[RE-wrenches] Magnum

[RM You]

Anybody know what’s up with Magnum Energy/ Sensata? I’ve been trying to get on 
their website both through direct magnumenergy.com links and through Sensata 
and there is no Magnum Energy website any more. Did I miss something here…? 
Hope not. The data site is still up but all the other links just show a 404 
error.

Ron
earthRight Solar
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Re: [RE-wrenches] UL/CSA listed battery monitor?

[Jay]

Putting a battery that generates massive amounts of hydrogen into a boat seems 
like a really bad idea to me. 

Jay
Peltz Power 





> On Jul 10, 2018, at 2:34 PM, Hilton Dier  wrote:
> 
> Thanks for all the responses. The people on this list are gold standard. I’ll 
> look into the various monitors.
> 
> The batteries are SAFT (now Alcatel) STM-140 flooded NiCads. I don’t know 
> where these people got them, but they were surplus of some sort. They have 
> tested them and culled a few bad ones.
> 
> I’m thinking they may have to rely on the mercy and understanding of the 
> Canadian coast guard equivalent of an AHJ. If there are no listed monitors 
> there should be an exemption. Ignorance of SOC is worse for safety than a 
> non-listed battery monitor. But that would be logical, so...
> 
> Hilton Dier III
> Renewable Energy Design
> Missisquoi River Hydro LLC
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Re: [RE-wrenches] UL/CSA listed battery monitor?

[Dave Angelini Offgrid Solar]

I have one question also. Do you have the Nicad data to enter into a
typical shunt based monitor to calibrate it? Without loading the 5 or 6
parameters a quality battery monitor needs, it really is not going to be
that accurate. It is so nice to have the data from a BMS and no shunt
required. Very accurate Soc:)

> This is probably a dumb question, but is the NiCad battery UL listed? 
> Most batteries are not.
>
> Ray Walters
> Remote Solar
> 303 505-8760
>
> On 7/10/18 2:19 PM, b...@midnitesolar.com wrote:
>>
>>
>> I don't know of any listed battery monitors.  Not sure what spec they
>> would be tested to ?
>>
>> However...
>> In Canada, I have heard of systems being individually blessed by
>> inspectors or whoever that
>> include products that don't have listings but everything in the system
>> had to have a listing.
>>
>> I know that this was done for our wind Clipper in Canada not long ago.
>>
>> Email me directly and I can try to find the particulars of that
>> situation if it might help here.
>>
>> Thanks,
>> boB
>>
>>
>> On 7/10/2018 11:36 AM, b...@midnitesolar.com wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>> Just to clarify, MidNite has two (2) battery monitors  Sort of...
>>>
>>> The  MNBCM that Tom referred to is a shunt-less voltage monitor that
>>> lets you know when
>>> the battery has not received an Absorb charge cycle for 1 week and 2
>>> weeks.  It also has
>>> somewhat of a voltage meter.  It is purely based on battery voltage
>>> and looks for the rise
>>> in voltage for an accumulated of around 2 hours or so...  It has a
>>> semi-circle of LEDs on it.
>>>
>>> Then the Whizbang Junior is a 500A @ 50 mV shunt tack-on circuit
>>> board that connects to
>>> the MidNite Classic or Kid charge controllers that calculates State
>>> Of Charge based on
>>> Amp-Hours in and out of the bank.
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>> boB
>>>
>>>
>>> On 7/10/2018 9:09 AM, Dan Fink wrote:
 The Midnite battery monitor requires a shunt, it piggybacks onto
 that shunt.

 Dan Fink
 Professor of Solar Energy Technology, Ecotech Institute
 IREC Certified Instructor™ for:
 ~ PV Installation Professional
 ~ Small Wind Installer
 Executive Director, Buckville Energy
 NABCEP Registered Continuing Education Providers™
 NABCEP Associate

 970.672.4342


 On Tue, Jul 10, 2018 at 8:53 AM, Tom Duffy >>> > wrote:

 Look at either the BlueSky IPM Pro Remote with shunt or the
 Schneider Battery monitor. The MidNite Battery monitor is more
 basic as it has no shunt

 Kind regards

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 *To:* re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org
 
 *Subject:* [RE-wrenches] UL/CSA listed battery monitor?

 I have a client who needs a monitoring system for a 48V nominal
 NiCad battery bank on a boat. It's 4 parallel strings of 6V
 batteries. (Not ideal, I know) It's a passenger boat in Canada
 so all electrical devices need to be UL/CSA listed. None of the
 Bogart Engineering monitors are listed.

 Any suggestions appreciated.

 Thanks!

 Hilton

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Re: [RE-wrenches] Solar set backs

[cwarfel]

NYSERDA out of NY has reasonable amendments to the IBC for setbacks for
access and ventilation. They clarify that the hip roof valley is 18"
either side for a total of 36" width. 

On 2018-07-10 17:38, Wayne Irwin wrote:

> Calfire code seems to be the standard being somewhat enforced as the standard 
> nationwide.
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> 
> Hey Gary, 
> 
> Ohio Fire Code does cover this. It's a matter of if the Fire marshal in you 
> project area wants to waive or alter the requirements. 
> 
> http://codes.ohio.gov/oac/1301:7-7-06v1 
> 
> Specifically 605.11.1.2 is for residential buildings. There is some conflict 
> in terms of Hip roofs in the code there. 605.11.1.2.2 states a single 3ft 
> path on one edge or another for a hip roof, but 605.11.1.2.4 states that an 
> 18 space is allowed when modules are mounted on two adjacent roof planes with 
> a hip roof. 
> 
> With Regards, 
> 
> Daniel Young, 
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> 
> FROM: RE-wrenches  ON BEHALF OF 
> gary easton
> SENT: Monday, July 09, 2018 3:39 PM
> TO: RE-wrenches 
> SUBJECT: [RE-wrenches] Solar set backs 
> 
> Hello Wrenches,
> 
> What are you all seeing required as setbacks post 2017?  I am having 
> inspectors vary between wanting a 3' lane at the bottom and sides to allowing 
> the array down to the gutter, and from requiring between 18" and 3' at the 
> ridge.
> 
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Re: [RE-wrenches] Solar set backs

[Wayne Irwin]

Calfire code seems to be the standard being somewhat enforced as the standard 
nationwide.

Wayne Irwin,
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To: 'RE-wrenches'
Subject: Re: [RE-wrenches] Solar set backs


Hey Gary,



Ohio Fire Code does cover this. It’s a matter of if the Fire marshal in you 
project area wants to waive or alter the requirements.



http://codes.ohio.gov/oac/1301:7-7-06v1



Specifically 605.11.1.2 is for residential buildings. There is some conflict in 
terms of Hip roofs in the code there. 605.11.1.2.2 states a single 3ft path on 
one edge or another for a hip roof, but 605.11.1.2.4 states that an 18 space is 
allowed when modules are mounted on two adjacent roof planes with a hip roof.



With Regards,



Daniel Young,

NABCEP Certified PV Installation ProfessionalTM: Cert #031508-90



From: RE-wrenches  On Behalf Of gary 
easton
Sent: Monday, July 09, 2018 3:39 PM
To: RE-wrenches 
Subject: [RE-wrenches] Solar set backs



Hello Wrenches,

What are you all seeing required as setbacks post 2017?  I am having inspectors 
vary between wanting a 3' lane at the bottom and sides to allowing the array 
down to the gutter, and from requiring between 18" and 3' at the ridge.



--

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Appalachian Renewable Power

Stewart, Ohio 45778
NABCEP Certified Solar PV
T: 740-277-8498

 www.arp-solar.com



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[RE-wrenches] UL/CSA listed battery monitor?

[Hilton Dier]

Thanks for all the responses. The people on this list are gold standard. I’ll 
look into the various monitors.

The batteries are SAFT (now Alcatel) STM-140 flooded NiCads. I don’t know where 
these people got them, but they were surplus of some sort. They have tested 
them and culled a few bad ones.

I’m thinking they may have to rely on the mercy and understanding of the 
Canadian coast guard equivalent of an AHJ. If there are no listed monitors 
there should be an exemption. Ignorance of SOC is worse for safety than a 
non-listed battery monitor. But that would be logical, so...

Hilton Dier III
Renewable Energy Design
Missisquoi River Hydro LLC
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Re: [RE-wrenches] Solar set backs

[Daniel Young]

Hey Gary,

 

Ohio Fire Code does cover this. It’s a matter of if the Fire marshal in you 
project area wants to waive or alter the requirements.

 

http://codes.ohio.gov/oac/1301:7-7-06v1 

 

Specifically 605.11.1.2 is for residential buildings. There is some conflict in 
terms of Hip roofs in the code there. 605.11.1.2.2 states a single 3ft path on 
one edge or another for a hip roof, but 605.11.1.2.4 states that an 18 space is 
allowed when modules are mounted on two adjacent roof planes with a hip roof.

 

With Regards,

 

Daniel Young, 

NABCEP Certified PV Installation ProfessionalTM: Cert #031508-90 

 

From: RE-wrenches  On Behalf Of gary 
easton
Sent: Monday, July 09, 2018 3:39 PM
To: RE-wrenches 
Subject: [RE-wrenches] Solar set backs

 

Hello Wrenches,

What are you all seeing required as setbacks post 2017?  I am having inspectors 
vary between wanting a 3' lane at the bottom and sides to allowing the array 
down to the gutter, and from requiring between 18" and 3' at the ridge.


 

-- 

Gary Easton
Appalachian Renewable Power

Stewart, Ohio 45778
NABCEP Certified Solar PV   
 
T: 740-277-8498

 www.arp-solar.com  

 


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Re: [RE-wrenches] UL/CSA listed battery monitor?

[Ray]

This is probably a dumb question, but is the NiCad battery UL listed?  
Most batteries are not.


Ray Walters
Remote Solar
303 505-8760

On 7/10/18 2:19 PM, b...@midnitesolar.com wrote:



I don't know of any listed battery monitors.  Not sure what spec they 
would be tested to ?


However...
In Canada, I have heard of systems being individually blessed by 
inspectors or whoever that
include products that don't have listings but everything in the system 
had to have a listing.


I know that this was done for our wind Clipper in Canada not long ago.

Email me directly and I can try to find the particulars of that 
situation if it might help here.


Thanks,
boB


On 7/10/2018 11:36 AM, b...@midnitesolar.com wrote:



Just to clarify, MidNite has two (2) battery monitors  Sort of...

The  MNBCM that Tom referred to is a shunt-less voltage monitor that 
lets you know when
the battery has not received an Absorb charge cycle for 1 week and 2 
weeks.  It also has
somewhat of a voltage meter.  It is purely based on battery voltage 
and looks for the rise
in voltage for an accumulated of around 2 hours or so...  It has a 
semi-circle of LEDs on it.


Then the Whizbang Junior is a 500A @ 50 mV shunt tack-on circuit 
board that connects to
the MidNite Classic or Kid charge controllers that calculates State 
Of Charge based on

Amp-Hours in and out of the bank.

Thanks,
boB


On 7/10/2018 9:09 AM, Dan Fink wrote:
The Midnite battery monitor requires a shunt, it piggybacks onto 
that shunt.


Dan Fink
Professor of Solar Energy Technology, Ecotech Institute
IREC Certified Instructor™ for:
~ PV Installation Professional
~ Small Wind Installer
Executive Director, Buckville Energy
NABCEP Registered Continuing Education Providers™
NABCEP Associate

970.672.4342


On Tue, Jul 10, 2018 at 8:53 AM, Tom Duffy > wrote:


Look at either the BlueSky IPM Pro Remote with shunt or the
Schneider Battery monitor. The MidNite Battery monitor is more
basic as it has no shunt

Kind regards

*Tom Duffy*

*Senior Solar Design Engineer*

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Of *Hilton Dier III
*Sent:* Monday, July 09, 2018 9:06 PM
*To:* re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org

*Subject:* [RE-wrenches] UL/CSA listed battery monitor?

I have a client who needs a monitoring system for a 48V nominal
NiCad battery bank on a boat. It's 4 parallel strings of 6V
batteries. (Not ideal, I know) It's a passenger boat in Canada
so all electrical devices need to be UL/CSA listed. None of the
Bogart Engineering monitors are listed.

Any suggestions appreciated.

Thanks!

Hilton

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Missisquoi River Hydro

Renewable Energy Design


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Re: [RE-wrenches] UL/CSA listed battery monitor?

[b...@midnitesolar.com]

I don't know of any listed battery monitors.  Not sure what spec they 
would be tested to ?


However...
In Canada, I have heard of systems being individually blessed by 
inspectors or whoever that
include products that don't have listings but everything in the system 
had to have a listing.


I know that this was done for our wind Clipper in Canada not long ago.

Email me directly and I can try to find the particulars of that 
situation if it might help here.


Thanks,
boB


On 7/10/2018 11:36 AM, b...@midnitesolar.com wrote:



Just to clarify, MidNite has two (2) battery monitors  Sort of...

The  MNBCM that Tom referred to is a shunt-less voltage monitor that 
lets you know when
the battery has not received an Absorb charge cycle for 1 week and 2 
weeks.  It also has
somewhat of a voltage meter.  It is purely based on battery voltage 
and looks for the rise
in voltage for an accumulated of around 2 hours or so...  It has a 
semi-circle of LEDs on it.


Then the Whizbang Junior is a 500A @ 50 mV shunt tack-on circuit board 
that connects to
the MidNite Classic or Kid charge controllers that calculates State Of 
Charge based on

Amp-Hours in and out of the bank.

Thanks,
boB


On 7/10/2018 9:09 AM, Dan Fink wrote:
The Midnite battery monitor requires a shunt, it piggybacks onto that 
shunt.


Dan Fink
Professor of Solar Energy Technology, Ecotech Institute
IREC Certified Instructor™ for:
~ PV Installation Professional
~ Small Wind Installer
Executive Director, Buckville Energy
NABCEP Registered Continuing Education Providers™
NABCEP Associate

970.672.4342


On Tue, Jul 10, 2018 at 8:53 AM, Tom Duffy > wrote:


Look at either the BlueSky IPM Pro Remote with shunt or the
Schneider Battery monitor. The MidNite Battery monitor is more
basic as it has no shunt

Kind regards

*Tom Duffy*

*Senior Solar Design Engineer*

Solar-Biz-new-logo-800X300

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] *On Behalf Of
*Hilton Dier III
*Sent:* Monday, July 09, 2018 9:06 PM
*To:* re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org

*Subject:* [RE-wrenches] UL/CSA listed battery monitor?

I have a client who needs a monitoring system for a 48V nominal
NiCad battery bank on a boat. It's 4 parallel strings of 6V
batteries. (Not ideal, I know) It's a passenger boat in Canada so
all electrical devices need to be UL/CSA listed. None of the
Bogart Engineering monitors are listed.

Any suggestions appreciated.

Thanks!

Hilton

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Missisquoi River Hydro

Renewable Energy Design


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[b...@midnitesolar.com]

Just to clarify, MidNite has two (2) battery monitors  Sort of...

The  MNBCM that Tom referred to is a shunt-less voltage monitor that 
lets you know when
the battery has not received an Absorb charge cycle for 1 week and 2 
weeks.  It also has
somewhat of a voltage meter.  It is purely based on battery voltage and 
looks for the rise
in voltage for an accumulated of around 2 hours or so...  It has a 
semi-circle of LEDs on it.


Then the Whizbang Junior is a 500A @ 50 mV shunt tack-on circuit board 
that connects to
the MidNite Classic or Kid charge controllers that calculates State Of 
Charge based on

Amp-Hours in and out of the bank.

Thanks,
boB


On 7/10/2018 9:09 AM, Dan Fink wrote:
The Midnite battery monitor requires a shunt, it piggybacks onto that 
shunt.


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On Tue, Jul 10, 2018 at 8:53 AM, Tom Duffy > wrote:


Look at either the BlueSky IPM Pro Remote with shunt or the
Schneider Battery monitor. The MidNite Battery monitor is more
basic as it has no shunt

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I have a client who needs a monitoring system for a 48V nominal
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batteries. (Not ideal, I know) It's a passenger boat in Canada so
all electrical devices need to be UL/CSA listed. None of the
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Re: [RE-wrenches] UL/CSA listed battery monitor?

[Dan Fink]

The Midnite battery monitor requires a shunt, it piggybacks onto that shunt.

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On Tue, Jul 10, 2018 at 8:53 AM, Tom Duffy  wrote:

> Look at either the BlueSky IPM Pro Remote with shunt or the Schneider
> Battery monitor. The MidNite Battery monitor is more basic as it has no
> shunt
>
>
>
> Kind regards
>
>
>
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> *Subject:* [RE-wrenches] UL/CSA listed battery monitor?
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>
> I have a client who needs a monitoring system for a 48V nominal NiCad
> battery bank on a boat. It's 4 parallel strings of 6V batteries. (Not
> ideal, I know) It's a passenger boat in Canada so all electrical devices
> need to be UL/CSA listed. None of the Bogart Engineering monitors are
> listed.
>
> Any suggestions appreciated.
>
> Thanks!
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Re: [RE-wrenches] UL/CSA listed battery monitor?

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Victron has marine battery monitors and their quality is good. T
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> Are their batteries UL/CSA listed?
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> I have a client who needs a monitoring system for a 48V nominal NiCad battery 
> bank on a boat. It's 4 parallel strings of 6V batteries. (Not ideal, I know) 
> It's a passenger boat in Canada so all electrical devices need to be UL/CSA 
> listed. None of the Bogart Engineering monitors are listed.
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Re: [RE-wrenches] UL/CSA listed battery monitor?

[Tom Duffy]

Look at either the BlueSky IPM Pro Remote with shunt or the Schneider Battery 
monitor. The MidNite Battery monitor is more basic as it has no shunt

Kind regards

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From: RE-wrenches [mailto:re-wrenches-boun...@lists.re-wrenches.org] On Behalf 
Of Hilton Dier III
Sent: Monday, July 09, 2018 9:06 PM
To: re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org
Subject: [RE-wrenches] UL/CSA listed battery monitor?


I have a client who needs a monitoring system for a 48V nominal NiCad battery 
bank on a boat. It's 4 parallel strings of 6V batteries. (Not ideal, I know) 
It's a passenger boat in Canada so all electrical devices need to be UL/CSA 
listed. None of the Bogart Engineering monitors are listed.

Any suggestions appreciated.

Thanks!

Hilton

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Missisquoi River Hydro

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