So, was their not enough moisture around the ground rods? That's an issue here, in our semi-arid climate, but I tell people to run their hoses where their grounds are....or plug their grounds into their drainfields, whatever works (or attach to well casings, as you all know). Where is the location of this system? Sorry so much stuff burnt up. Lightning is a wierd beast, and it DOES strike twice or even more often in many locations. Chris Daum Oasis Montana
_____ From: RE-wrenches [mailto:re-wrenches-boun...@lists.re-wrenches.org] On Behalf Of toddc...@finestplanet.com Sent: Sunday, June 15, 2014 4:53 PM To: RE-wrenches Subject: Re: [RE-wrenches] Lightning Damage - Need Replacements (Correction) on an educational note dan, can you further detail the lightning protection equipment which was incorporated into the system? specifically if spd's were in the system? i have installed several midnight spd's and am curious how they do in real world situations like this. thanks, todd On Sunday, June 15, 2014 2:22pm, "Exeltech" <exelt...@yahoo.com> said: > Wrenches, > > My apologies for an error. When I was given information about the > lightning-damaged equipment a few days ago, my friend was understandably a bit > rattled after a direct lightning hit to his home, and inadvertently provided > incorrect model numbers for the Outback charge controllers. The correct models > are listed below. (As an added update, almost everything electrical in his home > was destroyed. He said wall cubes for his router and weather stations "exploded", > with only small pieces scattered around to be swept up.) > > Thank you. > > Dan > > > > A friend of mine experienced the destruction of major parts of his system in a > recent lightning storm. Everything was extensively grounded and protected, but he > lives in an area with very high soil resistivity, so good earth ground is very > difficult to achieve. (The lightning hit his wind turbine tower directly. > Remarkably, his Bergey 10 kW survived, but everything else in his system got > fried.) > > He's looking for: > > * Two Xantrex XW6048-120/240-60 inverters. They are beyond repair. > * One Outback FX60 > * One Outback FX80 > > New-old stock or used but in good working condition units are preferred. (No > failed/repaired units please.) > > If anyone has any of these units available, or you know of any that are available, > please contact me off-list. > > > Thank you. > > > Dan Lepinski > > > _______________________________________________ > List sponsored by Redwood Alliance > > List Address: RE-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org > > Change listserver email address & settings: > http://lists.re-wrenches.org/options.cgi/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org > > List-Archive: > http://www.mail-archive.com/re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org/maillist.html > > List rules & etiquette: > www.re-wrenches.org/etiquette.htm > > Check out or update participant bios: > www.members.re-wrenches.org > > Sent from Finest Planet WebMail.
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