Our crews have been doing daily reports that include a Google Photos link of the work they accomplished that day. Creating the shared photos link is so easy now with both Android and iPhone that we've had widespread adoption among our crews. It really is awesome. Anyway, part of their report is to include a photo of the micro or optimizer map (stickers on our plan set, typically, or cardboard). I think being in the habit of doing the daily reports really helps to trigger the reminder to complete the map, and now we have no more lost paper micro maps to deal with.
August Luminalt On Wed, Jul 8, 2020 at 3:19 PM Benn Kilburn <b...@skyfireenergy.com> wrote: > I use that DIY ladder module-lift that was featured in HomePower many > years ago and was just recently thinking of putting some stickers on the > top of it so that you clearly see them.... something to the effect of “Did > you scan optos/micros and take wire management photos?” > > That should serve as a reminder before any mods make it to the roof. > > Benn Kilburn > SkyFire Energy > 780-906-7807 > > On Jul 8, 2020, at 12:18 PM, Kirk Herander <vtso...@icloud.com> wrote: > > We scan the barcodes with a smart phone app which automatically creates an > excel file for upload(there are many apps to choose from), and number them > also 1,2,3...etc with a sharpie for mounting. If scanned in the right > order, the row number in the excel file with correspond with the physical > number and barcode of the respective MLPE. > It's easy to remember the # sequence in which they were mounted. > I gave up on the Solaredge scanning/mapping app a long time ago. Way too > clunky for me. > > On 7/8/2020 1:58:40 PM, Corey Shalanski <coreso...@gmail.com> wrote: > Wrenches, > > After 10+ years of MLPE (microinverters/optimizers) gaining traction in > the industry, I have noticed one stubborn issue that somehow still haunts > us. I think we as installers have all been there at some point: laying down > the final module in an array, high fives all around, time to look at the > close-out checklist that our pesky operations manager handed to us on our > way out the door, and then realizing that we forgot to peel off the MLPE > serial number stickers (or otherwise record them) in order to make a map... > > Even when installers forget to record just one serial number, retrieving > it can be difficult and time-consuming. Raise your hand if you've ever > attached your cell phone/camera to an extendable pole and slid it under the > array in hopes of catching that one forgotten label! > > In this age of smart devices, I anxiously await the day when MLPE will be > able to map themselves. But until that day comes, I am wondering if anyone > has developed or knows of a tried-and-true foolproof method for capturing > MLPE serial numbers? > > -- > Corey Shalanski > Jah Light Solar > Portland, Jamaica > _______________________________________________ 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 > > _______________________________________________ > 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 > > _______________________________________________ > 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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