Oh boy. Which BP models. I mean those things have had lots of trouble. jay peltz power > On Jul 22, 2016, at 8:23 AM, August Goers <aug...@luminalt.com> wrote: > > Glen, > > It’s interesting you mention that you’re having AFCI issues with new TL > inverters and old modules. We are too. We have a particular system with BP > modules where we’re trying to figure out if we have a warranty claim > situation. We’ve cleaned up all the DC-side wiring and still the Sunny Boy is > tripping with AFCI errors. We think it is either corroded traces in the > modules or perhaps bypass diode issues in the module j-boxes. More to come. > > August > > From: RE-wrenches [mailto:re-wrenches-boun...@lists.re-wrenches.org > <mailto:re-wrenches-boun...@lists.re-wrenches.org>] On Behalf Of Glenn Burt > Sent: Friday, July 22, 2016 5:08 AM > To: RE-wrenches > Subject: Re: [RE-wrenches] Replacing grounded inverters > > If you read some of the proposed changes for the 2017 NEC, it is looking life > there will be no problem replacing isolated inverters with non-isolated > versions. In fact the proposed wording seems to allow either USE, or PV wire > to be used with non-isolated inverters explicitly going forward. > It made me feel better about doing recent replacements. > I'm having more trouble with the TL inverters and AFCI issues on older > systems, however. > From: Gary at Santa Ynez Valley Solar <mailto:g...@syvsolar.com> > Sent: 7/21/2016 21:43 > To: re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org > <mailto:re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org> > Subject: [RE-wrenches] Replacing grounded inverters > > We are all facing having to replace the old transformer based inverters when > they run out. Really difficult to find replacements. Against code to replace > with transformer less ones. I wonder if a DC/DC transformer could be > installed just ahead of the transformer less inverter for isolation purposes? > Not clear on the concept. > > > Gary > > > Gary Gordon > > > www.SYVSolar.com <http://www.syvsolar.com/> > PO Box 688 > Santa Ynez, CA 93460 > 805 688-1213 > NABCEP Certified Installer > CA Licensed Solar Contractor > > _______________________________________________ > 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
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