I ground things well, bond them together and I install "LA's at the array and at the e panel. Then I make the sign of the cross and pray for the best.
Also a good idea to change them out every few years,,,, we really don't know how hard they work, till they fail. Bob On Fri, Jul 31, 2009 at 2:53 PM, boB Gudgel <b...@midnitesolar.com> wrote: > North Texas Renewable Energy Inc wrote: > >> August >> I made a service call to a residential PVinstallation several years ago >> that I did not install. The vintage Trace, size I don't recall, had quit >> working. The Delta surge suppressor had actually ruptured along it's radial >> seam, a result I had always heard indicates a surge being absorbed. >> > > Do you know if the Delta was placed at the array, or near the inverter ?? > Was most likely installed at the array ? > > > Thanks, > boB > > > > > > > > The inverter went to the nearest authorized repair shop, a marine >> maintenance facility near Houston. The only problem was a cooked internal >> fusible link which was replaced free of charge. >> The array was undamaged. >> There's no way of knowing how close the lightning strike was but the Delta >> worked as it was intended. It's the only experience I can relate first-hand >> I'm happy to say. >> It will be interesting to hear what sort of results you come up with. >> Jim Duncan >> North Texas Renewable Energy Inc >> 817.917.0527 >> nt...@earthlink.net >> www.ntrei.com >> >> >> >> --- Original Message ----- From: "August Goers" <aug...@luminalt.com> >> To: "RE-wrenches" <re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org> >> Sent: Friday, July 31, 2009 9:21 AM >> Subject: [RE-wrenches] Surge protector update? >> >> >> >> Wrenches - >> >> Anyone have experience with lighning hitting an array with a surge >> protector installed? What happened? >> >> I'm Here's an ad, point number 5 mentions that the surge protectors >> installed in the array combiner box "protects solar modules and blocking >> diodes..." >> >> http://www.citel.us/dc_surge_protection_overview2.html >> >> I'm trying to gather a firm opinion on whether they are a complete waste >> of $$$ and time or not. Good grounding seems I would guess is the best >> protection. >> >> -August >> _______________________________________________ >> List sponsored by Home Power magazine >> >> List Address: RE-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org >> >> Options & settings: >> http://lists.re-wrenches.org/options.cgi/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org >> >> List-Archive: >> http://lists.re-wrenches.org/pipermail/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org >> >> List rules & etiquette: >> www.re-wrenches.org/etiquette.htm >> >> Check out participant bios: >> www.members.re-wrenches.org >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> List sponsored by Home Power magazine >> >> List Address: RE-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org >> >> Options & settings: >> http://lists.re-wrenches.org/options.cgi/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org >> >> List-Archive: >> http://lists.re-wrenches.org/pipermail/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org >> >> List rules & etiquette: >> www.re-wrenches.org/etiquette.htm >> >> Check out participant bios: >> www.members.re-wrenches.org >> >> >> > _______________________________________________ > List sponsored by Home Power magazine > > List Address: RE-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org > > Options & settings: > http://lists.re-wrenches.org/options.cgi/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org > > List-Archive: > http://lists.re-wrenches.org/pipermail/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org > > List rules & etiquette: > www.re-wrenches.org/etiquette.htm > > Check out participant bios: > www.members.re-wrenches.org > >
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