Re: [RE-wrenches] More on AC coupling - SI and SB

"Maintenance free" might mean replacing them after about 5 or 6 years rather than 15 to 20. Todd On Wednesday, November 26, 2008 1:41pm, "Chris Worcester" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said: I will look at these for other jobs, our client wants maintenance free on this one thoug

Re: [RE-wrenches] More on AC coupling

UB right, Tump. These things aren't exactly something you will ever find at Home Depot! BUT, and it's a big one, if you count all the %$!#& time and energy usually required to design, fabricate and re-design a really good off grid system, the extra money might just be woth it. ;-) Matt T Tump

Re: [RE-wrenches] More on AC coupling - SI and SB

Geoff, SMA suggests using an OutBack Autoformer. Yes, I know it sounds weird to suggest using a competitors product, but this is not the only weirdness when using the 60 Hz SI system! They /also /suggest using the Flexware DC breaker box, as there is really nothing they make that accomplishes

Re: [RE-wrenches] More on AC coupling

Jay, Nope. We are stuck with just what they are offering in the US market - maximum of 4 units in single phase and 3 in three phase. A bummer for sure, considering what is possible in the 50 Hz version! Matt T jay peltz wrote: Hi Dana, So is the issue that any 120v 60 hz units are all th

Re: [RE-wrenches] tower lifting winches

Hi Nik Ramsey RE 12000 _*worm drive*_ is the only way to go. no brake to fail, power up, power down. Karl 100+ TUT installs. 60-196 feet tall Nicholas Ponzio wrote: Wind Wrenches, I'm shopping for an electric winch for raising tilt-up towers (small turbines and anemometers). What

Re: [RE-wrenches] More on AC coupling

Hi Dana, So is the issue that any 120v 60 hz units are all the US versions, or do they have 120v 60 hz international versions ( probably non UL)? My asking is that I've got some large projects in Baja that could use full feature and larger stacking than the US version. thanks, jay pelt

Re: [RE-wrenches] More on AC coupling - SI and SB

I will look at these for other jobs, our client wants maintenance free on this one though. Sincerely, Chris Worcester NABCEP Certified PV Installer Phone: 530-582-4503 Fax: 530-582-4603 www.solarwindworks.com [EMAIL PROTECTED] "Pro

Re: [RE-wrenches] More on AC coupling

Thanks for the report, Steve. I'm also a huge fan of the European SI. We need to be careful when we start to compare operations across the ocean. The US version of the SI is a bit different from the European version. SMA in Germany decided that the full-featured SI would be too expensive for the US

Re: [RE-wrenches] More on AC coupling - SI and SB

What about the new Surrette FC420's? The latest SOLARPRO mag has a tiny blurb on them at the bottom of page 28. Two sets in parallel (630 a/h) would meat your criteria and would perform much better than sealed batteries. I have been beta testing a set here at home and they seem to be doing fine

Re: [RE-wrenches] More on AC coupling

In a message dated 11/25/2008 6:21:53 P.M. Pacific Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I know this doesn't answer your questions, but for similar applications in the future it would be good to take a close look at the SunnyIsland system. They're cool I too love the Sunny Island

Re: [RE-wrenches] More on AC coupling - SI and SB

Hi Geoff, Nice heads up on the SI needing to be “set up” prior to commissioning. We are getting closer to a similar design ourselves. We have a SB7000US being fed by 36 Sanyo Hit Power 200’s on the drawing board that we are going to feed into a grid tie inverter system. Right now I am convinced

Re: [RE-wrenches] More on AC coupling - SI and SB

Matt- What is your prefered/recomended way to address the 240 VAC SB series (we typically dont want to use a bunch of 700s or 1800s) and the 120 VAC SI series?  We used a pair of Outback PSX-240s but that was extra work/cost.  Other (larger) transformers? Torroid coil? Eaton? I'm surprised

Re: [RE-wrenches] More on AC coupling

Matt, I have long been interested in installing the SMA SI & SBs but I have a VERY tough time selling $9ks worth of inverters, just to get things started. In the system below I would not of hesitated in installing the SMA SI & SB! I too agree that w/this type of scenario described below, I would h

Re: [RE-wrenches] Integrating with a whole house generator

Hi William, I should go into a little more detail about how to hook up the system with an inverter having both AC IN 1 & AC IN 2, with the entire service backed up by a generator transfer switch. There are a couple of ways to accomplish the hookup. With one method, you will need to make ta