[RE-wrenches] Battery Backup for Older Enphase Systems

go with an array that uses M250s and this prompted me to write. Thanks in advance! -Matt -- Matt Sherald PIMBY Energy, LLC NABCEP Certified Solar PV Installer® 304-704-5943 www.getpimby.blogspot.com www.getpimby.com ___ List sponsored by Redwood Alli

[RE-wrenches] ARE 110 Turbine Controller Alternative

Greetings, I have a customer whose ARE 110 voltage clamp has stopped working. I'm looking for a work around. Has anyone been down this road before? If so, I would like to hear what you've learned and maybe save myself some mis-steps in the process. Many thanks! -- Matt Sherald PI

[RE-wrenches] Bergey XL.1 HummmBuzzz

s and the blades begin to accelerate. The noise disappears as it comes up to speed. This noise does not happen if the machine is allowed to run unloaded (with the breaker in the off position). Anyway, I'd sure appreciate any thoughts. Many thanks in advance! -- Matt Sherald PIMBY Energy,

[RE-wrenches] 600Vdc Transfer Switch Between Charge Controller and GT Inverter

re greatly appreciated. -- Matt Sherald PIMBY Energy, LLC NABCEP Certified Solar PV Installer® 304-704-5943 www.getpimby.blogspot.com www.getpimby.com ___ List sponsored by Redwood Alliance List Address: RE-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org Change listse

[RE-wrenches] Two MPPT Charge Controllers, One PV Circuit

sight? I can imagine how the MPPT function might be skewed, but the wire size of the feeders are adequate for the combined current of the full PV array and the units are producing power. -Matt I'd like to give the system owner advice with t -- Matt Sherald PIMBY Energy, LLC NABCEP Certifie

[RE-wrenches] Enphase IQ and Schneider XW AC Coupling Performance

ng an outage? Hoping to glean some real-world observations. Many thanks in advance!! -Matt -- Matt Sherald PIMBY Energy, LLC NABCEP Certified Solar PV Installer® 304-704-5943 www.getpimby.blogspot.com www.getpimby.com ___ List sponsored by Redwood All

[RE-wrenches] SWWP Whisper 200 - Looking for a Short to Ground

he Wrench community might have had a similiar conundrum at one time. I'd appreciate hearing from you if you have. Many thanks in advance. Matt Sherald PIMBY: Power In My BackYard NABCEP Certified Solar PV Installer® m...@getpimby.com (304) 704-5943 www.getpimby.blogs

Re: [RE-wrenches] SWWP Whisper 200 - looking for a short to ground.

Those familiar will appreciate that we had an old Easy-Wire Power System from World Power Technologies Inc. that we could pull out of retirement. With a new cable and an old charge controller the Whisper is back in action. Thanks to all for your time and suggestions! Matt Sherald PIMBY: Power

Re: [RE-wrenches] Split bolt

also think that proper torquing of the wire connection is easier on something like an Ilsco ClearTap or similar. Glad all ended well! -Matt Matt Sherald PIMBY: Power In My BackYard NABCEP Certified Solar PV Installer® m...@getpimby.com (304) 704-5943 www.getpimby.blogspot.com www.ge

Re: [RE-wrenches] Wire protection for ground mount

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Re: [RE-wrenches] Lightning Strike Fries Array

to get to the diodes. The homeowners insurance covered the loss and I replaced the modules with something similar (SW had since stopped manufacturing 175s). It would have been nice to have had access to the diodes. -- Matt Sherald PIMBY Energy, LLC NABCEP Certified Solar PV Installer® 304-704

[RE-wrenches] AC-coupling Enphase/XW Causes Flickering of Lights

s a way to mitigate the flicker I would also love to hear it. Many thanks! -- Matt Sherald PIMBY Energy, LLC NABCEP Certified Solar PV Installer® 304-704-5943 www.getpimby.blogspot.com www.getpimby.com ___ List sponsored by Redwood Alliance List Address: R

Re: [RE-wrenches] demolition hammer drills

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Re: [RE-wrenches] Whisper Turbine Replacement

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Re: [RE-wrenches] SB -40 Wi-Fi

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[RE-wrenches] Hydro Off-grid Battery Sizing

presume that since the charging source is fairly consistent (day-to-day and hour-to-hour) that I could then reduce the days of autonomy to 2-days. I'm curious though if anyone has advice for sizing a battery bank for hydro. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Thank you! -- Matt Sh

[RE-wrenches] Puzzle: Dryer does not work during FXR battery charging

ttery charging. Any thoughts are greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance! -- Matt Sherald PIMBY Energy, LLC NABCEP Certified Solar PV Installer® 304-704-5943 www.getpimby.blogspot.com www.getpimby.com ___ List sponsored by Redwood Alliance List Addres

Re: [RE-wrenches] PV direct EV charging

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[RE-wrenches] Optical Sensor for Wattsun Tracker

replacement of the old dip-switch controller in addition. This seems a bit pricey so I'm fishing for a less expensive alternative. Many thanks!!! -- Matt Sherald PIMBY Energy, LLC NABCEP Certified Solar PV Installer® 304-704-5943 www.getpimby.blogspot.com www.getpimb

[RE-wrenches] Li Replacements for Lead-acid Bank

rand that works well with pre-Li electronics. Glad for any suggestions. Thanks in advance! The bank size is currently 1,110Ah/48V. The following electronics are installed: 2008 OB VFX 2012 OB VFX 2008 OB MX60 2012 MS Classic X2 2008 OB Mate 2010 Trimetric -Matt -- Matt Sherald PIMBY

[RE-wrenches] Battery Monitor for Li

Or is the Trimetric adequate - do I maybe just need to adjust the settings? Anyway, the implication that the Victron BMV was better at monitoring Li batteries has me curious and I will enjoy hearing what the group thinks. Thanks for your time! -Matt -- Matt Sherald PIMBY Energy, LLC 304-704

Re: [RE-wrenches] Head scratcher

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[RE-wrenches] Attaching Array To or Through Ply

eing the case, I was considering other fastening options and am writing to pick the collective brain of the Wrenches to see how others have addressed similar situations. One thought I had was to use the PLP Easy Mounting Foot and I'd be glad for any opinions on that or another solution. -Matt

Re: [RE-wrenches] Underground fault finder

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[RE-wrenches] Outback Board Repair

Hi All, I'm looking to move along some damaged Outback (GVFX and VFX) boards. I found an older thread referencing Kris Stone, but didn't have luck with the email. Any suggestions would be appreciated. Thanks! -- Matt Sherald PIMBY Energy, LLC 30

Re: [RE-wrenches] OutBack inverter repair.

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[RE-wrenches] In Need of Panasonic 330W HIT

Hello All, I'm fishing for a Panasonic 330W HIT module. If you happen to have one that you'd like to sell please let me know off list (m...@getpimby.com). Thanks!! -- Matt Sherald PIMBY Energy, LLC m...@getpimby.com 304-704-5943 ___ List sp

[RE-wrenches] Grundfos SQFlex Pump Repair

? The pump I removed did move a little water once I had it un-coupled from the plumbing in the lower cistern spring box. It made a bit more noise when operating than the new one which is incredibly quiet. Any suggestions are greatly appreciated. Thank you! -- Matt Sherald PIMBY Energy, LLC 30