Re: [RE-wrenches] wrenches] Short Circuit Cell Damage

2012-09-18 Thread bob ellison
If you cut them during the day, under sunlight conditions it can do bad things to the wire cutters. Been there before, Bob Ellison From: re-wrenches-boun...@lists.re-wrenches.org [mailto:re-wrenches-boun...@lists.re-wrenches.org] On Behalf Of john Sent: Tuesday, September 18, 2012 1:43 P

Re: [RE-wrenches] Max Insolation

2012-09-18 Thread Jeff Oldham
Several years ago I measured 1250-1280 consistently over 2 weeks between 16,000' - 18,000' in Tibet with my Daystar. Readings remain normal to this day still, it's a great little meter. My research before I left on the trip revealed that if one allows for a 1% gain in current per 1000' ASL you

Re: [RE-wrenches] Put on your detective hats - what can cause this Outback and Morningstar damage?

2012-09-18 Thread dan
Sounds like Lightening damage.. are any SPD deployed? Is it grounded properly? (Both System and Equipment). anything else in the neighborhood get fried?  (phones, compooters, microwaves etc). Might be a good idea to meg out conductors to check for insulation damage.. good luckdbDan BrownFoxfire Ene

[RE-wrenches] Short Circuit cell damage

2012-09-18 Thread Hilton Dier
Rather than that, I leave a convenient pair of connectors disconnected, overlap them by a few inches, and wrap them together with red tape. It is a pseudo lockout. Everyone on my crew knows to ask and get explicit confirmation before joining connectors wrapped like that. I have to confess that

[RE-wrenches] Put on your detective hats - what can cause this Outback and Morningstar damage?

2012-09-18 Thread Ross Taylor
Hi gang, I was at an off-grid site today and found damaged components. It's one of four identical sites and the configuration is proven. But, at one of the sites, there's some neighborhood opposition to the installation and I suspect vandalism. The opposition results from the locals' fondnes

Re: [RE-wrenches] wrenches] Short Circuit Cell Damage

2012-09-18 Thread john
Mark, As far as cutting the jumper for us nightowls, it is easy. Wait until dark. The sun actually turns off every day!. And for the new people on the block, polarity can still be determined after dark. All you need is a microvolt to get polarity. John CV Solar -Original Message

[RE-wrenches] Eco Gen

2012-09-18 Thread john
Wrenches My trusted Kohler dealer recently passed away and now that I don;t have a good source of generators and service expertise to draw on, I am once again entertaining the thought of selling the Generac Eco-Gen. Their PR makes it sound like they have a great new generator for the off-grid

Re: [RE-wrenches] Short Circuit Cell Damage

2012-09-18 Thread Dave Click
Short-circuiting should be OK for crystalline cells, but some thin film manufacturers ask you not to do this. On the jumper-cutting, I agree with the others that you probably shouldn't create arcs just for fun! On 2012/9/17 23:50, Mark Frye wrote: Wrenches, True or False: In a nominal sort of