Re: [RE-wrenches] State of Charge Meter for Sol-Ark

, and of course had no choice but to manage charging based on the nice percent numbers on the screen. But in both cases, those devices seem to track battery state reasonably well. Too bad solar battery manus can’t do whatever Apple and Volkswagen et al can do. Bruce Erickson Mendocino Solar Service 707-937

Re: [RE-wrenches] Hydraulic KO tool

A cheap one from Harbor Freight has worked well for us for occasional use. Bruce Erickson Mendocino Solar Service 707-937-1701 PO Box 1252 Mendocino, CA 95460 "Serving the Solar System" > On Dec 11, 2023, at 11:07 AM, Kirk Herander via RE-wrenches > wrote: > >

[RE-wrenches] Manufactured homes

firm anywhere in CA that is willing to deal with manufactured housing? (The builder of the houses has been no help other than providing non-stamped drawings.) Thanks, Bruce Erickson Mendocino Solar Service 707-937-1701 PO Box 1252 Mendocino, CA 95460 "Serving the Solar S

[RE-wrenches] Brand X equipment?

these? Thanks, Bruce Bruce Erickson Mendocino Solar Service 707-937-1701 PO Box 1252 Mendocino, CA 95460 "Serving the Solar System" https://signaturesolar.com/eg4-lifepower4-lithium-battery-48v-100ah/ <https://signaturesolar.com/eg4-lifepower4-lithium-battery-48v-100ah/> https://signat

Re: [RE-wrenches] Two Dilemmas

a local firewood guy with a hoist on his truck to load them and take them away or transfer them to the recycler's truck. Bruce Erickson Mendocino Solar Service 707-937-1701 707-937-1741 fax PO Box 1252 Mendocino, CA 95460 "Serving the Solar System" > On Jul 23, 2020, at 4

[RE-wrenches] spaghetti mat

Does anyone have any experience to share about using spaghetti mat for protecting comp or other roofs? Safety? Maximum pitch, etc? Or any other good roof protection techniques, now that we’re getting into hot weather season again. Thanks, Bruce Bruce Erickson Mendocino Solar Service PO Box 1252

Re: [RE-wrenches] Cutting rail

place the last module, you can have full access for the cut even with a circular saw. Bruce Erickson Mendocino Solar Service PO Box 1252 Mendocino, CA 95460 707-937-1701 707-937-1741 fax br...@mendocinosolar.com Connecting Mendocino County to Solar Since 1994 > On Jun 13, 2019, at 6:46

Re: [RE-wrenches] Outback VFX 3648 tech support and parts

I just bought a replacement VFX FET board from Photon Electric, at the recommendation of the Outback tech (cheaper than OB he said). http://photonelectricllc.com <http://photonelectricllc.com/> 574-642-3731. They’re in Indiana. Bruce Erickson Mendocino Solar Service PO Box 1252 Mendoci

Re: [RE-wrenches] Low voltage DC

for backup, at least in winter storm scenarios. Bruce Erickson Mendocino Solar Service PO Box 1252 Mendocino, CA 95460 707-937-1701 707-937-1741 fax br...@mendocinosolar.com Connecting Mendocino County to Solar Since 1994 > On Sep 12, 2018, at 6:26 PM, Marco Mangelsdorf wrote: > >

[RE-wrenches] top of pole with no galvy

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[RE-wrenches] AFCI problems with SMA RSB

and last RSB we’ve used, and have somewhat reluctantly gone to all micro inverters to meet rapid shutdown. Bruce Erickson Mendocino Solar Service PO Box 1252 Mendocino, CA 95460 707-937-1701 707-937-1741 fax br...@mendocinosolar.com Connecting Mendocino County to Solar Since 1994

[RE-wrenches] off-grid in Africa

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Re: [RE-wrenches] AGS sensitive battery charger

Wouldn't the Atkinson GSCM generator start module do what you need? It can send start and stop signals based on voltage. I'm not sure if those are still being made.http://atkinsonelectronics.com/manufacturing/product_pdfs/GSCM.pdf Bruce Erickson Mendocino Solar Service PO Box 1252 Mendocino, CA

Re: [RE-wrenches] Load testing Lithium battery bank

If a communication failure with a single cell (not even an actual fault) can cause total battery shutdown, does that lead to a lot of nuisance tripping? Bruce Erickson Mendocino Solar Service PO Box 1252 Mendocino, CA 95460 707-937-1701 707-937-1741 fax br...@mendocinosolar.com Celebrating 20

Re: [RE-wrenches] California wrenches PGE

transformer upgrade or downsizing the system. Downsizing to what size? Seems like we would still need guidance on the transformer capacity. This has NEVER been an issue before. Bruce Erickson Mendocino Solar Service PO Box 1252 Mendocino, CA 95460 707-937-1701 707-937-1741 fax br...@mendocinosolar.com

Re: [RE-wrenches] Canadian Solar

But how much of their production is Canadian? And is there a price premium, and if so, how much? Bruce Erickson Mendocino Solar Service PO Box 1252 Mendocino, CA 95460 707-937-1701 707-937-1741 fax br...@mendocinosolar.com Celebrating 20 Years in Solar! 1994-2014 On Jul 13, 2014, at 10:43

[RE-wrenches] GT with batteries in Calif.

www.calseia.org Copyright © 2014 CALSEIA, All rights reserved. Bruce Erickson Mendocino Solar Service PO Box 1252 Mendocino, CA 95460 707-937-1701 707-937-1741 fax br...@mendocinosolar.com Celebrating 20 Years in Solar! 1994-2014 ___ List sponsored

[RE-wrenches] GT with batteries in Calif.

into this situation or gotten any answers? Is anyone doing battery systems? Bruce Erickson Mendocino Solar Service PO Box 1252 Mendocino, CA 95460 707-937-1701 707-937-1741 fax br...@mendocinosolar.com Celebrating 20 Years in Solar! 1994-2014

Re: [RE-wrenches] GTBB resistance

we gave them (they said the Radian wasn't on their approved equipt list, which it was, and asked for clarification on module model number). Weeks have gone by with no further communication. Has anyone had PGE approval for GTBB recently? Any other developments with this issue? Bruce Erickson

[RE-wrenches] Sharp 170's or so

Dear Wrenches, I'm looking for 3 Sharp 170's, 175's or similar to add to an existing off-grid system (existing are NT-170UC1). If you have any leads, please contact me off list. Thanks, Bruce Erickson Mendocino Solar Service PO Box 1252 Mendocino, CA 95460 707-937-1701 707-937-1741 fax br

Re: [RE-wrenches] Epdm flashing

variety of options for you. Bruce Erickson Mendocino Solar Service PO Box 1252 Mendocino, CA 95460 707-937-1701 707-937-1741 fax br...@mendocinosolar.com On Oct 1, 2013, at 8:49 AM, Kristopher Schmid wrote: Hi wrenches, I am looking to flash a 1 diameter snapnrack post on a pitched roof covered

[RE-wrenches] Inverter EMI fixed

includes initial charging up of the transformer from the DC rather than AC side, which greatly reduces EMI on startup. That, plus whatever other improvements are included, absolutely worked. The customer's heater has worked flawlessly since the change. Thanks Steve! Bruce Erickson Mendocino Solar

Re: [RE-wrenches] Outback wave form

, which has reduced the frequency of the problem to once a day, when it wakes up, from a few times a day. Trying a different heater is out of the question due to cost, so I'm stumped as how to avoid an unhappy customer, unless the answer is experimenting with more robust power conditioners. Bruce

[RE-wrenches] Sharp 170's

Hello Wrenches, Does anyone have a line on 3 Sharp 170's, or anything in that family? If so please contact me off-list. Thanks, Bruce Erickson Mendocino Solar Service PO Box 1252 Mendocino, CA 95460 707-937-1701 ___ List sponsored by Home Power

[RE-wrenches] SolarMount-I

, and if so, what keeps it in place permanently? Just friction? How easy is it to un-click the connection? Thanks in advance, Bruce Erickson Mendocino Solar Service PO Box 1252 Mendocino, CA 95460 707-937-1701 ___ List sponsored by Home Power magazine

[RE-wrenches] need XP600-48 volt

Hi Wrenches,We've done a pretty wide search for an Exeltech XP600-48v. They are a few weeks out from Exeltech, so I'm hoping someone has one on the shelf. Contact me off list if so.Thanks, Bruce EricksonMendocino Solar Service707-937-1701707-937-1741 faxPO Box 1252Mendocino, CA 95460"Serving the

[RE-wrenches] need Sanyo HIP modules

Hello Wrenches, Does anyone know of a source for Sanyo HIP 190's, 195's, or even 200's? We have a customer who would like to add 4 to an existing array of 190's. Thanks, Bruce Bruce Erickson Mendocino Solar Service PO Box 1252 Mendocino, CA 95460 707-937-1701

Re: [RE-wrenches] kee klamp fittings

I just got a catalog in the mail from http://www.easyfit.com. Looks like a complete line, like KeeKlamp, and they sell direct, from Ohio, no minimum purchase. But only 1, 1.25 and 1.5. Bruce Erickson Mendocino Solar Service PO Box 1252 Mendocino, CA 95460 707-937-1701 On Oct 7, 2010, at 8:13

Re: [RE-wrenches] enphase D380

stick with the singles. Bruce Erickson Mendocino Solar Service PO Box 1252 Mendocino, CA 95460 707-937-1701 On Sep 23, 2010, at 10:30 PM, benn kilburn wrote: wrenches, so i'm lining up a few installations using the newer Enphase D380 TwinPack microinverter and i'm just looking for any

Re: [RE-wrenches] GT 3.0 FAILURES

Don,We had 3 consecutive failures on one job (at 2 weeks, 2 months, and 1.5 years after installation). Customer rightfully said "I don't want another one of those", so we replaced it with a SWR2500 at our expense. Xantrex ultimately reimbursed us. Another job had 2 failures. Haven't used a Xantrex