Re: [RE-wrenches] favortie micro inverters?

uture" For that reason I'll buy a few extra just in case. Best, Greg Egan Remote Power Inc. Fairbanks AK ___ List sponsored by Redwood Alliance Pay optional member dues here: http://re-wrenches.org List Address: RE-wrenches@lists.re-wrenc

Re: [RE-wrenches] favortie micro inverters?

Dave, Was reading about AP systems DC 3's tonight.  Will start reading Enphase in the morning.  Thanks for sharing. Greg Egan Remote Power Inc. Fairbanks, AK On 9/23/2024 9:07 PM, david quattro wrote: I used Chilicon on a couple installs, and Enphase is far better. On Mon, S

Re: [RE-wrenches] favortie micro inverters?

Good intel.  I believe their micros are rated to -40C/F.  If they quit working at that temp it would be okay as long as they start back up when if warms up.  Normally when it's that cold the sun is pretty scarce at this latitude. Greg Egan Remote Power Inc. Fairbanks, AK On 9/23/2024 7:

Re: [RE-wrenches] favortie micro inverters?

Michael, thank you.  Any particular reason you like them best? Greg Egan Remote Power Inc. Fairbanks, AK On 9/23/2024 7:29 PM, MDElectricSolar wrote: Enphase… Michael D Nelson MD Electric & Solar, Inc. 707-684-0064 mobile 707-884-1862 office www.mdelectricsolar.com www.facebook

[RE-wrenches] favortie micro inverters?

have not ever installed micros. Any recommendations on brands /models that have been reliable? Decent tech support?  Customer just wants something that works and is relatively simple to navigate the online monitoring.  Probably 4-5 kW so not a huge system. Thanks in advance, I appreciate it!

Re: [RE-wrenches] Dual battery bank switch for 48 VDC system

n he has a question, he calls or emails me. I'm guessing now that I've told you more you no longer think he'd need to manage the system hourly. Or am I missing something? Thank you, Greg Egan Remote Power Inc. Greg: Let me say I think the idea is generally bad. Your cli

Re: [RE-wrenches] Dual battery bank switch for 48 VDC system

o.php?product_ID=326&productCat_ID=8&sortOrder=14&act=p> Personally what I don’t like about single switch A or B is there is an off time. With the midnite box, you switch both on, and turn the off the one you want. That way there is never an off time. Just a thought. Jay On

[RE-wrenches] Dual battery bank switch for 48 VDC system

amps and 4/0 cables? Maybe I'm being too cautious since the max load would be < 6KW and the 3002 is rated for 16kW load (32 VDC /500A)?   Thoughts? Thank you, Greg Egan Remote Power Inc. Fairbanks, AK ___ List sponsored by Redwood Allian

[RE-wrenches] Schneider SCP / MPPT 80 600 / XW+ / Gateway questions

in the manual on them. - looking at the XW Pros via insight local,     under configuration -> advanced ->controls -> Backup Mode - I disabled BAckup mode since I'm not backing up the grid. _System shut down immediately._  Backup mo

Re: [RE-wrenches] Fronius Primo 3.8 with state 573 error code

ctric Bill Battagin, Owner 4291 Nelson St.(shipping) 5575 Genesee Rd. (USPS, UPS) Taylorsville, CA 95983 530.284.1925 Office/ 530.258.1641 Cell CA Lic 874049 Solar powered since 1982 On 3/14/2023 8:11 PM, greg egan via RE-wrenches wrote: Wrenches, I'm out of town and trying to help a cus

[RE-wrenches] RE-wrenches] replace part of rolls battery bank

d _make sure_ your charge controller and inverter can charge at the slightly higher V but usually that's not a problem. Best, Greg Egan Remote Power Inc. g...@remotepowerinc.com Message: 1 Date: Tue, 4 Apr 2023 20:45:44 + From: Daniel Young To:"offgridso...@sti.net"

[RE-wrenches] Fronius Primo 3.8 with State 573 error code

ne has run into this before and can provide any guidance that would be great.  Also if you have a current phone # for Fronius Tech support that wouldn't hurt either. All the best, Greg Egan Remote Power Inc. Fairbanks, AK ___ List sponsored

Re: [RE-wrenches] 4 XW+ 6848 with AC Coupling problem

I figure out how the gear actually works and what the error/fault/warnings really mean. Thanks very much for writing, I really appreciate it.  Sorry for the slow response to comments today - comm issues. Greg Egan Remote Power Inc. From: greg egan To: RE-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches

[RE-wrenches] 4 XW+ 6848 with AC Coupling problem

.  PV will be on it's own Xbus network.  Not planning on using the Gateway if I can help it. Thanks for any light you can shed on this.  Not sure why Schneider would ever want their inverters to sell to each other especially with AC Coupling OFF.  Arrgh. Greg Egan R

Re: [RE-wrenches] Conext Configuration Tool password needed

Wrenches, The password for the Schneider Configuration tool is "xantrex" all lower case.  This information was provided by Pieter Hubner of Off-Grid Enterprises.  I tried it and it works! All the best, Greg Egan Remote Power Inc. ___ List

[RE-wrenches] Conext Configuration Tool password needed

gs about the combox and would like to try out the new version if it's compatible. Thanks in advance, I appreciate it! Greg Egan Remote Power Inc. Fairbanks, AK ___ List sponsored by Redwood Alliance Pay optional member dues here: http://re-wr

[RE-wrenches] how to prevent selling to grid with grid tie inverter

xcess power away.  Do any of you have any experience setting up a grid tie no battery system so that it can not sell to the grid under any circumstances?  Just wondering before I dig any deeper if there's an obvious solution I'm missing. Thanks, Greg Egan R

[RE-wrenches] White wire for DC- after ground fault breaker

current. Just thought it was worth mentioning on this list that there's no hard fast rule that all white wires are dead. It depends on the ckt. Best, Greg Egan Remote Power Inc. Message: 11 Date: Fri, 12 Jun 2020 15:17:19 -0500 From: James Jarvis To: RE-wrenches Subject: [RE-wrenches] W

[RE-wrenches] Real world production data for bifacials?

e modules been reliable? I'm looking for data on installed systems and maybe recommendations on where I can get price and availability on some so I can help my customer make an informed decision. All the best, Greg Egan Remote Power Inc. ___ Li

Re: [RE-wrenches] RV PV System...Las Vegas

is. Thanks again Michael! : ) Greg Egan Remote Power Inc. ___ List sponsored by Home Power magazine List Address: RE-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org Change email address & settings: http://lists.re-wrenches.org/options.cgi/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org

[RE-wrenches] RV PV System for friends in Las Vegas

list. Best, Greg Egan Remote Power Inc. g...@remotepowerinc.com Thanks!! ___ List sponsored by Home Power magazine List Address: RE-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org Change email address & settings: http://lists.re-wrenches.org/options.cgi/re-wren

Re: [RE-wrenches] XW 600 VDC Controller

C250. Thanks for the awesome support! Greg Egan NABCEP Certified PV Installer, Licensed Journeyman Electrician Remote Power Inc. g...@remotepowerinc.com ___ List sponsored by Home Power magazine List Address: RE-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org Change

[RE-wrenches] XW 600 VDC Controller?

earch of the archive and only found 1 post with my keywords in it. Thanks again, Greg Egan NABCEP Certified PV Installer, Licensed Journeyman Electrician Remote Power Inc. g...@remotepowerinc.com -- Untitled Document <http://www.remotepowerinc.com> _

Re: [RE-wrenches] size of Surrette AGM S-460 Stud Terminals?

Friends, Thanks for the responses. Steve H. has got an email into Surrette to confirm exactly what terminal they have/what size ring connector I need on my cables. I'll post here what we find out. Best, Greg Egan ___ List sponsored by

[RE-wrenches] size of Surrette AGM S-460 Stud Terminals?

w. I honestly don't think the info is available unless it's in some restricted area of the Surrette site. Thanks! Greg Egan Nabcep PV Installer Certified Journeyman Electrician Remote Power Inc. -- Untitled Document ___ List sponsore

Re: [RE-wrenches] Husqvarna 5500 and VFX3524 Compatibility question

of a Honda 3000i not working with an Outback inverter. I hope it was a fluke (no pun intended). Anyone else had issues with the Honda i line of gensets and inverters? Thanks again, -- Untitled Document Greg Egan ph (907)457-4299 fx (907)457-4290 www.remotepowerinc.com <http://www.remote

Re: [RE-wrenches] RE-wrenches Digest, Vol 4, Issue 298

interconnection cables. 2) less cells for the customer to care for. Greg's law: The higher the number of cells to water, check sp.gr., maintain clean tight connections on, etc. the higher the probability of early battery death from neglect (involuntary manslaughter) by the customer.

Re: [RE-wrenches] RE-wrenches Digest, Vol 4, Issue 135

er during wind storms. Last, I don't know how they stand up to heavy loads but Sharp NU-U240F1 (240 watt panel) has two beams that kind of separates the panel in to 3rds. This should make it stronger since structurally it's closer to 3 - 80 watt modules than one 240 watt panel Best

[RE-wrenches] Solar Solutions and Distribution, LLC?

All Curious if anyone has had any dealings with this company? They're located in Denver. Interested in the good, bad and ugly. If you don't want to announce it to the world feel free to contact me off list. g...@remotepowerinc.com Thanks! Greg Egan Remote

[RE-wrenches] Nabcep Stamp

7;ve seen a lot of good work from NABCEP members and that NABCEP certification is good enough for them, what's wrong with that? Greg Egan Remote Power Inc. NABCEP PV Installer ___ List sponsored by Home Power magazine List Address: RE-wrenc

Re: [RE-wrenches] PV voltage at Isc

Ken, Dan, boB and Peter and all, Thanks for your thoughtful answers. I think if we put superconductors in outer space aside we know our answer. Of course knowing doesn't help to sell even one more wire nut! :) Hope all your teams win the superbowl today! All the best, Greg Egan R

[RE-wrenches] PV voltage at Isc

ero. Any explanation of why I am right or wrong in plain English (I'm not really a scientist) would be welcome. All the best, Greg Egan Remote Power Inc. Fairbanks, AK re-wrenches-requ...@lists.re-wrenches.org wrote: Send RE-wrenches mailing list submissions to re-wrenches@lists

[RE-wrenches] checking grid for power quality

nload. Thanks for all you do, Greg Egan Remote Power Inc. Fairbanks AK NABCEP certified PV Installer and licensed Electrician ___ List sponsored by Home Power magazine List Address: RE-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org Options & settings: http://li

[RE-wrenches] required inverter and system testing

Include results of tests, inspections, and retests. / Any advice would be gratefully accepted and appreciated! Best, Greg Egan NABCEP Certified PV Installer Remote Power Inc. Fairbanks, AK -- Greg Egan Remote Power Inc. 981 Gold Mine Trail Fairbanks, AK 99712 P. 907.457.4299 U.S.Distribut

[RE-wrenches] direct grid micro inverters?

nks! Greg NABCEP certified PV installer -- Greg Egan Remote Power Inc. 981 Gold Mine Trail Fairbanks, AK 99712 P. 907.457.4299 U.S.Distributor for Outback Power Systems and other premium power equipment. ___ List sponsored by Home Power magazine List A

[RE-wrenches] DC voltage drop

y. Using this stuff you can build your own spreadsheet or even do the calcs quickly in your head to a useful level of accuracy once you have a bit of experience. As I say its a lot easier with metric units where the wires sizes are multiples of 1 s

Re: [RE-wrenches] High Snow Load on PV modules

elieve it or not we get most of our annual sunshine in the spring. It's clear and cool. June has more "possible" sun hours but is generally cloudier so the NREL 30 yr averages show spring to be the most productive for us. Don't want to miss out on that power if we can help it

Re: [RE-wrenches] Solar Pathfinder data manipulation

th - so if they are under snow Dec - January for instance, they could show the array tilt as 90 for that period. Thanks Greg -- Greg Egan Remote Power Inc. 981 Gold Mine Trail Fairbanks, AK 99712 P. 907.457.4299 U.S.Distributor for Outback Power Systems and other premium power equipment. Hi

[RE-wrenches] Solar Pathfinder data manipulation

to do this. Anyone out there already done this successfully or know of another program that I can buy to get it done? I can just retype all the data into excel every time I do a report but that seems a slow way to do it and invites typing errors into the data set. Thanks in advance, Greg Egan

Re: [RE-wrenches] PV pricing and Pro conduct

eally good advice in those posts. I think you saved a lot of us "lurkers" some scar - tissue! Thanks again, Greg Egan Remote Power Inc. re-wrenches-requ...@lists.re-wrenches.org wrote: Send RE-wrenches mailing list submissions to re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org

Re: [RE-wrenches] Prices on PV

od for your business, my business, or the RE industry as a whole. Best, Greg Egan Remote Power Inc. re-wrenches-requ...@lists.re-wrenches.org wrote: Send RE-wrenches mailing list submissions to re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit