Re: [RE-wrenches] Rapid Shut Down and the 10 Second Rule Questions

2015-02-03 Thread David Brearley
Mark, Bill Brooks’ rapid shutdown article for SolarPro does a nice job walking through the individual subsections of 690.12. He also addresses initiation device (type and location), which is not covered in the NEC. Here is the relevant text: What about the rapid-shutdown initiator? NEC 690.12

Re: [RE-wrenches] Rapid Shut Down and the 10 Second Rule Questions

2015-02-03 Thread Mark Frye
Thanks David, This is very helpful. Mark Frye On 2/3/2015 12:04 PM, David Brearley wrote: Mark, Bill Brooks’ rapid shutdown article for SolarPro does a nice job walking through the individual subsections of 690.12. He also addresses initiation device (type and location), which is not cove

Re: [RE-wrenches] Off Grid Inverter Replacement Questions

2015-02-03 Thread Phil Undercuffler
Wrenches, Allan’s key technical question is “when should I hesitate to replace a 120V legacy inverter with a 120/240V unit?” I’ve reviewed the various scenarios and options with our engineers and tech support team, and the one “watch out” issue that could potentially cause problems when replaci

Re: [RE-wrenches] Off Grid Inverter Replacement Questions

2015-02-03 Thread Chris Mason
I can vouch for the Outback Radian tech support. I have installed a Radian GS8048A based system with MATE3 and OpticsRE in our own home to gain some familiarity with this system and it is very impressive. I have had some configuration issues and the technical support people (thanks Katee) have been

[RE-wrenches] Eaton replacement guts for Sylvania panel

2015-02-03 Thread SunHarvest
I have a Sylvania/Zinsco changeout to complete and I am interested in using the Eaton "panel-interior swap kit". When I went in to my local electrical supply house the service tech said, "Huh?" Then he checked and saw only 1 package has been sold in the last 3 or so years. Apparently they're not