Re: [RE-wrenches] Recommendations on diversion load

2015-06-13 Thread Shasta Daiku
Jerry Ostermeir at Alternative Power & Machine in Grants Pass Oregon fabricates custom diversion loads. Very high quality. It’s great to be able to specify exactly what the load is to be, and fine tune a system. Michael > On Jun 12, 2015, at 10:02 PM, Dan Fink wrote: > > Hi Kevin; > I agree t

Re: [RE-wrenches] NON Digital Hydrometer

2015-08-31 Thread Shasta Daiku
Hmm….Are they really safer? 1) Put rubber gloves on and remove battery caps. The chance of getting electrolyte on the gloves pretty high, especially after checking a couple dozen cells. 2) Extract electrolyte with pipet. Dribbles here and there 3) Place drop on Refractometer. More Dribbles

Re: [RE-wrenches] DPW Rack Problems

2015-10-06 Thread Shasta Daiku
Glad it’s not just me. My supplier jokes that I have bad TPM karma. 5 of the last 6 racks had major problems that shut my projects down until replacements could be made and sent. Snotty customer service too. It’s a bummer since I’ve been using their racks since their beginning. Michael Mornings

Re: [RE-wrenches] Schneider XW repair out of warranty

2015-10-27 Thread Shasta Daiku
I’ll second that. > On Oct 27, 2015, at 6:48 AM, Chris Daum wrote: > > Abney Solar in Redmond, OR, 541-923-6000. If it can be fixed they can > likely fix it. > > --Chris @ the Oasis Montana Inc. > > -Original Message- > From: RE-wrenches [mailto:re-wrenches-boun...@lists.re-wrenches.

Re: [RE-wrenches] Battery Box Construction

2016-01-29 Thread Shasta Daiku
I have always been dismayed with wooden battery boxes used in professionally installed power systems. It seems vey DIYer/HomePoweresque. Where else is wood used in electrical installations? I have on occasion built some BB plywood core boxes, sheetmetal outer skin/ FRP inner skin/ raw edges and

Re: [RE-wrenches] Battery Box Construction

2016-01-29 Thread Shasta Daiku
On Jan 29, 2016, at 9:08 AM, Shasta Daiku wrote: > > I have always been dismayed with wooden battery boxes used in professionally > installed power systems. It seems vey DIYer/HomePoweresque. Where else is > wood used in electrical installations? I have on occasion built some BB >

Re: [RE-wrenches] supply side connection - Tap connector recommendations

2016-05-10 Thread Shasta Daiku
Kirpal, I’m curious what the reason is for making the tap on an energized line. Why not have the meter pulled? While insulation piercing taps are designed for “hot work”, there use for that should be limited to tapping conductors that have OCP, and aren’t under load, with generous working space,

Re: [RE-wrenches] supply side connection - Tap connector recommendations

2016-05-11 Thread Shasta Daiku
ing taps are extremely common around here for > these reasons. With proper safety precautions and experience, I don't see any > issue specifying and using them. > > > Jason Szumlanski > > > > > On Wed, May 11, 2016 at 12:26 AM, Shasta Daiku <mailto:mjmorning

Re: [RE-wrenches] Has anyone had Magnum Energy PT-100 controller failures

2016-07-31 Thread Shasta Daiku
I’ve got eight in service. One had the same network issue, right out of the box. Removed and reinserted the network cable to remedy. Michael > On Jul 30, 2016, at 7:34 AM, Starlight Solar Power Systems > wrote: > > Perhaps I should rephrase my question: Has anyone else been selling the > PT-1

Re: [RE-wrenches] Standing seam metal roof attachments for copper roof

2016-08-11 Thread Shasta Daiku
Daniel, My own home has a lot of Corten steel elements, roof, soffits, eaves and some doors. Most everything in contact with the Corten is stainless steel, including fasteners, plumbing vents, and chimney pipe flashing. The one thing that is not SS are the gable end flashings which are copper.

Re: [RE-wrenches] Wire nuts

2016-09-06 Thread Shasta Daiku
Rooftop/Combiner splicing is a perfect application for the use of splice capped crimp sleeves. The other is where splices are subject to vibration. Their usage seems to vary throughout the country. In NW Oregon, where I came up in the trade, it was protocol to use them in places like rooftop con

Re: [RE-wrenches] Retrofit variable speed drive to old well pump?

2016-12-10 Thread Shasta Daiku
What is the battery voltage when the client says that SOC is %75? VFD driven pumps are three phase. There are single phase “soft start” controllers for pumps and motors designed for that application, but not for a two wire fed submersible pump. The pump, for mechanical reasons, not just electri

Re: [RE-wrenches] Retrofit variable speed drive to old well pump?

2016-12-10 Thread Shasta Daiku
Dan, Have you measured start up current? > On Dec 10, 2016, at 9:39 AM, Drake > wrote: > > The usual wire I see running to most pumps is #10 UF cable. A 450 foot run > might create too much voltage drop. Maybe a buck boost transformer would > help. > > Drake > > At 12:11 PM 12/10/2016, yo

Re: [RE-wrenches] Retrofit variable speed drive to old well pump?

2016-12-10 Thread Shasta Daiku
Some two-wire pumps have integral start capacitors and others, Franklin and Gould comes to mind, do not. I’d be looking at start up current duration. If by chance the pump motor is without a capacitor and the current remains high for more than a second or two, it’s most likely structural as Alla