Re: [RE-wrenches] Direct to decking racking attachments

2022-06-17 Thread Ryan Harkins via RE-wrenches
Morning Carl, You might be able to upsize your rails and get that allowable span. Or deck attachments I like are the Ecofasten. https://ecofastensolar.com/system-attachment/44-r/ Ryan Harkins Synergy Solar Wisconsin > On Jun 17, 2022, at 9:12 AM, Carl Adams via RE-wrenches >

[RE-wrenches] Unirac Sunframe Cap Strips?

2022-04-26 Thread Ryan Harkins via RE-wrenches
Best, Ryan Harkins NABCEP Certified PV Installation Professional™ / Project Manager Synergy Renewable Systems, LLC PO Box 58 Stoughton, WI 53589 PH: (608) 712-7862 See our new website! www.synergyrenewablesystems.com <http://www.synergyrenewablesy

Re: [RE-wrenches] Panels appear to be different colors

2021-11-05 Thread Ryan Harkins
up, and forever annoying if they don’t match well:/ Ryan Harkins Synergy Solar Stoughton, WI > On Nov 5, 2021, at 6:12 PM, Maverick Brown wrote: > > Solar modules are crystals and no two crystals are the same. The textured > glass helps to homogenize the appearance or maybe

Re: [RE-wrenches] Buy American Act- compliant modules

2019-08-27 Thread Ryan Harkins
Mission Solar’s 72 cells are 375w and BAA compliant for our projects out of Texas. Ryan > On Aug 27, 2019, at 4:08 PM, James Rudolph wrote: > > Aloha Wrenches, > Are any you able to get “Buy American Act” compliant modules, or know where I > can get them > > I know there are a couple of

Re: [RE-wrenches] Mission PVs

2019-08-21 Thread Ryan Harkins
Bill, Sometimes we add some duct tape to the corner guards on the side-stacked module skids, so as you unpack you peel tape back one module at a time. Helps them stay together as a unit and not tip. Careful with those Mission modules! We had a couple skids of those and the corner miters of

Re: [RE-wrenches] Bi-facial modules

2019-08-13 Thread Ryan Harkins
Hey Chris, Speed Solar, Inc. in Deerfield, WI stocks bifacial modules from Adani/Mundra Solar. (608) 764-4900 a...@speedsolar.net Ask for Al or Cal. Now mounting is the trick! Best, Ryan > On Aug 13, 2019, at 9:08 AM, > wrote: > > Hello people: > > We have a customer with their heart

Re: [RE-wrenches] Enphase "AC Frequency out of Range"

2013-02-05 Thread Ryan Harkins
We see the same issue here in WI.  Funny that you say 64 minutes, as some of the M215s show the error for 64 minutes for us routinely.  Could that just be some designated error reporting length?  Daryl, thanks for the Enphase update.  Keep us updated if you can on the software fix. Ryan HarkinsNABC

[RE-wrenches] Wattsun Tracker Foundations

2012-10-26 Thread Ryan Harkins
Hey Wrenches,I planning some AZ-225 tracker installs, and I would like to avoid full excavation for slab/pier type and opt for the drilled pier option.  The pier is supposed to be 30-36" diameter and 9.5' deep.  This would require a terex reedrill or similar rig.  If you know of a firm with that eq

[RE-wrenches] Ballasted Roof Racking Recommendations?

2012-08-28 Thread Ryan Harkins
Anyone have recommendations for a ballasted roof racking manufacturer?  Tilts of 30-degrees or more would be best.   Ryan HarkinsNABCEP Certified Solar PV Installer /Project Manager          PastedGraphic-3.pdf Description: Adobe PDF document Synergy Renewable Systems, LLCPO Box 58Stoughton, WI 53

[RE-wrenches] Solar/Small Wind in Columbia

2012-08-08 Thread Ryan Harkins
Wrenches,Have any of you installed in Columbia?  I've been talking with some friends outside of Bogota, Columbia about solar and wind, and now I am curious.  If any of you have experience with renewables there it would be great to hear from you.Topics - On and off grid systems, Interconnection, per

[RE-wrenches] Solmetric iPV iPhone App Reviews

2012-06-27 Thread Ryan Harkins
I currently use a Solar Pathfinder for shade analysis onsite.  We have an iPad that would make site visits pretty slick if the Solmetric iPV app for the iPhone is useful, and accurate.Anyone have experience with the app?  How accurate has it been?Thanks, Ryan HarkinsNABCEP Certified Solar PV Instal

Re: [RE-wrenches] Wind Turbines killing birds and bats

2012-06-22 Thread Ryan Harkins
It is definitely just another talking point against wind energy.  Of course large wind developments should be aware of migratory patterns.  AWEA and DWEA both have good resources for debunking the myths.  For those of you interested:Great Fact Sheet, by Mick Sagrillohttp://www.renewwisconsin.org/wi