"string two in conduit but string one outside of conduit, the inverter does
not operate"...
Maybe string two has a mild ground fault at the last module, positive side,
or at its internal diode. ???
Basically why can't string two operate in the conduit?
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From: RE-wrenc
They sold everything but Skystream to Primus, very recently.
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From: re-wrenches-boun...@lists.re-wrenches.org
[mailto:re-wrenches-boun...@lists.re-wrenches.org] On Behalf Of Jeremy
Rodriguez- All Solar Inc.
Sent: Wednesday, February 06, 2013 9:13 AM
To: re-wrenches@list
>From my personal experience.
Not true. If you put 80Aoutput potential on the input of a 40A PWM
controller, the output breaker will trip (assuming it is a 40A breaker). If
there is not an output breaker, you will smoke the controller. The C-40 does
not have a output current limit setting, like
If you need a single pole single throw (SPST), search www.mouser.com for
D1D40 or D06D60.
If not SPST, then you use there relay search tool to find what you need.
Grainger.com and Digikey.com also have similar search tools and parts.
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On Aug 20, 2012, at 9:51 AM, jay peltz wrote:
> Great, I was wondering about a impact on those screws, but it'll speed things
> up alot.
>
> thx,
> jay
>
>
> On Aug 20, 2012, at 7:48 AM, Maverick Brown [Maverick Solar]
stall sort of follows the thread on wrenches.
> The client decided this was the racking he wanted.
> I'm with you, rails are easy, but ...
>
> jay
>
>
> On Aug 20, 2012, at 7:31 AM, Maverick Brown [Maverick Solar] wrote:
>
>> Jay
>>
>> I used them
Jay
I used them one time and went back to rails.
It would have been prudent to build a thin plywood jig to match the PV you are
using.
The advantage of rails is that you have somewhere to attach wires, boxes (and
inverters).
Thank you,
Maverick
Maverick Brown
BSEET, NABCEP Certified Sola
For the Bee's sake, just pump some grey silicone caulk into the ends and
scrape flat. ??
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[mailto:re-wrenches-boun...@lists.re-wrenches.org] On Behalf Of Dana Brandt
Sent: Friday, August 10, 2012 3:12 PM
To: RE-wrenches
Subject: [RE-wrenches] Unir
We use solar combiner boxes. For instance, the first breaker is actually a 63A
for the "Main" and then you could have load breakers for each circuit.
Thank you,
Maverick
Maverick Brown
BSEET, NABCEP Certified Solar PV Installer ®
President & CEO
Maverick Solar Enterprises, Inc.
Office: 5
We used an Omron G2R-1-S-DC12S available from mouser.com. Don't forget to
get the DIN socket as well. I think that is a P2RF-05-E.
Good luck
Maverick
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[mailto:re-wrenches-boun...@lists.re-wrenches.org] On Behalf Of Solarguy
Sent: Thursd
I think they go back to defaults. Maybe the remote is just not reading the
values before displaying the set point in question after being power cycled.
To get around the issue, all of our inverter installs come with a "free"
remote.
Thank you,
Maverick
Maverick Brown
BSEET, NABCEP Certifie
It is a special part. It is called a System Configuration Tool. You can order
it from Schnieder or from a dealer, like Conergy or AEE, etc. or from other RE
websites.
Thank you,
Maverick
Maverick Brown
BSEET, NABCEP Certified Solar PV Installer ®
President & CEO
Maverick Solar Enterprises, I
We have installed about dozen in the last 9 months with no issues. They have
great output and they talk to the XW Gateway, which is great. And you can /
must program them via the SCP or the SCT.
We use a string sizing tool Excel Spreadsheet first written by Richard Perez.
We added a Temp Comp
Allen
Let me know your volume requirements. We can make 6, 4 & 2 AWG cables using
cobra xflex.
Thank you,
Maverick
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BSEET, NABCEP Certified Solar PV Installer ®
President & CEO
Maverick Solar Enterprises, Inc.
Office: 512-919-4493
Cell:512-460-9825
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Ron,
You likely need a load pattern to properly size a system. The load pattern
will also show fuel usage. There are real saving from running the generator
fewer hours per day and then running it at closer to full when charging the
batteries.
Good luck!
Maverick
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Fro
Bob,
There are a lot of settings that could influence your numbers.
I guessed at Yakima, WA for the PV Watts location and using 77%, I got:
239kwh for December,
254kwh for January
361kwh for February &
531 for March.
I would predict you should have at least generated most of this amount per
m
I would add a Honda eu2000is unless you want an auto start unit.
If so, an Onan RV microlite (we reclaimed one from an old RV and mounted it to
our job trailer tongue)
Thank you,
Maverick
Maverick Brown
BSEET, NABCEP Certified Solar PV Installer ®
President & CEO
Maverick Solar Enterprises,
My two cents:
"battery-based inverter w/ PV on the DC side via charge controllers"
Simply replace the GT inverter with a Xantrex 600V Charge Controller plus
the 48V Grid Interactive Inverter of your choice and added battery bank,
etc.
Until the market is saturated with unneeded GT Inverters,
This is my favorite module to install for battery based installations.
This is the single most manufactured module that I can find. They all are
about 31.1 x 62.2 x D and have 35Vmp, 45Voc, etc. The Frame Thickness is the
only variable that I wish they would correct. Some are 35mm, 46mm or 50mm.
I second X-Flex. We have used it since day one with no issues from 6 Awg to
4/0.
Thank you,
Maverick
Maverick Brown
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President & CEO
Maverick Solar Enterprises, Inc.
Office: 512-919-4493
Cell:512-460-9825
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On Feb
Try this.
http://www.mini-box.com/DCDC-USB
This works great.
Don't forget to add the enclosure.
Thank you,
Maverick
Maverick Brown
BSEET, NABCEP Certified Solar PV Installer ®
President & CEO
Maverick Solar Enterprises, Inc.
Office: 512-919-4493
Cell:512-460-9825
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After the OB AGS starts the Genny, check the last page of the AGS menu for the
status / event code. The Mate manual has a table of codes for why it started.
Also, Magnum has a neat stand alone AGS that I have used with great success.
Thank you,
Maverick
Maverick Brown
BSEET, NABCEP Certifie
Other than some statements I have heard about battery reaching full capacity
after X cycles... Maybe that is a wives-tale as well.
Otherwise, maybe I was not clear. By cycling, I mean daily (or periodic)
Absorb as I mentioned in the email, not loading/draining the battery (other
than the clear st
I agree. With some exception, we use AGMs for GTBB and FLA for Off-Grid. That
makes the most sense to me.
But you would think after 20 years, inverter manufacturers would make some
software similar to generator cycling to handle this cycling issue.
We program inverter EQ settings to the Absor
Unless you have an Outback FN-DC and have programmed Enable Auto Grid Tie
control. Which will
Absorb the batteries and then Sell the rest of the day. It is tricky to get the
Charge Parameters Met to work but it is worth it to set it up.
Thank you,
Maverick
Maverick Brown
BSEET, NABCEP Certif
I vote for absolyte.
I have a customer with 22kw of PV (8 MX60s), an 8 stack of Outback FX inverters
and a 9600Ah @ 48V Absolyte IIP AGM battery bank. It has been going strong
since 2006.
Thank you,
Maverick
Maverick Brown
BSEET, NABCEP Certified Solar PV Installer ®
President & CEO
Maveric
I have a customer with that Gennie and we auto start it with the Xantrex XW
AGS and without the Honda Remote.
See Type 13. Let me know if you need more details.
Thanks
Maverick
Maverick Brown
BSEET, NABCEP Certified Solar PV Installer R # 091209-26
President & CEO
Maverick Solar Enterprises
I was able to edit two parameters guided by Xantrex to make the issue go
away. You will need the Xantrex Configuration Tool and the tech note /
software tool from Xantrex. But otherwise its pretty simple to do. Of
course, a firmware update will make the incompatibility go away easier.
Software upg
Kw actual out) I haven't gone back and done testing
with my insolation meter, so I'm not sure exactly what is happening, but his
overall efficiency (STC rated to AC out) is only 56% .
Ray
On 1/4/2012 7:55 PM, Maverick Brown [Maverick Solar] wrote:
Please use the 90% of the CEC or PTC
Please use the 90% of the CEC or PTC rating of the PV module at most.
Among several systems that I monitor daily, I have an example 11.760kw (STC)
system that has a 500Ah battery bank and it peaks at 77-80% of the STC
rating each day.
Peak is defined as the top of the bell curve that forms fro
William,
I have two or three spares. One of which I can take to my machine shop and ask
them for a quote. How many do you want?
Thanks
Maverick
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[mailto:re-wrenches-boun...@lists.re-wrenches.org] On Behalf Of William Miller
Sent:
Jay,
My Top-10 iPhone Apps
1. iBooks for all those PDFs of the manuals and spec sheets
2. DropBox for the all the customer records
3. HomeDepot (Inventory of all the stores whereever I might be that day)
4. Inclinometer (from UniRac)
5. HeyTell (2-way radio, i.e. for pulling wire and million othe
4493
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On Nov 23, 2011, at 10:53 AM, "Maverick Brown [Maverick Solar]"
wrote:
> Since the invention of the lawyer and insurance agent, there has alway been
> liability. Your hourly. Barge includes money that goes to both of them.
Since the invention of the lawyer and insurance agent, there has alway been
liability. Your hourly. Barge includes money that goes to both of them. You
should carry $1M policy and have working relationship with an attorney (that
is. It a family member).
As a practical matter, we complete a Ser
Dan
I just stacked 5 Xantrex XW-MPPT-600-80 controllers with 10 strings of 10 in
series 225W modules (2 strings per controller). The XW PDP accumulated all this
wiring to battery back.
Thank you,
Maverick
Maverick Brown
BSEET, NABCEP Certified Solar PV Installer ®
President & CEO
Maverick S
You can try GenPro.
Thank you,
Maverick
Maverick Brown
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President & CEO
Maverick Solar Enterprises, Inc.
Office: 512-919-4493
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On Nov 8, 2011, at 10:04 AM, William Miller wrote:
> Friends:
>
>
It is 80 amp output, so more like 80 x 60 volts = 4800 watts
I am installing my first 5 next week so I will send a report.
Thank you,
Maverick
Maverick Brown
BSEET, NABCEP Certified Solar PV Installer ®
President & CEO
Maverick Solar Enterprises, Inc.
Office: 512-919-4493
Cell:512
Ron,
Sorry to beat a dead horse, but a Pentametric will reveal what happens at 4am
(or any other time). At a minimum all you need is the sending unit, 2-3 shunts
and the serial converter. You then use your laptop to download and analyze what
happened in the past few days, etc. of course, the di
Ron,
Sounds like you might have a voltage drop in the system at point of
measurement.
A large voltage drop can happen for a few valid reasons.
1. High current demand. > Trimetric or better yet PentaMetric can show this
demand.
2. Poor Cable connection. Visual / Thermal inspection or local Vdc
We always put meters on the system. We typically use just pentametric sending
unit and a serial converter with 3 shunts. Then you can hook your PC and get
details on what's going on. I also recommend giving the customer a 60$ DVM like
the ideal brand or an old fluke.
As far as your current sit
Go with all 32 as 8 strings of 4. Replace both CCs with Classic 200 or 250.
Thank you,
Maverick
Maverick Brown
BSEET, NABCEP Certified Solar PV Installer ®
President & CEO
Maverick Solar Enterprises, Inc.
Office: 512-919-4493
Cell:512-460-9825
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On Sep 30, 201
Concorde's Technical Manual describes a low discharge recovery process.
http://www.sunxtender.com/pdfs/Sun_Xtender_Battery_Technical_Manual.pdf
See section 5.6. The jist of which is to blast them with voltage, etc.
Please see the details. I have done this once and it works fairly well to
fix th
Mike,
I approached it as if the batteries where installed in a UPS system. What
constant float voltage would the batteries be charged at during grid-up, so
they would be ready for grid-down?
I would use 53.2V for Float and for Sell.
I also recommend to use software on the inverter to automatic
Larry,
I had a project that never left the launch pad, but this is the light I was
going to use.
http://www.doctorled.com/M503.htm
Thanks
Maverick
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[mailto:re-wrenches-boun...@lists.re-wrenches.org] On Behalf Of Starlight
Solar,
"I have considered using a drop out contactor to isolate the inverters from
the generator following a loss of line voltage."
I suggest that method above as the best. Generators can change frequencies
under load and other conditions, etc. so there would not be such a precise
control.
Line voltag
My vote is the Morningstar ProStar. Either the PS-15M or PS-30M. The
built-in meter is handy and the unit is a Charge Controller and Load
Controller at the same time.
On/Off button for the Load controller can act as a light switch if you place
the controller near the door or at least at a handy h
A good replacement is the Bogart TM-2025-A. It is a refreshed version of the
TM-2020. It can handle 12-48V and can display Watts.
You can also use the Bogart PentaMetric. It will cost more, since you will
need a "sending" unit, a display and it can even add a serial interface to
talk to a PC. Spe
Try using ferrules:
http://www.mouser.com/ProductDetail/Phoenix-Contact/3200315/?qs=Hp4IEBVVqKI9
npAWQtu7Sg%3d%3d
Strip the wire and insert into the ferrule, crimp with terminal crimper and
then insert into the larger lug.
Good luck,
Maverick
Maverick Brown
BSEET, NABCEP Certified Solar PV In
I think it is a tough battle getting that straight.
If there is one of them, it is a Module.
If there is more than one, then it is a Panel.
All of them together is an Array.
Most customers would like to think: panel versus panels or module versus
modules.
There are a very few other English w
Do they have a PC connected to the Mate?
Thank you,
Maverick
Maverick Brown
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President & CEO
Maverick Solar Enterprises, Inc.
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On Feb 7, 2011, at 7:33 PM, jay peltz wrote:
> H
It think the C12 has a built in night light function. Use a knob on the inside
to set up.
Thank you,
Maverick
Maverick Brown
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President & CEO
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Larry
Were the failures on 12 or 24v systems?
Thank you,
Maverick
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Office: 512-919-4493
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On Jan 23, 2011, at 9:58 AM, wrote:
> Jaso
Try SunSaver MPPT.
15 amps, MPPT and load control (or light) control
Use the MSC to connect the controller to your PC and adjust many settings and
get log data.
We use a lot of them and have had very few issues.
Thank you,
Maverick
Maverick Brown
BSEET, NABCEP Certified Solar PV Installe
I just installed my first MMP. I love that box!
I agree that the charge controller bracket is whimpy. Make it from 0.125 or
fold it to make it more rigid.
I did not have trouble with the Torx head screws. I had been using a Milwaukee
M12 Impact Driver and have the big set of bits to go with it
I think 240.24 has the max of 6'7". If it does not mention the minimum, I would
shoot for 36".
Thank you,
Maverick
Maverick Brown
BSEET, NABCEP Certified Solar PV Installer ®
President & CEO
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Unless those Suntech's have black frames, the Conergy P180M will work. Also
many monos of that size (power) are very close in dimensions, ie Sharp
NT-180, and quite close in volt/amp, etc.
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President & CEO
Maverick Solar Enterprises, Inc.
I have used a heat gun, a flat crowbar and long serrated bread knife (I am
sure there is a real tool made the same way).
Good luck
Maverick
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[mailto:re-wrenches-boun...@lists.re-wrenches.org] On Behalf Of benn kilburn
Sent: Thursday,
There is a XW6048 double-stack that has 11,760W PV and gets 8200+ W Output
(in our Texas heat) and creates about 60kwh per day.
That 8/11-ish number is right at 70%. I am sure the early spring will be
better.
I also suggest that 400Ah is the minimum battery bank size required for a
proper sell-
Soladeck can hold 5-6 branches with some added din rail parts.
I have used ac din rail breakers in those Outback and MidNite combiners.
Likely legit and it was wall mounted.
Thank you,
Maverick
Maverick Brown
BSEET, NABCEP Certified Solar PV Installer ®
President & CEO
Maverick Solar Enter
S-5 also makes a bracket called a CorruBracket. Made from AL and has edpm
seals.
Thank you,
Maverick
Maverick Brown
BSEET, NABCEP Certified Solar PV Installer ®
President & CEO
Maverick Solar Enterprises, Inc.
Office: 512-919-4493
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On Aug
boB
Time for you to design an RTS that also measures SG.
Then my Classic can:
Set Return Amps automatically.
Alert for an excursion in charge time
Alert for low water
Etc.
Thank you,
Maverick
Maverick Brown
BSEET, NABCEP Certified Solar PV Installer ®
President & CEO
Maverick Solar Enterpri
What about using the UNIRAC rapidfoot?
Thank you,
Maverick
Maverick Brown
BSEET, NABCEP Certified Solar PV Installer ®
President & CEO
Maverick Solar Enterprises, Inc.
Office: 512-919-4493
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