Re: [RE-wrenches] Lumos LSX250 modules

2014-06-15 Thread Chris Worcester
Hi Corey, Good to hear you’re also using Lumos, I know the rail alignment is what is going to make or break the install, maybe a light weight plywood template is in order! I have requested the slotted rails, the unperforated ones just don’t make sense. The tip on removing part of the rubber bum

Re: [RE-wrenches] Lightning Damage - Need Replacements

2014-06-15 Thread Kurt Johnsen
sunelec.com in Miami usually has pretty good pricing on the XW 6048s. On Wed, Jun 11, 2014 at 11:43 PM, Exeltech wrote: > Wrenches, > > A friend of mine experienced the destruction of major parts of his system > in a recent lightning storm. Everything was extensively grounded and > protected,

[RE-wrenches] Lightning Damage - Need Replacements (Correction)

2014-06-15 Thread Exeltech
Wrenches, My apologies for an error. When I was given information about the lightning-damaged equipment a few days ago, my friend was understandably a bit rattled after a direct lightning hit to his home, and inadvertently provided incorrect model numbers for the Outback charge controllers. T

Re: [RE-wrenches] Lightning Damage - Need Replacements (Correction)

2014-06-15 Thread toddcory
on an educational note dan, can you further detail the lightning protection equipment which was incorporated into the system? specifically if spd's were in the system? i have installed several midnight spd's and am curious how they do in real world situations like this. thanks, todd O

Re: [RE-wrenches] Lightning Damage - Need Replacements (Correction)

2014-06-15 Thread Chris Daum
So, was their not enough moisture around the ground rods? That's an issue here, in our semi-arid climate, but I tell people to run their hoses where their grounds areor plug their grounds into their drainfields, whatever works (or attach to well casings, as you all know). Where is the locat

Re: [RE-wrenches] Lightning Damage - Need Replacements (Correction)

2014-06-15 Thread Exeltech
Hello Chris, First item of business ... my thanks to Jay Peltz and others for the correction on the Outback charge controller model numbers (again!)! Argh! The CC are are Outback FM60 and FM80. 150Vdc input versions. He needs one each. Apologies for all the confusion. The entire syst

Re: [RE-wrenches] Lightning Damage - Need Replacements (Correction)

2014-06-15 Thread Exeltech
Hello Todd, I forwarded your query to my friend "Mike". Waiting for a reply as we speak. He's been a bit slow responding. Repairs are a priority at the moment. Everything electrical in the house was destroyed. As an indicator, he told me the wall cubes for his router and his home weather s