[RE-wrenches] Sanyo recall 2005?

2011-10-03 Thread Nick Vida
Hello Wrenches, Are any of you aware of any recall on low producing Sayo HIP-190BA3 from 2005? Thanks, Nick Vida ___ List sponsored by Home Power magazine List Address: RE-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org Options & settings: http://lists.re-wrenches.or

Re: [RE-wrenches] interrupting current calculations used to determine the interrupting of the AC equipment.

2011-10-03 Thread Darryl Thayer
Wery well said Gary, the service drop and service lateral serve to limit the AFC,   I did not mention that large switch gear has to have With Stand Current rating also which means if subject to a short and the AFC the gear shall not distruct from the mechanical forces generated by the magnetic

Re: [RE-wrenches] interrupting current calculations used to determine the interrupting of the AC equipment.

2011-10-03 Thread Darryl Thayer
The interupting rating has to do with the equipment.  Each piece of switch gear or breaker has an interupt rating.  The service from the utility is capable of delivering a certian amount of current under short circuit conditions.  In a large metro area like a downtown loop it may be 200,000 amp

Re: [RE-wrenches] Invert first?

2011-10-03 Thread Jesse Dahl
What would everyone do if all the conditions were the same except the winter temps could reach -60 F? There is not an inverter out there that can come close to handling these extreme temps. Jesse Sent from my iPhone On Oct 3, 2011, at 3:58 PM, "Jeff Yago" wrote: > We have designed and inst

[RE-wrenches] ALM and GSM

2011-10-03 Thread All Solar, Inc.
Wrenches, As I recall the Xantrex ALM and GSM are the same, but different :). Can anyone verify? Of course the relays would be labeled wrong if interchanged. Jeremy All Solar Inc. Penrose, CO 81240 www.asolarelectric.com Phone 719-372-3808 Fax 719-372-3804 Email allso...@scswifi.net Email

Re: [RE-wrenches] Invert first?

2011-10-03 Thread jay peltz
Hi Jeff, Can you please explain why you don't like running high voltage DC long distances? thanks, jay peltz power On Oct 3, 2011, at 1:58 PM, Jeff Yago wrote: > We have designed and installed many systems like this and do not like running > high voltage DC long distances. We invert at the

Re: [RE-wrenches] Invert first?

2011-10-03 Thread Jeff Yago
We have designed and installed many systems like this and do not like running high voltage DC long distances. We invert at the array and run 240 VAC to the house. This means the array dis-connects match all the other AC dis-connects and safety switches on the home's exteror that the utilities

Re: [RE-wrenches] Home Depot solar?

2011-10-03 Thread Jason Szumlanski
Probably not DQ, but I’d be happy to buy a PV customer a Banana Split ™. J We are getting more and more calls about people who think they can just hook a few panels up to their RV/Boat/Car and have everything work. News of PV getting below $2/w, then $1.50/w has people with the wrong impress

Re: [RE-wrenches] interrupting current calculations used to determine the interrupting of the AC equipment.

2011-10-03 Thread Gary Willett
James: I believe your PE is referring to the short circuit current calculations of 110.10, and the 110.24 marking requirements for AFC (Available Fault Current). The utility company should be able to give you the AFC at the secondary of their transformer, or better yet - at the service equipme

Re: [RE-wrenches] MATE3 Controller RE: Re-configuring expanded array

2011-10-03 Thread Jason Szumlanski
Steve, That is not what is happening. Are you saying that the inverter aux port should still work if LBCO is reached? It does not, and I was told otherwise by Outback Tech Support. Is the LBCO delay programmable? I do not see that documented. Please contact me off list so we can resolve th

Re: [RE-wrenches] Home Depot solar?

2011-10-03 Thread Jeff Yago
Along the same subject I was in Sams Club last month and they had a whole stack of  24 volt 200 watt Grape Solar grid-tie modules for sale at a really low price.  However, these were pigtail connectors and there was no documentation, no inverters, no combiners, no nothing to tell customers anything

Re: [RE-wrenches] MATE3 Controller RE: Re-configuring expanded array

2011-10-03 Thread Steve Higgins
Jason, If LBCO is 46.00 and the 2 minute start is 47.2. When the voltage goes below 47.2 the 2 minute start timer would begin to count down.When the voltage reaches 46.00 the five minute LBCO voltage timer starts. Because the 2 minute timer will expire in 2 minutes and even if the warm-up time

Re: [RE-wrenches] interrupting current calculations used to determine the interrupting of the AC equipment.

2011-10-03 Thread Glenn Burt
Hi James, Breakers/fuses/disconnects/load centers have an Ampere Interrupt Current (AIC) rating as well as voltage and rated trip current. This tells how much of an arc might be created during a fault or de-energization under full load. When selecting an overcurrent protection device at th

[RE-wrenches] interrupting current calculations used to determine the interrupting of the AC equipment.

2011-10-03 Thread James Rudolph
Dearest Wenches, I received an e-mail from PE reviewing one of our projects to build, and this is what they wrote- No interrupting current calculations were included. It is suggested the utility company be consulted for available at the service entrance and these values be used to determine

Re: [RE-wrenches] Invert first?

2011-10-03 Thread Drake
At 03:09 PM 10/2/2011, you wrote: Sounds like a good situation for a sunny island system. I second that option. Run high voltage strings (say 13- 30 volt module strings) to the Sunny Boys, and AC couple to the Sunny Islands. I'm running 440 feet to a Sunny Boy, and wire size will not be

Re: [RE-wrenches] Invert first?

2011-10-03 Thread jay peltz
Hi Tom, Do you or have you tested the efficiency of the new 600v unit? jay peltz power On Oct 3, 2011, at 8:01 AM, The Solar Powered Office of Tom Duffy wrote: > Dan > > We have done two so far and they seem to be good Input needs to be over > 200vdc. They are available and we have them in ou

Re: [RE-wrenches] Invert first?

2011-10-03 Thread The Solar Powered Office of Tom Duffy
Dan We have done two so far and they seem to be good Input needs to be over 200vdc. They are available and we have them in our warehouse. Contact me off list for particulars. Tom Duffy Systems Design Engineer t...@thesolar.biz 575-539-2111 X 301 Although no trees were killed in