<mailto:re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org>
Hi Matt:
Thanks for your opinions. Just a couple comments.
1. Azimuths. We fixed this issue some time ago.
2. Too many steps.
Except for large rooftop installations, most sites can really be
analyzed with a good eye and a compass. The purpose of a shading tool is
documentation.
There are always trade offs in engineering design. The positive benefit
of the ASSET is that the resulting panoramic image is an undistorted
view from the location.
All other tools have a fish-eye perspective, which, in my opinion, makes
it difficult to communicate details of the shading to a customer or
inspector.
When you consider the total time assessing a site, documenting locations
of utility interconnect, wiring runs, etc. the survey many times itself
is just a small part of your time.
There will always be some personal preferences in choosing a tool. It's
nice to have three choices where once there was only one.
Best Regards,
Brian Wiley
Wiley Electronics LLC
On 9/9/2010 7:00 PM, Skip Towne wrote:
I checked out this instrument when it came out a couple years ago. In
my opinion, there were two fatal flaws with it.
1. It only evaluates azimuths +/- 45 degrees of true south...
2. It required too many steps. I.e. Shoot at least 7 images;
Download to your computer; Stitch the images together into a
single file; Run the analysis; Generate the report...
I discussed these issues with the Wiley folks and they pretty much
didn't think any of this was a problem... Don't know if they have
addressed these issues or not. From reading the manual again, it looks
like they have not.
Compared to the Solmetric SunEye, it's too limited, too complicated,
and has too many chances for errors. The SunEye is a professional
tool. The ASSET is not.
$0.02001
-Matt Lafferty
On Wed, Sep 8, 2010 at 2:46 PM, benn kilburn <b...@daystarsolar.ca
<mailto:b...@daystarsolar.ca>> wrote:
Wrenches,
I'm looking at trying out another 'solar site evaluation tool',
the ASSET (Acme Solar Site Evaluation Tool) from Wiley
Electronics. I'm looking for feedback on its performance and
user-ability.
I have been using the pathfinder which is great, but not the
pathfinder software.
Any comments on the ASSET or Pathfinder software would be greatly
appreciated.
Cheers,
benn
DayStar Renewable Energy Inc.
b...@daystarsolar.ca <mailto:b...@daystarsolar.ca>
780-906-7807
HAVE A SUNNY DAY
_______________________________________________
List sponsored by Home Power magazine
List Address: RE-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org
<mailto: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
<http://www.re-wrenches.org/etiquette.htm>
Check out participant bios:
www.members.re-wrenches.org <http://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
No virus found in this incoming message.
Checked by AVG - www.avg.com
Version: 9.0.851 / Virus Database: 271.1.1/3126 - Release Date: 09/10/10
03:08:00
_______________________________________________
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
