Re: [RE-wrenches] battery-based inverter

2016-01-14 Thread Jerry Shafer
I have had the best luck with OutBack for "off Grid" even if there is grid sometimes, SMA is my #2 but I like DC coupling or AC in most applications but they also have there place. I just am completing a dual radian install and when it came to start up it was up right away without any issues. Jerry

Re: [RE-wrenches] battery-based inverter

2016-01-14 Thread john . blittersdorf
Kirk, I agree with Peter. I have installed several Radians with good luck. I installed one SI and it worked ok but was more expensive and very time consuming to install. Did one XW and would never do it again. Never has worked right. John Central Vermont Solar & Wind Sent from my iPhon

Re: [RE-wrenches] battery-based inverter

2016-01-14 Thread jay
Hi Kirk, Schneider Conext XW is 120 or 120/240 with dual input SMA SI 120v but has a dual input relay system you can use. These are the only other two I know of that will sell from the battery inverter. > On Jan 14, 2016, at 12:38 PM, Kirk Herander wrote: > > Hello, > Can anyone recommend a

Re: [RE-wrenches] battery-based inverter

2016-01-14 Thread Peter Parrish
My 2 centavos. Stick with them. I prefer their approach over SMA. - Peter Peter T. Parrish, Ph.D. President, SolarGnosis 1107 Fair Oaks Ave. Suite 351 South Pasadena, CA 91030 (323) 839-6108 peter...@pobox.com From: RE-wrenches [mailto:re-wrenches-boun...@lists.re-wrenche

[RE-wrenches] battery-based inverter

2016-01-14 Thread Kirk Herander
Hello, Can anyone recommend a good battery-based inverter for grid-intertie? I need both generator and utility inputs, 120 or 240 output. I have experience with the OB Radian series but don't know what else is out there. Thanks. Kirk Herander Owner|Principal, VT Solar, LLC Celebrating our 2

Re: [RE-wrenches] fire extinguishers

2016-01-14 Thread Dan Fink
In my PV/battery training sessions for fire departments, we recommend CO2 extinguishers. Fire departments almost always have at least one; they don't usually carry halon. I leave acid/alkaline electrolyte neutralizer with each battery installation and then just recommend to the homeowner a fire ext

Re: [RE-wrenches] fire extinguishers

2016-01-14 Thread Ray Walters
I think I would put in an eye wash station first, followed by a set of cable cutters. The one battery fire I experienced was a quick burn of the hydrogen off of a single cell, lasted a few seconds with very little heat, and extinguished it self. It was the result of a shorted battery cable, s