Re: [RE-wrenches] Looking for multiple 100 kW inverters

2021-10-13 Thread Marco Mangelsdorf
> On Oct 13, 2021, at 3:31 PM, Marco Mangelsdorf > wrote: > > > > Aloha Wrenches, > > > > I'm looking for as many as six 100 kW @ 480VAC inverters to replace as > many Xantrex GT100s. > > > > Any suggestions would be appreciated. Also (now please don't la

[RE-wrenches] Looking for multiple 100 kW inverters

2021-10-13 Thread Marco Mangelsdorf
Aloha Wrenches, I'm looking for as many as six 100 kW @ 480VAC inverters to replace as many Xantrex GT100s. Any suggestions would be appreciated. Also (now please don't laugh), does anyone know of any electro wizard or wizardess who's repairing GT boards? Mahalo, marco

Re: [RE-wrenches] Looking for multiple 100 kW inverters

2021-10-13 Thread Marco Mangelsdorf
600VDC. On Wednesday, October 13, 2021, Jay wrote: > Hi Marco > > What is your panel max voltage > 600 or 1000? > > Jay > Peltz power > > > > > On Oct 13, 2021, at 4:31 PM, Marco Mangelsdorf > wrote: > > > > Aloha Wrenches, > > >

[RE-wrenches] Looking for a solar tech in Bend, Oregon

2021-11-14 Thread Marco Mangelsdorf
Aloha all, I’m looking for a Wrench in Bend, OR. Please contact me offline if you know anyone. Mahalo, marco ___ List sponsored by Redwood Alliance Pay optional member dues here: http://re-wrenches.org List Address: RE-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org

[RE-wrenches] Tesla Powerwalls

2021-07-20 Thread Marco Mangelsdorf
Aloha all, For those of you, like me, who are Tesla Certified Installers, I’m curious as to 1) how well you feel you’re being adequately supplied with Powerwalls and 2) whether any of you have installed their new “back up switch”? Thanks, marco ___

Re: [RE-wrenches] Tesla Powerwalls

2021-07-20 Thread Marco Mangelsdorf
e, but still frustrating. > > Best, > Blake > > On Tue, Jul 20, 2021 at 1:47 PM Marco Mangelsdorf > wrote: > >> Aloha all, >> >> For those of you, like me, who are Tesla Certified Installers, I’m >> curious as to 1) how well you feel you’re being adequately

Re: [RE-wrenches] Tesla Powerwalls

2021-07-20 Thread Marco Mangelsdorf
's dealer network and essentially tell > the world that they are only selling Powerwalls direct with purchase of PV > from Tesla? I thought Powerwall was essentially dead to smaller independent > dealers. > > Jason > > > On Tue, Jul 20, 2021, 8:13 PM Marco Mangelsdorf >

Re: [RE-wrenches] Imax disturbance Error

2022-01-09 Thread Marco Mangelsdorf
Hey Mac, It’s been my experience over the years that the Imax failure is fatal. marco On Sunday, January 9, 2022, Mac Lewis wrote: > Hello Wrenches, > > I've got a customer that has an issue with their ~10 yr old SB8000US > connected to a quad stack of Sunny Island system that's off-grid. > >

Re: [RE-wrenches] SMA SBxx-US-41 inverters and Tigo TS4A-O operation

2022-03-17 Thread Marco Mangelsdorf
Does that go for not using Tigo with the SMA Core inverter as well? marco On Thursday, March 17, 2022, Glenn Burt wrote: > I attended some SMA training last week and we were clearly and > emphatically told that they do not recomment any Tigo products be used with > their inverters. > > -Glenn

[RE-wrenches] Lithium battery placement

2022-03-12 Thread Marco Mangelsdorf
Just out of curiosity, does Blue Planet allow for the placement of their Blue Ion battery in residential living spaces? marco On Saturday, March 12, 2022, Sindelar Solar wrote: > I would start by choosing my lithium technology carefully. I have only > installed Blue Ion LiFP batteries, and

[RE-wrenches] Lithium battery fires

2022-03-12 Thread Marco Mangelsdorf
As I far as I know in the grid-tie residential storage market, Tesla Powerwalls have dominated, especially in the two largest markets of California and Hawaii. (Full disclosure: I'm a Tesla Certified Installer.) To my knowledge, I've never seen an example of one torching. In fact, Tesla, to their

[RE-wrenches] LG Chem batteries

2022-02-23 Thread Marco Mangelsdorf
Aloha all, With LG exiting the solar PV space I'm wondering if their LG Chem affiliate is getting out of the residential battery storage space (their RESU line) as well. Anyone know anything about this? Mahalo, marco ___ List sponsored by Redwood

Re: [RE-wrenches] ] Tesla Anywhere

2022-02-15 Thread Marco Mangelsdorf
Aloha all, I’m going to pipe up here regarding Tesla. I’ve been in the solar field since 1978, am a supervising electrician as well as the RME with the electrical contracting license. My company has been a Tesla certified installer since 2018 here in Hawaii and I’ve had Powerwalls on

[RE-wrenches] SolarEdge

2022-02-23 Thread Marco Mangelsdorf
Aloha, I’m in search of SolarEdge Optimizers. If any of you have any leads on a source, please contact me off list. Mahalo, marco ___ List sponsored by Redwood Alliance Pay optional member dues here: http://re-wrenches.org List Address:

[RE-wrenches] the edge of solar and storage and SolarEdge storage

2022-01-17 Thread Marco Mangelsdorf
Aloha from Hilo, Have any of you taken the dive with SolarEdge and their storage products? I remember seeing their impressive display with their new storage at the last pre-pandemic solar confab in Salt Lake City in September 2019 and haven't seen much since, Mahalo, marco

[RE-wrenches] SMA inverters and Tigo TS4A-O operation

2022-03-18 Thread Marco Mangelsdorf
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[RE-wrenches] Enphase IQ8

2022-04-14 Thread Marco Mangelsdorf via RE-wrenches
Aloha all, Was looking over the new IQ8 line-up. And couldn't find a model that's compatible with 96-cell mods (and the associated higher Vmp). Is there an IQ8 model that's a good match for 96-celled mods? Or is that model exclusive to the deal Enphase has with SunPower to provide micros for

Re: [RE-wrenches] Enphase IQ8

2022-04-14 Thread Marco Mangelsdorf via RE-wrenches
lectrician #986315 > > ------ > *From:* RE-wrenches on behalf > of Marco Mangelsdorf via RE-wrenches > *Sent:* Thursday, April 14, 2022 8:25 AM > *To:* RE-wrenches > *Cc:* Marco Mangelsdorf > *Subject:* [RE-wrenches] Enphase IQ8 > > *EXTERNAL EMA

[RE-wrenches] Power One/ABB micros

2022-06-29 Thread Marco Mangelsdorf via RE-wrenches
Aloha all, I'm on the hunt for either Power One or ABB (which purchased Power One) 300HV (300-watt high voltage) micro inverters. Please contact me off-list if you have any or can provide any leads. Mahalo, marco ___ List sponsored by Redwood Alliance

Re: [RE-wrenches] AC Coupled Tesla system

2022-04-28 Thread Marco Mangelsdorf via RE-wrenches
Max rating of the Gateway2 is 200A. Regarding a generator input, you're correct, there's no means that I'm aware of to integrate a backup generator with the Tesla equipment that would interact with the solar and storage. marco On Thu, Apr 28, 2022 at 5:45 PM William Miller via RE-wrenches <

[RE-wrenches] Qualifying equipment

2022-08-21 Thread Marco Mangelsdorf via RE-wrenches
So why wouldn’t any particular PV module qualify as “solar electric property”? marco On Sunday, August 21, 2022, George McClellan via RE-wrenches < re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org> wrote: > Kris; Yes, this is a popular request for the manufacturers at tax time. > It is part of IRS code 25D.

[RE-wrenches] PID buggers

2022-09-06 Thread Marco Mangelsdorf via RE-wrenches
Aloha all, For those of us solar peeps who have installed positive grounded SunPower mods years ago that require grounding in order to perform properly, I/we have been impatiently waiting for SunPower or *someone* to offer a device (see attached) to allow for the pairing of positively ground

Re: [RE-wrenches] SUNPOWER Costumer Service

2022-09-12 Thread Marco Mangelsdorf via RE-wrenches
Over the past year there's been a dramatic changing of the guard at SunPower. Pretty much all the top people have left, from the CEO on down. And they've made interesting choices, including to completely exit the DC mods business selling only their AC Equinox products. The SunPower of old is no

[RE-wrenches] old-style SunPower mods and surface polarization

2022-09-16 Thread Marco Mangelsdorf via RE-wrenches
Aloha amigos y amigas, Those of you who have been SunPower dealers over the years know that the early style SPR mods required a positive grounding in order to operate properly as far as produce max power. As in, without being positively grounded, a surface polarization occurs which has a

Re: [RE-wrenches] solar lease questions

2022-12-17 Thread Marco Mangelsdorf via RE-wrenches
Hey Jay, I've been doing PV on the Big Island since 2000. 15 kW STC DC on 7.6 kW AC is ridiculous and not atypical typical of Sunrun's crank-out-the-design-by-some-computer-program approach. When said program calculates a 120 percent offset, does that factor in power output clipping? I think

[RE-wrenches] PV and EMP

2023-03-08 Thread Marco Mangelsdorf via RE-wrenches
Aloha all, Have any of you come across any articles or white papers on how PV systems (including energy storage) fare under conditions of electromagnetic pulses and solar flares? Mahalo, marco ___ List sponsored by Redwood Alliance Pay optional member

Re: [RE-wrenches] PV and EMP

2023-03-09 Thread Marco Mangelsdorf via RE-wrenches
ense 4526* > > *NABCEP Certified PV Installation Professional* > --- > > > > On 2023-03-08 11:49, Glenn Burt via RE-wrenches wrote: > > I would review Sol Arks website as they say they are immune. Probably have > something to back that up published there. > > -Glen

Re: [RE-wrenches] [EXT] PID and iLumen

2023-03-15 Thread Marco Mangelsdorf via RE-wrenches
ain, my understanding > is that they are planning on releasing a PID solution (it might be the > iLumen PIDbox). I don't know about timing or other details at this point. > > Best, August > Luminalt > > On Fri, Mar 10, 2023 at 5:23 PM Marco Mangelsdorf via RE-wrenches

[RE-wrenches] solar panel warranty exclusion for salt water spray

2023-02-23 Thread Marco Mangelsdorf via RE-wrenches
Aloha all, Does anyone know of a module manufacturer who does NOT have a warranty exclusion when it comes to placing modules in the vicinity of the ocean and salt water spray? Mahalo, marco ___ List sponsored by Redwood Alliance Pay optional member dues

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