[RE-wrenches] cleaning modules

emove some urethane caulk from the face of module and had to resort to a solvent-based chemical (acetoneyes, acetone) with disastrous results. thanks, tom Tom DeBates Habi-Tek 524 Summit St. Geneva,IL. 60134 630-262-8193 fax 63

[RE-wrenches] Cleaning Modules - results

e then? thanks again, tom   Tom DeBates Habi-Tek 524 Summit St. Geneva,IL. 60134 630-262-8193 fax 630-262-1343 ___ List sponsored by Home Power magazine List Address: RE-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org Options & settings: http://lists.r

Re: [RE-wrenches] Sunpower and SMA

, marco hello Marco,   I am interested in same, have not contacted SMA tech about this, but see that they list the SunPower modules in their String Sizer for their TL inverters. Did you receive a response from them?thanks,tom Tom DeBates Habi-Tek 524 Summit St. Geneva,IL. 60134 630-262

[RE-wrenches] PV water pumping

se. They really would not like to stress gird further and do not want to add a generator. Yep, they made this easy. There are more details, but has anyone designed a PV water pumping system under these constraints and, if so, what have been your results? thanks, tom Tom DeBates Habi-Tek 524 Sum

[RE-wrenches] "Keep that there PV off my grid!"

ping that y’all might be able to steer me towards a contactor assembly or device that would detect reverse current flow, trigger the contactor, then open up the inverter AC output circuit. The service is 3-phase, 208 volt. The maximum current we intend to introduce is 70 amps, continuous.  Appreci

[RE-wrenches] fronius IG Plus practical engineering WAA???

We recently installed an IG Plus 7.5. Since we were combining 8 strings, and the IGPlus has provision for 6 strings, we needed combine the strings before the inverter. The buss bars at the inverter allowed us to do this quite nicely. The inverter (at least in our case) came out-of-the-box with "

[RE-wrenches] Solar 12 volt DC lighting for school in Haiti

) 944-5105 (240) 479-1510 (c) www.standardsolar.com Tom DeBates Habi-Tek 524 Summit St. Geneva,IL. 60134 630-262-8193 fax 630-262-1343 ___ List sponsored by Home Power magazine List Address: RE-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org Options &a

[RE-wrenches] Need: 3-BP 4160's (mono)

Need at least three. Can be used if in good condition. thanks, Tom Tom DeBates Habi-Tek 524 Summit St. Geneva,IL. 60134 630-262-8193 fax 630-262-1343 ___ List sponsored by Home Power magazine List Address: RE-wrenches@lists.re

[RE-wrenches] ground fault troubleshooting

opening the grounded conductor will open the circuit. Just wondering...would a jumper form grounded conductor to ground had prevented the acring he experienced? thanks, tom Tom DeBates Habi-Tek 524 Summit St. Geneva,IL. 60134 630-262-8193 fax 630-262-1343

[RE-wrenches] roof anchors and proper rigging

has a nice chart of properties of the various sealing tapes/ agents. Seems like butyl and EPDM are best for our sealing applications and neoprene for isolation. good luck, tom Tom DeBates Habi-Tek 524 Summit St. Geneva,IL. 60134

[RE-wrenches] battery boxes...and conductor bundling

note; what is the skinny on bundling conductors of same polarity?.Ok, bad?  Searched the archives and the Internets and couldn't find a satisfactory answer. thanks, tom Tom DeBates Habi-Tek 524 Summit St. Geneva,IL. 60134 630-262-8193 f

[RE-wrenches] cat5 cables for Outback

an RJ-45 plug # 85-396. Does anyone know if there is a difference in RJ-45 plugs and is there a specific one you use for Outback applications? Many Thanks, Tom   Tom DeBates Habi-Tek Geneva,IL. 60134___ List sponsored by Home Power magazine List Address

[RE-wrenches] DC arc welder?

st one seems to be a means to limit current to the electrode. Has anyone attempted this and/or know of a means to limit the current to the rod? Thank you, Tom DeBates Habi-Tek Geneva,IL. 60134 ___ List sponsored by Home Power magazine List Addre

Re: [RE-wrenches] DC arc welder?

demand", thus a battery bank...   Tom DeBates Habi-Tek Geneva,IL. 60134 From: conrad geyser To: 'Tom DeBates' ; 'RE-wrenches' Sent: Saturday, November 23, 2013 10:10 AM Subject: RE: [RE-wrenches] DC arc welder? Hi Tom,   Yes i

Re: [RE-wrenches] Firefly batteries

Howie,    I've taken a look at these and they have good stats are clean and colorful, but are on the pricey side (fireflyenergy.com).   I think that this technology was originally developed by Caterpillar. Good Luck, Tom   Tom DeBates Habi-Tek Gene

[RE-wrenches] Seward PV150 Test Kit

Hello Wrenches,   Has anyone used the Seward PV150 Test Kit?   If so, and you also have experience with the Solmetric PVA-600+ and/or the Solmetric PVA 1000s, how would you compare the products?Thank you,Tom  Tom DeBates Habi-Tek ___ List sponsored

[RE-wrenches] SIPS panel roofs

rew for this application. I can't remember the spacing but it was probably closer than we would normally do. It worked great but I had my reservations. Actually, I got a call from this customer a couple of weeks ago regarding a referral and he said that everything was fine.

[RE-wrenches] RE;SMA Combi-Switch

Hello Marco,   Perhaps one of these could substitute for the Combi-Switch?Not cheap, but lots of options.Eaton solar switch line offers DC disconnect switches |   | |   | |   |   |   |   |   | | Eaton solar switch line offers DC disconnect switchesEaton’s solar switch line offers DC disconnect

[RE-wrenches] battery charging station

Hello Wrenches,   If anyone has experience with PV-powered battery charging stations (village power) and would care to share their experiences, please contact me off list.Thank you, Tom Tom DeBates Habi-Tek Geneva,IL.___ List sponsored by Redwood

[RE-wrenches] Awning mount racking

Hello Garrison,  We build our own. Build some A-frames using some standard aluminum forms, bolt them to the wall, add some lateral bracing, add some standard rails Tom DeBates Habi-Tek Message: 4 Date: Tue, 27 Sep 2016 15:00:03 + From: Garrison Riegel To: RE-wrenches Subject

[RE-wrenches] Speaking of outdoor DC lighting...

have tips for doing that? thanks, tom  Tom DeBates Habi-Tek 524 Summit St. Geneva,IL. 60134 630-262-8193 fax 630-262-1343 ___ List sponsored by Home Power magazine List Address: RE-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org Options & settings:

[RE-wrenches] Maximum array-to-inverter Run?

hello Wrenches,     Has anyone done a system with array-to-inverter (DC) run of 900 feet or more? If so, any special considerations..besides voltage drop? thanks, tom Tom DeBates Habi-Tek 524 Summit St. Geneva,IL. 60134 630-262-8193 fax 630-262

[RE-wrenches] Sunny Island Autotransformer

SMA has told me that they have or will have by June a "Smart transformer" for Sunny Island with efficiency of 98%. I do not see any info for it on the SMA site, so you may want to contact SMA/ Sunny Island tech support good luck, tom Tom DeBates Habi-Tek 524 Summit St.

Re: [RE-wrenches] Protecting/cleaning un-connected MC connectors

Wrenches,   We keep a supply of MC4 caps on-hand for this purpose. Purchased from Kensington Electronics (keiconn.com). You may try pv-cables.com, too.    MC Type and Order Number respectively: PV-BVK4  /  32.0716    (f) PV-SVK4 /  32-0717    (m) Tom DeBates Habi-Tek 524 Summit St. Geneva,IL

[RE-wrenches] Lorentz Pumps

Hello Wrenches,    Has anyone had recent experience with the Lorentz PS (PV) line of pumps, both centrifugal and helical? I searched the archives and there was some feedback on Lorentz pumps two years ago. Just wondering if anyone had anything more recent. Thanks, Tom Tom DeBates Habi-Tek

Re: [RE-wrenches] Reliable Cheap Modsine Inverter

PT. I'd be glad to send photos if you're interested. Good Luck, Tom Tom DeBates Habi-Tek Geneva,IL. 60134 ___ List sponsored by Home Power magazine List Address: RE-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org Change email address & settings: http

Re: [RE-wrenches] Braided grounding wire

have difficulty locating this product, I have an "extra" 250' spool. good luck, Tom Tom DeBates Habi-Tek 524 Summit St. Geneva,IL. 60134 630-262-8193 fax 630-262-1343 --- On Fri, 8/22/08, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMA

[RE-wrenches] Dielectric grease,torques & module glass

to my question as to whether-or-not the acetone had etched or removed the anti-reflection coating. I think that it did. We replaced the module. thanks, Tom Tom DeBates Habi-Tek 524 Summit St. Geneva,IL. 60134 630-262-8193 fax 630-262-1343 __

[RE-wrenches] Mobile Solar power Center

good day Peter,   A Kiwi buddy (are you there Bruce?) puts a classT fuse at the battery terminal (where it should be, right?).   You may also want to look at    http://ecatalog.westmarine.com/full.asp?page=0423&LinkBackProdId=299117    Click on "Model" for more info. good luck, To