Re: [RE-wrenches] Evergreen goes down

2011-08-18 Thread Joel Davidson
Hello Jason, Warranty coverage could be a non-issue if you buy from a company with a warranty escrow account. Still, call-back costs and finding same-size, same-spec replacement modules costs do matter. Factor in travel time, labor, troubleshooting, finding replacement modules, paperwork, phone

Re: [RE-wrenches] Evergreen goes down

2011-08-18 Thread Jason Szumlanski
Pretty soon I believe warranty coverage will become a virtual non-issue. At well under $2/watt, does it matter much anymore? Is there really that much risk of product or performance failure with most reputable manufacturers? Yes, I paid $10+/w for Astropower modules over a decade ago, and warra

Re: [RE-wrenches] Evergreen goes down

2011-08-18 Thread boB Gudgel
On 8/18/2011 11:10 AM, Marco Mangelsdorf wrote: Evergreen Solar, one of the last remaining independent U.S. module manufacturers, announced their plan to file for bankruptcy protection this week. Done in by plummeting module pricing no doubt. I'm sure you all are getting the same kind of so

[RE-wrenches] Evergreen goes down

2011-08-18 Thread Marco Mangelsdorf
Evergreen Solar, one of the last remaining independent U.S. module manufacturers, announced their plan to file for bankruptcy protection this week. Done in by plummeting module pricing no doubt. I'm sure you all are getting the same kind of solicitation emails that I get from mod manufactur

Re: [RE-wrenches] 310.15(A)(2) Exception

2011-08-18 Thread Dave Click
That's right, Drake. The long wire acts as a heat sink for that short section. On 2011/8/17 17:58, Drake wrote: I think this answers a question I was pondering. If a conduit is run on standoffs over a roof, the temperature is cooler than on the roof, so the derating of the wire's ampacity is l