Re: [RE-wrenches] Laing Solar Eco Pumps vs. El Sid

2010-11-30 Thread Howie Michaelson
Thanks all for the feedback. Certainly seems Laing has a good product. Question: For those using the Laing in a nominal 24 v battery system, do you run them on a voltage limiter, or do you allow them to see full battery voltage which in many cases can go over 31 volts (depending on battery bank)

Re: [RE-wrenches] Laing Solar Eco Pumps vs. El Sid

2010-11-30 Thread Luke Christy
Message: 1 Date: Mon, 29 Nov 2010 15:59:13 -0500 (US/) From: "Howie Michaelson" To: "RE-wrenches" Subject: [RE-wrenches] Laing Solar Eco Pumps vs. El Sid Message-ID: <50860.71.169.178.212.1291064353.squir...@mail7.atypica.com> Content-Type: text/plain;charset=iso-8859-1 Hi All, I'm

[RE-wrenches] Fwd: RE: Good service on Lorentz

2010-11-30 Thread Allan Sindelar
A good report from a customer about Genpro, who services Lorentz pumps. We replaced a failed motor earlier this year, and were serviced by Solar Power and Pump in Oklahoma. They gave good service also, but have subsequently dropped Lorentz. Allan Alla

Re: [RE-wrenches] Internet-based monitoring -- including batterybanks?

2010-11-30 Thread Jason Lerner
Hi Carl, If using an Outback FNDC or a Bogart engineering pentametric meter, and they are set up correctly, then yes it can provide state of charge. best, Jason Lerner Waldron Power and Light Co. On Nov 30, 2010, at 10:37 AM, Carl Emerson wrote: Jason, Is this system capable of reporti

Re: [RE-wrenches] Battery Cable REvistied

2010-11-30 Thread North Texas Renewable Energy Inc
Vaseline will also flow into the cable strands, just like solder, coating and protecting all the internal strands. Almost too hot to touch is plenty hot enough to allow it to flow. Too hot and it burns. Jim Duncan -Original Message- From: re-wrenches-boun...@lists.re-wrenches.org [mailt

Re: [RE-wrenches] Battery Cable REvistied

2010-11-30 Thread Warren Lauzon
In the Navy we used to use DC-4, which was a silicone grease made by Dow Corning. It has a high melting point. Any of the similar silicone greases would probably work, but rather expensive in small quantities – but you only need a very thin coat. We used to use it to fill up RF transmitter coax

Re: [RE-wrenches] Battery Cable REvistied

2010-11-30 Thread R Ray Walters
We use the same inner melt heat shrink, I think. You don't know you have a problem, until you cut that pretty heat shrink off 5 years later, and see what is happening underneath. The reason we use the vaseline, is that it remains conductive, so we can precoat the connectors before assembling and

Re: [RE-wrenches] World Business Guide Scam

2010-11-30 Thread Drake
Thank you Tom At 02:00 PM 11/30/2010, you wrote: Beware!! Here we go again the Euro business Guide Scam has morphed into the World Business Guide Scam. SEE BELOW Promising a FREE update in the e-mail, if you fill their form out and sign it they will charge you $1393 per year for three years

Re: [RE-wrenches] World Business Guide Scam

2010-11-30 Thread James Surrette
Thanks Tom, Appreciate the heads up. Jamie >>> "The Office of Tom Duffy" 11/30/2010 3:00 PM >>> Beware!! Here we go again the Euro business Guide Scam has morphed into the World Business Guide Scam. SEE BELOW Promising a FREE update in the e-mail, if you fill their form out and sign it

[RE-wrenches] World Business Guide Scam

2010-11-30 Thread The Office of Tom Duffy
Beware!! Here we go again the Euro business Guide Scam has morphed into the World Business Guide Scam. SEE BELOW Promising a FREE update in the e-mail, if you fill their form out and sign it they will charge you $1393 per year for three years for insertion. They are not in the Netherlands like the

Re: [RE-wrenches] Internet-based monitoring -- including batterybanks?

2010-11-30 Thread Carl Emerson
Jason, Is this system capable of reporting accurate state of charge? Fatspaniel could not deliver this feature... Carl Emerson Free Power Co. Land line +64 9 473 4286 Mobile +64 22 630 9689 Email emer...@freepower.co.nz Web www.freepower.co.nz -Original Message- From: re-wrenches-bo

Re: [RE-wrenches] Internet-based monitoring -- including battery banks?

2010-11-30 Thread Jason Lerner
Hi Dan, A far as off grid system data monitoring, especially with Outback gear, I really like the products from Julie Haugh at greenHouse computers. http://www.greenhousepc.com/greenMonitor.html The technical support is incredible. The software is highly programmable, reliable, and k

Re: [RE-wrenches] NEC 690.74

2010-11-30 Thread Philip Boutelle
The full wording from the installed battery cable: "4/0 AWG (107.2MM2) TYPE RHH OR RHW-2 2KY (-40C) PR II SUN RES FOR CT USE FT4/IEEE 1202 (UL) E18321 ---A.I.W.-D. --- CSA LL8825 RW90 EP 1 KY (-40C) EP/CPE TC FT4 --- EPR/CPE 2KY DIESLE LOCOMOTIVE CABLE P-07-KA090026-MSHA" -Phil On Mon, Nov 29

Re: [RE-wrenches] Battery Cable REvistied

2010-11-30 Thread Warren Lauzon
We use the “inner melt” type of heat shrink and have had few problems with it compared to the standard heat shrink. As far as Lead plated lugs, I am not sure I see much advantage to them. Also as far as coatings go, most Vaseline and other standard grease type are way too temperature sensitive,

Re: [RE-wrenches] Battery Cable REvistied

2010-11-30 Thread R Ray Walters
HI Mark; Where do you get the lead plated lugs? We used to special order tin plated lugs from Del City, but they quit carrying them. I found that the grease or vaseline coating was the most important issue, though. Tin plated lugs would corrode just like the unplated ones, except they first wou

Re: [RE-wrenches] Battery Cable REvistied

2010-11-30 Thread Mark Frye
I recently worked with a telecom specification that required lead plated copper lugs on the battery side and I have been using the same on my own systems for some time now. How important is it to use lead plated lugs on the battery side? Is tin plated copper just as good so long as you coat well

Re: [RE-wrenches] Battery Cable REvistied

2010-11-30 Thread R Ray Walters
The Copflex I just ordered from Cobra is RHH, RHW rated 90degC with a 532 strand count for a 4/0. As I stated before, I've used this medium strand count cable before and found it to be the optimum combination of flexibility vs. working in regular connections without any special adapters. I too h