Wrenches, Since my previous post (see below) we have recovered the faulty modules and are now looking to replace the diodes in order to make them functional again. I have had no success sourcing replacement diodes from the original module manufacturer, Mage Solar.
Can anyone recommend a source for replacement diodes? -- Corey Shalanski Joule Solar New Orleans, LA ᐧ On Tue, Aug 5, 2014 at 10:27 AM, <re-wrenches-requ...@lists.re-wrenches.org> wrote: > > Message: 10 > Date: Tue, 5 Aug 2014 09:03:09 -0500 > From: Corey Shalanski <cshalan...@joule-energy.com> > To: RE-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org > Subject: [RE-wrenches] Diode Failure > Message-ID: > < > ca+smqz1c7kszuqnvzqr0mmux3f2dt6ydum40iseczr2ejrg...@mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > Wrenches, > > We recently were contacted by a customer who reported a lightning strike > close to his house. His online monitoring revealed that 30 of 35 > microinverters simultaneously stopped producing power. On initial visit to > the jobsite we measured Voc on many modules - either 12V or 24V instead of > rated 36V. On a second visit we discovered that bypass diodes - either 1 > or > 2 corresponding to observed voltage loss - had failed on each of the faulty > modules. > > My question is: Can anyone support the theory that a nearby lightning > flash > can cause mass bypass diode failure? > > -- > Corey Shalanski > Joule Energy > New Orleans, LA
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