Re: [RE-wrenches] Pro Power saving device

2023-07-06 Thread Jason Szumlanski via RE-wrenches
These were so aggressively marketed around here a while back. I had to write multiple articles about them to explain why our competitors were scamming people. They were marketing them as "KVAR" devices for a while. https://floridasolardesigngroup.com/energy-saving-devices/

Re: [RE-wrenches] Pro Power saving device

2023-07-06 Thread Jay via RE-wrenches
And even if it did power factor correction most residential customers are not charged for power factor.  Zero savings. On Jul 6, 2023, at 12:27 PM, Dan Fink via RE-wrenches wrote:It's supposed to adjust power factor for the home loads with a teeny tiny capacitor in the overpriced plug-in box.

Re: [RE-wrenches] Pro Power saving device

2023-07-06 Thread Dan Fink via RE-wrenches
It's supposed to adjust power factor for the home loads with a teeny tiny capacitor in the overpriced plug-in box. While power factor correction can be done at large scale with big banks of switched capacitors and PF sensing system (cost of $30k+, only for large facilities) , this is ludicrous for

Re: [RE-wrenches] Pro Power saving device

2023-07-06 Thread Nick A Lucchese via RE-wrenches
It’s a subsidiary of CitizenRE. If you strap a crystal on it with a rubber bank it apparently amplifies it’s output to almost completely erase your power bill. The flat earth community swears by them. Nick > On Jul 6, 2023, at 10:25 AM, Dana Orzel via RE-wrenches > wrote: > > Hey all you

[RE-wrenches] Pro Power saving device

2023-07-06 Thread Dana Orzel via RE-wrenches
Hey all you mighty Wise Folks! I have an off grid client that sent me a adv. for this device. propowersaver.com Does anyone know what this does? Does It work? How does it work? -- Dana Orzel Great Solar Works, Inc. C - 208.721.7003 d...@solarwork.com Idaho Contractor - # 028765 Idaho PV #

Re: [RE-wrenches] Testing strings with Tigo

2023-07-06 Thread Nick A Lucchese via RE-wrenches
Good morning William, Yes there are a couple new things to learn when working with these RS units. I’ve done a few now, the most recent three with the same controllers as you and Dave. I am assuming the wording about being terminated at the inverter can also be understood as having landed the

Re: [RE-wrenches] Testing strings with Tigo

2023-07-06 Thread Dave Tedeyan via RE-wrenches
Hi William, I recently installed these connected to an FM100, and also on a couple grid tied systems in the past year. I think that as long as you are getting the expected 0.6V per module you know that everything is connected as it should be. Unfortunately I do not think that you will be able to