Re: [RE-wrenches] Industry Publications

2020-04-17 Thread Michael Welch
Hi gang.  Please comment to me off list about this. The online search feature for Home Power wasn't as good as we would have liked, though it was adequate for some uses. But now you can download ALL the back issues to your computers (at no cost). Then if you have the paid version of Acrobat

Re: [RE-wrenches] Industry Publications

2020-04-17 Thread Corey Shalanski
Related question: I always considered the *Home Power* and *SolarPro *article search features to be really valuable parts of their websites, but neither of these appear to be still available. I believe the *HP* article archive DVD supports keyword searches (via Acrobat or other PDF viewer), but I

Re: [RE-wrenches] Stand alone battery charger

2020-04-17 Thread Dave Angelini Offgrid Solar
I use the CSW 4048. It has a 50 amp charger. A good spare for clients. Get 2 of them. Repurpose an old Radian or XW well over 100A. XW+ is 140adc. DAVE ANGELINI OFFGRID SOLAR "we go where powerlines don't" http://members.sti.net/offgridsolar/ [1] e-mail offgridso...@sti.net [2] text 209 813

Re: [RE-wrenches] Rectifier

2020-04-17 Thread Mac Lewis
Hi Wrenches, >From a power perspective, I'm comfortable with a 5000W inverter, covering some peak intermittent loads. As far as kWh/day, its going to be in the 10-15 kWh range I believe. if the rectifier and/or battery charger would do ~700-1000W 24/7, it should be plenty from a power

Re: [RE-wrenches] Xantrex MPPT 80 600 Not Showing Up in SCP

2020-04-17 Thread Jeff Clearwater
Hey Kirk, yes shielded cable does little good if you don't ground the little wire provided at least at one end.  I just run a ground wire and tape it to the CAT cable. Kirk Herander wrote on 4/17/20 5:50 AM: So you terminate the shield somehow outside of the RJ45 connector? On 4/16/2020

Re: [RE-wrenches] Stand alone battery charger

2020-04-17 Thread Jason Szumlanski
I guess I should mention... 240V input from a generator. If the charger could ramp up the charge rate slowly, that would be helpful. On Fri, Apr 17, 2020, 2:21 PM Jason Szumlanski < ja...@floridasolardesigngroup.com> wrote: > I'm looking for a standalone 51V nominal battery charger suitable for

[RE-wrenches] Stand alone battery charger

2020-04-17 Thread Jason Szumlanski
I'm looking for a standalone 51V nominal battery charger suitable for a LiPO battery with 2-stage charging and adjustable setpoints for max current and battery voltage. It would require dual chargers with 100A capacity (I want dual chargers for redundancy so I have at least 50% capacity if one

Re: [RE-wrenches] Xantrex MPPT 80 600 Not Showing Up in SCP

2020-04-17 Thread Dave Angelini Offgrid Solar
There is just as much shielding inside Schneider, Outback or most any electronics that are designed for networking. It is Engineered in. Canbus, modbus, ">DAVE ANGELINI OFFGRID SOLAR "we go where powerlines don't" http://members.sti.net/offgridsolar/ [1] e-mail offgridso...@sti.net [2] text 209

Re: [RE-wrenches] Industry Publications

2020-04-17 Thread Philip Lawes Insoltech
I wish there were. Philip N Lawes 172 Wave St. Laguna Beach, Ca. 92651 Office: 949-497-6300 Cell: 949-510-0687 Email: p...@insoltechsolar.com From: RE-wrenches [mailto:re-wrenches-boun...@lists.re-wrenches.org] On Behalf Of Corey Shalanski Sent: Thursday, April 16, 2020

Re: [RE-wrenches] Rectifier

2020-04-17 Thread Jay
Hi Mac All depends on how much power do you want out there? Jay Peltz power > On Apr 17, 2020, at 7:08 AM, Glenn Burt wrote: > >  > How about a transformer at each end? > Step up the voltage. > > -Glenn > Sent from my 'smart'phone, so please excuse typos and spelling errors. > > --

Re: [RE-wrenches] Rectifier

2020-04-17 Thread Jerry Shafer
Cory, Wrenches I had this at a golf course, we used the existing wire as a lower amp feed to out Outback blue planet system, with proper programing and an ac to dc 48 volt 1000 watt charger. There was a small PV component and away it went, worked great. Jerry On Fri, Apr 17, 2020, 6:15 AM Mac

Re: [RE-wrenches] Rectifier

2020-04-17 Thread Kirpal
Hey Mac.If you were to install an Outback Radian with a max of 50A pass thru capability on a single inverter you could use your existing 4/0AWG wire size and only have a 2.4% voltage drop. You could run a PV system and inverter and only tap into the grid connection when PV alone wasn't

Re: [RE-wrenches] Industry Publications

2020-04-17 Thread Jerry Shafer
Cory, Wrenches Mother Earth News https://www.motherearthnews.com is one that you may be interested in Jerry NABCEP PV Inspector On Thu, Apr 16, 2020 at 9:28 PM Corey Shalanski wrote: > Wrenches, > > Like myself, I imagine many folks on this list were avid readers of "Home > Power" and

Re: [RE-wrenches] Rectifier

2020-04-17 Thread Glenn Burt
How about a transformer at each end?Step up the voltage.-GlennSent from my 'smart'phone, so please excuse typos and spelling errors.-- Original message--From: Mac LewisDate: Fri, Apr 17, 2020 9:15 AMTo: RE-wrenches;Cc: Subject:[RE-wrenches] RectifierHi wrenches,I've got a architect

Re: [RE-wrenches] Xantrex MPPT 80 600 Not Showing Up in SCP

2020-04-17 Thread Tump
One can use shielded ends but there is NO shielding in place for the connector inside the Schneider components. The most important thing is either enclosing the com cables inside the shielding tin inside the PDP or wire the cables outside of the devices. They (Schneider) had suggested 6’ cables

Re: [RE-wrenches] Xantrex MPPT 80 600 Not Showing Up in SCP

2020-04-17 Thread Kirk Herander
So you terminate the shield somehow outside of the RJ45 connector? On 4/16/2020 9:01:53 PM, Jeff Clearwater wrote: When I did my cable swap and reconfiguration that fixed it I also was more careful to route the xanbus cables away from the batter/inverter cables - thinking that perhaps

Re: [RE-wrenches] Industry Publications

2020-04-17 Thread Martin Herzfeld
I'd suggest IAEI magazine found here: https://iaeimagazine.org/magazine/ All the best, Martin Herzfeld, Interstate Renewable Energy Council (IREC) Certified Master Trainer ™ for Photovoltaics (PV) Installation Professional #IREC 10037 Contract Training Provider (CTP) Adjunct Professor, Energy

Re: [RE-wrenches] Rectifier

2020-04-17 Thread Tump
Whats the voltage required/current? > On Apr 17, 2020, at 9:14 AM, Mac Lewis wrote: > > Hi wrenches, > > I've got a architect client with a sub-optimal power situation on one of the > projects he is working on. I'm running through a couple of scenarios that > may work. Its a ADU (accessory

[RE-wrenches] Rectifier

2020-04-17 Thread Mac Lewis
Hi wrenches, I've got a architect client with a sub-optimal power situation on one of the projects he is working on. I'm running through a couple of scenarios that may work. Its a ADU (accessory dwelling unit) that is about 1100' from power. The farmer had taken it upon himself to bury some

Re: [RE-wrenches] Xantrex MPPT 80 600 Not Showing Up in SCP

2020-04-17 Thread Jason Szumlanski
Thanks for the tips. I'll do some more tinkering next time. It's a solid 90 minutes from my office so I'm not sure when I'll make it back. I need to tie it in with another service call in the area to make it work. On Thu, Apr 16, 2020, 9:01 PM Jeff Clearwater wrote: > When I did my cable swap