Re: [RE-wrenches] Outback Breaker Problem and looking towards 2012

2011-12-27 Thread Dan Fink
Jeff; Yep, those darned net metering laws have made most of the manufacturers forget about off-grid farts like us. (I'm off grid since 1991). I *guess* it was fun back in the day taking stuff from Home Depot and adapting it to DC. Bring out the multi-coloured electrical tape! I see some sket

Re: [RE-wrenches] Outback Breaker Problem and looking towards 2012

2011-12-27 Thread Ray Walters
That's great; As a company, I'm willing to pay more for the breakers with the better posts, because it will be much cheaper in the end. Ray We have just requested that Carling start providing real studs on all of our C series breakers (MNEDCXX). boB Midnite Solar On 12/27/2011 5:26 P

Re: [RE-wrenches] Outback Breaker Problem and looking towards 2012

2011-12-27 Thread b...@midnitesolar.com
On 12/27/2011 8:14 PM, Ray Walters wrote: Hi Jeff & REwrenches; I haven't talked to a single PV installer that is happy with that breaker post.  I'm sure plenty more have broken off those breaker studs, thinking that they should behave like a no

Re: [RE-wrenches] Outback Breaker Problem and looking towards 2012

2011-12-27 Thread Ray Walters
Hi Jeff & REwrenches; I haven't talked to a single PV installer that is happy with that breaker post.  I'm sure plenty more have broken off those breaker studs, thinking that they should behave like a normal breaker.  Most have just shut up and thought they were to b

Re: [RE-wrenches] Outback Breaker Problem

2011-12-27 Thread John Mottl
These smaller breakers can be ordered with much larger terminal studs or with a mechanical box lug on them. This costs about $0.50 more. We should be asking outback for this. Some other aftermarket sources stock them. The Larger breakers (175amp and 250) can be sourced from Eaton Corporation who

Re: [RE-wrenches] Outback Breaker Problem and looking towards 2012

2011-12-27 Thread Jeff Yago
Not only have I snapped off my share of rear studs on these DC breakers, but have you noticed how the large 175 and 200 amp breakers have this large "batt" handle molded onto this very flimsy strip of a plastic lever arm going inside the breaker? I have a whole box of these that were broken off i