Re: [RE-wrenches] SMA -40 Arc Faults

2018-05-08 Thread Blake Gleason
Hi Matt - A couple of years ago, I worked extensively with an inverter manufacturer (sorry I can't name) who was seeing a lot of arc-fault nuisance tripping on systems with Tigo. They had some fancy test equipment and did a bunch of analysis and found that Tigo was creating a lot of noise on the

Re: [RE-wrenches] Squirrel Guards for Solarworld 2.0 Frames

2018-05-08 Thread Benn Kilburn
We've used the Solatrim on one larger system. Installed it fall of '17. Time will tell if the adhesive can withstand our temperatures swings of 30degC to -40degC Benn Kilburn SkyFire Energy 780-906-7807 > On May 8, 2018, at 9:50 AM, Nik Ponzio, Building Energy >

[RE-wrenches] Squirrel Guards for Solarworld 2.0 Frames

2018-05-08 Thread Nik Ponzio, Building Energy
We need to add squirrel guards to an older system with Solarworld panels. The 2.0 frames are not compatible with the snapNrack or spiffy solar guards that we have used in the past. Any other products that we should consider? Has anyone used the SolaTrim with adhesive attachment?

Re: [RE-wrenches] Squirrel Guards for Solarworld 2.0 Frames

2018-05-08 Thread AE Solar
SnapNRack makes a ‘box frame adapter’ that will let you use their netting on panels that don’t have the lip on the panel frame On Tue, May 8, 2018 at 11:53 AM Kevin Eigel wrote: > HI Nick: > > We have used the solatrim on Solarworld modules, and it works well, >

[RE-wrenches] SMA -40 Arc Faults

2018-05-08 Thread Matt Partymiller
Wrenches, I recall seeing some past threads about SMA arc fault issues but am curious if others are using SMA -40 inverters extensively and NOT seeing intermittent arc faults? If so, I would be curious what your DC installation practices look like? Are you ensuring that homerun ends use

Re: [RE-wrenches] Squirrel Guards for Solarworld 2.0 Frames

2018-05-08 Thread Carl Adams
Nick, We use the SnapNRack screen and attach with SS self tapers and fender washers. Carl Adams SunRock Solar NABCEP Certified PV Installer On Tue, May 8, 2018, 11:51 AM Nik Ponzio, Building Energy < npon...@buildingenergyus.com> wrote: > We need to add squirrel guards to an older system with