Re: [RE-wrenches] Good Tablets for the Solar Installer

2019-09-17 Thread Jerry Shafer
Kelly By the time you buy all the extras vs a basic laptop fewer items to carry and loose. I do programming in Hawaii and California and my Dell still can do e everything needed and a lot less money but that's just me "KISS" On Tue, Sep 17, 2019, 1:02 PM James Rudolph wrote: > We are

[RE-wrenches] Good Tablets for the Solar Installer

2019-09-17 Thread Kelly Larson
Esteemed wrenches, I am looking to buy a PC tablet/laptop for testing in the field. I will be using a Solmetric PVA, Seaward 210 and Survey, excel spreadsheet, internet, and email. I also would like to be able to read and annotate pdfs. Suggestions?  What do you use?  What are the

Re: [RE-wrenches] Good Tablets for the Solar Installer

2019-09-17 Thread James Rudolph
We are transitioning from Dell laptops to Surface Pro's with cell service. The flexibility of these units in the field seems to be unrivaled. *James B. Rudolph* *Hawai'i Unified* *Director of Energy* *ES Electrician # 10816* *NABCEP Certified PV Installer # 091209-155* *808.594.9969*

Re: [RE-wrenches] Good Tablets for the Solar Installer

2019-09-17 Thread William Miller
Kelly: I really like the tablet I use. My criteria are: 1. Windows based with full computer capabilities. 2. Portable. 3. Reliable. 4. Decent storage size. I chose the Microsoft Surface Go. Out of the box it checks all of the boxes except 4. I overcame the latter by

Re: [RE-wrenches] Good Tablets for the Solar Installer

2019-09-17 Thread August Goers
We've experimented around with various devices, and I'll agree that the Microsoft Surface line is a good choice. You can find 3rd party heavy duty protective cases on Amazon that are worthwhile if you plan on using it in the field. Also note that the current Surface Pro 6th gen product only has

[RE-wrenches] New hydro design

2019-09-17 Thread chris
Dear techies: I have a fellow with an interesting project - a new type of micro-hydro design to assist with irrigation systems. I'm looking to give his information to some engineer who can help with the magnets and coil design. If you have any suggestions who might be able to assist this

Re: [RE-wrenches] Bi-Facial or transparent modules

2019-09-17 Thread chris
So, does anyone actually know of any distributor offering bi-facial modules? I know of some manufacturers who claim to have them, but I’m not finding them in the U.S. And I don’t want to buy a container, just enough for a residential system…like 16 or so modules in the ~300W range. Best,

Re: [RE-wrenches] Strategies for staged startup of appliances

2019-09-17 Thread Chris Schaefer
Hey Dave, Sorry for the delay to your question on the ASCO. Yes the 185 is the one I use either with a service entrance rated CB or without. You can adjust time so in a power outage the transfer is less than 2 seconds. Have had zero issues since switching to them over 10 years ago. Christopher