Re: [RE-wrenches] Favorite Flat Roof Mounting System?

2009-01-21 Thread Ohs
Unirac uses T bolts and is easily assembled. Jason Lombard CSBA Open Hand Solar 505 795 8646 On Jan 21, 2009, at 7:14 PM, Carl Adams wrote: Jason, I agree the DP&W racking is very sturdy. My wish list for the CRS system is for some T-bolts for the slots rather than sliding in bolts fro

Re: [RE-wrenches] Favorite Flat Roof Mounting System?

2009-01-21 Thread Carl Adams
Jason, I agree the DP&W racking is very sturdy. My wish list for the CRS system is for some T-bolts for the slots rather than sliding in bolts from the end of the track. The Schuco Roof mount is nicely engineered. The rear stanchions are a bit time consuming to assemble but very versatile.Integ

Re: [RE-wrenches] first batch of corrections to firefighter safety document

2009-01-21 Thread Dan Fink
Thanks for all the responses so far! So others' efforts are not redundant, it's so far been pointed out that: -I misuse "panel" and "module" and "array" frequently. -Direct PV grid tie is almost always over 300v (shows how little I know about grid tie, I've been living off grid for 18 years now.

Re: [RE-wrenches] Firefighter RE system safety document posted for peerreview

2009-01-21 Thread Joel Davidson
Hello Dan, Well done! Firefighters have been working around electricity for a long time and PV is just another form of electricity. To paraphrase Jim Hone, Santa Monica, California Fire Chief, "Santa Monica plans to have 17,000 PV systems by 2030 and California plans to have 3,000 megawatts of

[RE-wrenches] Firefighter RE system safety document posted for peer review

2009-01-21 Thread Dan Fink
Hello Wrenches -- My document about renewable energy system safety for firefighters is now available online. I would appreciate any peer review that you all can give me. I presented it last week for training at our department, and incorporated their suggested changes. The document is very gene

[RE-wrenches] power factor meter

2009-01-21 Thread jay peltz
Hi All, I'm looking to upgrade my meter selection. I'm looking for a powerfactor meter and oscilloscope to better help in diagnostics of inverter/generator issues. I've seen a pretty inexpensive hand held oscilloscope from Velleman # HPS10 for $135, but its not a power factor rated. An

Re: [RE-wrenches] Mobile Solar power Center

2009-01-21 Thread Jeff Yago
About 3 years ago we built a solar power trailer for shows and events, and it had a fold-out 1 kW array, eight L-16 batteries, MX60 charge controller, and a Statpower 1500 Prowatt modified sinewave inverter. This inverter never worked right from day one and would act like the battery was low an