[RE-wrenches] PV Panel Disposal

2018-09-24 Thread James Rudolph
Aloha Wrenches, What is the best practice when it comes to disposing of used PV panels. To be clear I am talking about ones that no longer produce any power. Are they considered E-Waste, or are they getting tossed in the landfill ( I hope this is not the case)? Mahalo in advance, *James B. Rud

Re: [RE-wrenches] PV Panel Disposal

2018-09-24 Thread James Rudolph
Additionally: I am really hoping that there is an organization that is accepting and recycling them in the US. The European Union (PV Cycle) offers a tailor made waste management and legal compliance service for companies and waste holders in the EU. -James On Mon, Sep 24, 2018 at 6:36 PM

Re: [RE-wrenches] Low voltage DC v. higher voltage DC

2018-09-24 Thread Jeff Clearwater
Hi all,Yes the history of SMA missing the boat with supporting off-grid in the U.S. goes way back to the John B. and Sam V. days - they really tried going way back to the 90s.  Germany would just not prioritize it.I was one of the early beta testers of the SI - it's by far the best system out t

Re: [RE-wrenches] Raised up ground mounts

2018-09-24 Thread Ray
The problem I had with Snap N rack pipe systems is they really can't take any uplift; which is not a good thing in Haiti during a hurricane.  Those little pinch screws just are not enough. I would look at other systems.  The one you built in Mynamar looks pretty good. Ray Walters Remote Solar

Re: [RE-wrenches] PV210 Curve Tracer Issues

2018-09-24 Thread Brian Mehalic
Seaward changed/updated their algorithm/programming-not sure when but it hasn’t been too long ago. May be worth contacting them again to see if your unit could benefit from the upgrade (I think you have to send it in). Brian > On Sep 24, 2018, at 12:18 PM, Dave Tedeyan wrote: > > Does anyone

Re: [RE-wrenches] Raised up ground mounts

2018-09-24 Thread Jerry Shafer
Wrenches Have you looked at Unirac ULA, its been around forever but works better them most Jerry On Thu, Sep 20, 2018, 4:55 AM Jason Szumlanski < ja...@floridasolardesigngroup.com> wrote: > Any suggestions for ground mount racks where panels need to have the > leading edge 6-8 feet above grade (d

[RE-wrenches] PV210 Curve Tracer Issues

2018-09-24 Thread Dave Tedeyan
Does anyone here have a good understanding of the Seaward PV210 curve tracer? I recently went to commission a commercial site where nearly all of my 90 traces did not come out looking right. It looks like the tracer is just not taking enough data points to come up with a good trace. It also was not

Re: [RE-wrenches] Neutral sizing

2018-09-24 Thread Bradley Bassett
I have a long triplex wire run with a smaller neutral to my place from the utility entrance, and I do end up with a large load on one leg often. When another large load is on the other leg to balance the legs, it reduces the voltage drop dramatically. The voltage on the one leg rises when I balance

Re: [RE-wrenches] Ham Radio interference

2018-09-24 Thread dan
Someone on this group once told me (2003-4?), one of the main reason requiring that all PV Home Runs be installed in metal conduit was to reduce RF interference.. Withing a year or so it was required for other reasons.dbDan BrownFoxfire Energy Corp.Renewable Energy Systems(802)-483-2564www.Foxfire-