Re: [RE-wrenches] SunPower Warranty and Monitoring

Jason, Perhaps you also saw this headline: Maxeon to offer warranty support for bankrupt SunPower

Re: [RE-wrenches] sealing a carport array

Hi Kirk, Way back in 2016, Bob Maynard made a recommendation for a racking product called Solar RainFrame. It looks like the weblink in that post is now broken, but I see an updated website at solarrainframe.com. For l

[RE-wrenches] Attaching PV with VELCRO

Wrenches, As far out as the subject line might seem, a company in Italy has apparently developed a system for attaching PV arrays to flat roofs using strips of VELCRO . The potential advantages of this system seem

Re: [RE-wrenches] Onboard PV Charging Kit for Electric Vehicle

For Jay and anyone else interested in how the module deployment mechanism operates, please see this video (starting around the 2:50 mark): 1955 Ford F100 EV Conversion/test drive https://youtu.be/-MrNITun0uM?t=170 Thanks for your interest, Corey On Wed, Oct 5, 2022 at 6:52 AM wrote: > > Hi C

Re: [RE-wrenches] Onboard PV Charging Kit for Electric Vehicle

For those wondering about the battery pack, it was pulled from a Nissan Leaf—nominal voltage is 360 Vdc. So I don't believe it will be possible to charge the EV battery directly from the PV (or from the 'off-grid' battery bank). It is understood that there will be some not-insignificant efficiency

Re: [RE-wrenches] Lead placment and length on new PV Panels

William, My team and I are constantly strategizing about the issue you have described, pretty much on a project-by-project basis nowadays since our module supplier's stock changes frequently. Each new module's lead cable positioning and lengths must be examined for compatibility with the specified