Re: [RE-wrenches] Schneider 600volt Charge Controller

2018-01-18 Thread jay
HI All, I”m curious how you are all dealing with the arc fault requirement for CC’s? thx jay peltz power > On Jan 18, 2018, at 2:58 PM, Dave Angelini Offgrid Solar > wrote: > > Yep same here the ubiquitous CH361 and a midnite SPD and a Delta. I very > rarely need more than 2 strings so fuses

Re: [RE-wrenches] Schneider 600volt Charge Controller

2018-01-18 Thread Dave Angelini Offgrid Solar
Yep same here the ubiquitous CH361 and a midnite SPD and a Delta. I very rarely need more than 2 strings so fuses and not used. I would never want 600v floating around in any enclosure with other electrical code or not! I know grid -tie does this all the time but not for offgrid. IMHO. There are a

Re: [RE-wrenches] Schneider 600volt Charge Controller

2018-01-18 Thread Kevin Pegg
Hi Howie, I have installed about 10 of these and all have worked well, longest operating unit about 3 years old. My only complaint is the 600V input breakers are not really thought through, as my understanding is code does not permit 600VDC within the PDP, Midnite, etc enclosure. So we use a Sq

Re: [RE-wrenches] Schneider 600volt Charge Controller

2018-01-18 Thread Dave Angelini Offgrid Solar
My record is 1500 feet with the mppt-80-600v. I don't have a generator so I am a bit different:) the pix is working again! Dave Angelini Offgrid Solar "we go where powerlines don't" http://members.sti.net/offgridsolar/ e-mail offgridso...@sti.net text 209 813 0060 > We have had two in the field

Re: [RE-wrenches] Schneider 600volt Charge Controller

2018-01-18 Thread cwarfel
We have had two in the field for two years with noproblems.  They allowed us to run 375feet with conductors that was substantially smaller than what would have otherwise been possible. Chris On 1/18/2018 12:34 PM, Mac Lewis wrote: I'll vouch for Schneider's 600A charge controller as well.  We

Re: [RE-wrenches] Schneider 600volt Charge Controller

2018-01-18 Thread Mac Lewis
I'll vouch for Schneider's 600A charge controller as well. We don't have as many as Dave has out there but no failures. Seems to be a solid device. Works well with the PDP too. Good Luck! On Thu, Jan 18, 2018 at 10:15 AM, Howie Michaelson < howie.michael...@gmail.com> wrote: > Boy, that would

Re: [RE-wrenches] Schneider 600volt Charge Controller

2018-01-18 Thread Howie Michaelson
Boy, that would be a bonus! I like sticking with products that have worked for me, although I am intrigued by the XW 600vDC. Any word on the release date for Midnite's inverter? On Thu, Jan 18, 2018 at 11:51 AM, wrote: > FYI Howie, >Schneider engineers are actively working on a communicatio

Re: [RE-wrenches] Schneider 600volt Charge Controller

2018-01-18 Thread Howie Michaelson
Thanks Dave! That was my thought as well, just wanted to make sure I wasn't inviting a new host of problems with a new (to me) piece of equipment. Why the XW150 in this system as well? Howie On Thu, Jan 18, 2018 at 11:53 AM, Dave Angelini Offgrid Solar < offgridso...@sti.net> wrote: > You shou

Re: [RE-wrenches] Off grid DC Loads: DC Converter

2018-01-18 Thread Dave Angelini Offgrid Solar
Wow that is bad! I only have used their 400AH 6V and prefer a wet battery from Surrette, US, or Trojan for Lead Acid. > On 1/18/2018 10:18 AM, Drake wrote: >> A Concorde AGM PVX 3050T recently failed in a bank of 8. Larry mentioned >> a couple of brands experiencing problems. These batteries are

Re: [RE-wrenches] Schneider 600volt Charge Controller

2018-01-18 Thread penobscotsolar
FYI Howie, Schneider engineers are actively working on a communication solutions between the Schneider Xanbus and Midnite controllers. I've been talking to an engineer working on it who says it should be ready very soon. It will also work with the combox for remote monitoring. Daryl > Hi All,

Re: [RE-wrenches] Off grid DC Loads: DC Converter

2018-01-18 Thread James Jefferson Jarvis
On 1/18/2018 10:18 AM, Drake wrote: A Concorde AGM PVX 3050T recently failed in a bank of 8. Larry mentioned a couple of brands experiencing problems. These batteries are 4 years old and have been kept in float in an off grid system, never stressed. Hopefully Concorde batteries are not going th

[RE-wrenches] Schneider 600volt Charge Controller

2018-01-18 Thread Howie Michaelson
Hi All, Anyone have feedback/review of the 600 volt Schneider Charge Controller that they'd care to share? I have an existing Conext XW+ off-grid system with combox communication setup which currently has about 1.5 kW of solar feeding through 2 MX60s (no hub). We'll be adding about 5kW (on a TPM a

Re: [RE-wrenches] Off grid DC Loads: DC Converter

2018-01-18 Thread Drake
A Concorde AGM PVX 3050T recently failed in a bank of 8. Larry mentioned a couple of brands experiencing problems. These batteries are 4 years old and have been kept in float in an off grid system, never stressed. Hopefully Concorde batteries are not going the way of Trojan L-16s. Has anyone

Re: [RE-wrenches] Off grid DC Loads: DC Converter

2018-01-18 Thread Daniel Young
Thanks for all the input. I like the "new battery Fund" idea, we might have to implement something like that. Certainly helps incentivize the client to make every watt count. I agree the batteries are on their way out the door, but not quite there yet. After 3yrs where they were getting nearly