Re: [RE-wrenches] Vertical wall, shared rails

2016-10-18 Thread Chris Schaefer
Hey Benn, Just curious as to who's rail you're using that is rated for such a steep angle? Christopher On Mon, Oct 17, 2016 at 10:16 PM, Dana Solar work wrote: > I have taken adjustable > ground mount racks & flipped them upside down. They work great as long as > you got something safe to bolt

Re: [RE-wrenches] Vertical wall, shared rails

2016-10-18 Thread Benn Kilburn
Chris, It's s Kinetic rail and they have given the go-ahead. Benn Kilburn SkyFire Energy Inc. 780-906-7807 > On Oct 18, 2016, at 4:41 AM, Chris Schaefer wrote: > > Hey Benn, > Just curious as to who's rail you're using that is rated for such a steep > angle? > > Christopher > >> On Mon,

Re: [RE-wrenches] Vertical wall, shared rails

2016-10-18 Thread Chris Mason
I use a laser plumb, sit it on the ground over your marks and loft the marks to the top. It will be very accurate. On Mon, Oct 17, 2016 at 7:49 PM, Benn Kilburn wrote: > Hello Wrenches, > Wondering if any of you have ever done anything similar to installing on a > vertical wall using a horizonta

Re: [RE-wrenches] AC Coupling Solar Edge SE10000A-US With Outback Radian GS4048A

2016-10-18 Thread Drake
It looks like way too much power to AC couple with a 4KW Radian. Be sure to talk to an Outback engineer in great detail before using the GSLC175AC-120/240. At 10:54 PM 10/17/2016, you wrote: Esteemed Wrenches: Anyone have experience setting up AC coupling with SolarEdge and the Outback Radian?

Re: [RE-wrenches] AC Coupling Solar Edge SE10000A-US With Outback Radian GS4048A

2016-10-18 Thread Maverick Brown
How many kWh are you shooting for? > On Oct 17, 2016, at 9:54 PM, Gary Willett > wrote: > > Esteemed Wrenches: > > Anyone have experience setting up AC coupling with SolarEdge and the Outback > Radian? > > I have a client with a SolarEdge SE1A-US inverter, equipped with 31 > SunPower

Re: [RE-wrenches] Vertical wall, shared rails

2016-10-18 Thread cpickard aladdinsolar.com
Yes, laser level does the trick. Also--don't forget to consider expansion/contraction of a single rail dimension. In Minnesota we would break that long length into two or even three separate mounting sections with an inch or two gap between. Don't forget, the building structure will also experie

Re: [RE-wrenches] Vertical wall, shared rails

2016-10-18 Thread Glenn Burt
Depending on your access, something as simple as a water level could work. Garden hoses with clear sections of tubing at each end would transfer the line a good distance. -Original Message- From: "Benn Kilburn" Sent: ‎10/‎17/‎2016 19:49 To: "RE-wrenches" Subject: [RE-wrenches] Vertical

Re: [RE-wrenches] AC Coupling Solar Edge SE10000A-US With Outback Radian GS4048A

2016-10-18 Thread Gary Willett
Maverick: Thanks for responding. You've been very helpful in the past with my battery based solution questions. Daily load demand from the Protected Loads Panel is about 10kWh. With 5 average daily peak sun hours, and 75% charging efficiency, the batte

Re: [RE-wrenches] AC Coupling Solar Edge SE10000A-US With Outback Radian GS4048A

2016-10-18 Thread Mac Lewis
Hi Gary, These Solar Edge inverters can use radio ripple control to change power output. Its a simple control strategy that allows control of the power output presumably from a grid-operator. You would need to enable the RRCR. Here is a paper about that http://www.solaredge.com/sites/default/fi