiFe batteries

2016-09-08 Thread John Blittersdorf
Tump, One concern with the Aquion batteries is that the recommended lowest ambient temperature is 40 degrees and they will freeze below 25 degrees F. I will be installing these batteries in an off grid system in October and I suggested that the temporary power shed (during construction

Re: [RE-wrenches] NiFe batteries

2016-09-08 Thread John Blittersdorf
On Thu, Sep 8, 2016 at 9:31 PM, John Blittersdorf < john.blittersd...@gmail.com> wrote: > Tump, >One concern with the Aquion batteries is that the recommended lowest > ambient temperature is 40 degrees and they will freeze below 25 degrees F. > I will be installing these b

Re: [RE-wrenches] SMA US 40 & AC coupling

2017-03-10 Thread Drake
..@lists.re-wrenches.org] On Behalf Of Tump Sent: Wednesday, March 08, 2017 1:13 PM To: <mailto:findso...@herzfeld.org>findso...@herzfeld.org; RE-wrenches Subject: Re: [RE-wrenches] Aquion Batteries  I have dual Sunny Islands & dual SB 4000TL22US  w/ 20 stack on one and another site

Re: [RE-wrenches] Tesla 2.0

2017-03-11 Thread Dan Fink
...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> HI All, >> >> I hesitate to bring this up, but I’ve had some questions come my way >> about the “new” Tesla 2.0 >> battery backup units. And with the demise of Aquion, looks like Lithium >> and LA are pretty much the only games in town. &

Re: [RE-wrenches] Tesla 2.0

2017-03-11 Thread b...@midnitesolar.com
backup units. And with the demise of Aquion, looks like Lithium and LA are pretty much the only games in town. I have been able to find quite little on line ( surprise), pretty much nothing from Tesla directly, but some from other folks by google search. Does anyone on the list here k

Re: [RE-wrenches] Tesla 2.0

2017-03-11 Thread Rebekah Hren
through some software issues, > the system performed solidly. > > > On Fri, Mar 10, 2017 at 9:43 PM, jay <jay.pe...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> HI All, >> >> I hesitate to bring this up, but I’ve had some questions come my way >> about the “new” Tesla 2.0 >>

Re: [RE-wrenches] SMA US 40 & AC coupling

2017-03-10 Thread Bradley Bassett
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Re: [RE-wrenches] SMA US 40 & AC coupling

2017-03-10 Thread William Miller
t;re-wrenches-boun...@lists.re-wrenches.org>] *On Behalf Of *Tump *Sent:* Wednesday, March 08, 2017 1:13 PM *To:* findso...@herzfeld.org; RE-wrenches *Subject:* Re: [RE-wrenches] Aquion Batteries  I have dual Sunny Islands & dual SB 4000TL22US  w/ 20 stack on one and another site w/ the *Aspen

Re: [RE-wrenches] SMA US 40 & AC coupling

2017-03-10 Thread Tump
>> <mailto:re-wrenches-boun...@lists.re-wrenches.org>] On Behalf Of Tump >> Sent: Wednesday, March 08, 2017 1:13 PM >> To: findso...@herzfeld.org <mailto:findso...@herzfeld.org>; RE-wrenches >> Subject: Re: [RE-wrenches] Aquion Batteries >> Â >> I have dual Sunny

Re: [RE-wrenches] Aqueon disposal

2018-07-27 Thread Drake
with. Attached is a photo of my Super Aquion Gravel Tamper tool. Some of the other aluminum parts will get incorporated into one of my homemade telescopes. Brad AEE Solar On Wed, Jul 25, 2018 at 4:22 PM, Glenn Burt <<mailto:glenn.b...@glbcc.com>glenn.b...@glbcc.com> wrote: Howdy wrench

Re: [RE-wrenches] Aqueon disposal

2018-07-26 Thread Rick Brown
to do something with. Attached > is a photo of my Super Aquion Gravel Tamper tool. Some of the other aluminum > parts will get incorporated into one of my homemade telescopes. > > Brad > AEE Solar > >> On Wed, Jul 25, 2018 at 4:22 PM, Glenn Burt wrote: >> Howdy wrenches, &

Re: [RE-wrenches] Aqueon disposal

2018-07-27 Thread Bradley Bassett
you take them apart too. 30 lbs cell > blocks. Then you have some interesting parts to do something with. Attached > is a photo of my Super Aquion Gravel Tamper tool. Some of the other > aluminum parts will get incorporated into one of my homemade telescopes. > > Brad > AEE Solar &g

Re: [RE-wrenches] Aqueon disposal

2018-08-01 Thread Glenn Burt
interesting parts to do something with. Attached is a photo of my Super Aquion Gravel Tamper tool. Some of the other aluminum parts will get incorporated into one of my homemade telescopes. Brad AEE Solar On Wed, Jul 25, 2018 at 4:22 PM, Glenn Burt mailto:glenn.b...@glbcc.com> > wrote: Howdy wr

Re: [RE-wrenches] Aquion Batteries

2019-01-23 Thread Darryl Thayer
I have used Simphiphy. Had a problem over time nearly 2 years the cells were what appears to be out of balance. I think i balanced them by setting the charge voltage higher than recomended. I think the factory has it wrong On Wed, Jan 23, 2019, 1:39 PM Dave Angelini Offgrid Solar <

Re: [RE-wrenches] SMA US 40 & AC coupling

2017-03-13 Thread Drake
indso...@herzfeld.org>findso...@herzfeld.org; RE-wrenches Subject: Re: [RE-wrenches] Aquion Batteries  I have dual Sunny Islands & dual SB 4000TL22US  w/ 20 stack on one and another site w/ the Aspen 48M w/ Schneider. I will say this; cost per amp hour of storage  sucks w/ the

Re: [RE-wrenches] Tesla 2.0

2017-03-11 Thread Ray
performed solidly. On Fri, Mar 10, 2017 at 9:43 PM, jay <jay.pe...@gmail.com <mailto:jay.pe...@gmail.com>> wrote: HI All, I hesitate to bring this up, but I’ve had some questions come my way about the “new” Tesla 2.0 battery backup units. And with the demise of Aquion

Re: [RE-wrenches] Tesla 2.0

2017-03-12 Thread max
backup units. And with the demise of Aquion, looks like Lithium and LA are pretty much the only games in town. I have been able to find quite little on line ( surprise), pretty much nothing from Tesla directly, but some from other folks by google search. Does anyone on the list here know anything

Re: [RE-wrenches] SI 5048 and replacement Lithium Ion battery bank

2020-01-08 Thread Tump
NOT sold on them. We, as an industry, have repeatably been offered the latest & greatest, "were here for the long run” manufacturers, only to be left holding the unanswered phone. Aquion anyone? That being said, I really have not found FLA/ AGM battery performance, venting or inst

Re: [RE-wrenches] Wind Turbine

2020-07-08 Thread John Blittersdorf
SW Plus to dual Outback inverters, going from 24v to 48v, and directly replacing his Bergey with a Pika, and new Aquion batteries. Sine we had already done the rest of the system, I ended up selling mine to him to keep him happy. I dearly miss that machine. Since Pika sold out to Generac, I’m

Re: [RE-wrenches] Tesla 2.0

2017-03-13 Thread August Goers
; wrote: HI All, I hesitate to bring this up, but I’ve had some questions come my way about the “new” Tesla 2.0 battery backup units. And with the demise of Aquion, looks like Lithium and LA are pretty much the only games in town. I have been able to find quite little on line ( surprise), pretty

Re: [RE-wrenches] Tesla 2.0

2017-03-13 Thread Chris Mason
Rebekah > > > > On Sat, Mar 11, 2017 at 9:51 AM, Chris Mason <cometenergysyst...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > Don't ignore Sonnen, their ECO16 is a solid Lithium based solution. We > installed one in Anguilla and, once we got through some software issues, > the system performed solidl

Re: [RE-wrenches] Tesla 2.0

2017-03-11 Thread frenergy
battery backup units. And with the demise of Aquion, looks like Lithium and LA are pretty much the only games in town. I have been able to find quite little on line ( surprise), pretty much nothing from Tesla directly, but some from other folks by google search. Does anyone

Re: [RE-wrenches] Aqueon disposal

2018-08-01 Thread Glenn Burt
some interesting parts to do something with. Attached is a photo of my Super Aquion Gravel Tamper tool. Some of the other aluminum parts will get incorporated into one of my homemade telescopes. Brad AEE Solar On Wed, Jul 25, 2018 at 4:22 PM, Glenn Burt mailto:glenn.b...@glbcc.com>

Re: [RE-wrenches] PIKA wind turbine.

2018-10-15 Thread John Blittersdorf
to Outback Flexware 500, 48V system, 5kw of additional solar on his barn roof, 12 Aquion 48V batteries, new generator, and lastly removing his aged Bergey XL.1 to replace with a PIKA. When I ordered the wind turbine, they were sold out and not planning to make more. I had to sell my customer my own

Re: [RE-wrenches] Wind Turbine

2020-07-09 Thread Chris Schaefer
500 watts and regulating my > batteries at float with no dump loads needed. I got my first order for one > and called Pika to order one but they had already stopped production and > were not going to make any more. I had sold a customer a complete upgrade > of his system which included

Re: [RE-wrenches] Wind Turbine

2020-07-08 Thread pgiroux
going from 24v to 48v, and directly replacing his Bergey with a Pika, and new Aquion batteries. Sine we had already done the rest of the system, I ended up selling mine to him to keep him happy. I dearly miss that machine. Since Pika sold out to Generac, I’m hanging on a glimmer o

Re: [RE-wrenches] Wind Turbine

2020-07-08 Thread Roy Butler
Bergey with a Pika, and new Aquion batteries.  Sine we had already done the rest of the system, I ended up selling mine to him to keep him happy.  I dearly miss that machine.  Since Pika sold out to Generac, I’m hanging on a glimmer of hope that the turbine

Re: [RE-wrenches] Wind Turbine

2020-07-09 Thread Roy Butler
trex SW Plus to dual Outback inverters, going from 24v to 48v, and directly replacing his Bergey with a Pika, and new Aquion batteries.  Sine we had already done the rest of the system, I ended up selling

Re: [RE-wrenches] Wind Turbine

2020-07-09 Thread John Blittersdorf
ot attachment weakness found on the Bergey as well >> as sound issues and performance. Unfortunately they stopped production due >> to low sales. I ran mine for a year and a half and almost eliminated my >> generator in a low wind speed site but att he same time saw it perfor

Re: [RE-wrenches] Wind Turbine

2020-07-09 Thread Ray
omer a complete upgrade of his system which included upgrading from a Xantrex SW Plus to dual Outback inverters, going from 24v to 48v, and directly replacing his Bergey with a Pika, and new Aquion batteries.  Sine we had already done the rest of the s

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