I agree with Dave - spring for the AC combiner. If you market is so competitive that $75 makes a difference, move to Florida... on second thought... :)
Jason Szumlanski On Fri, Oct 24, 2014 at 1:39 PM, Dave Click <davecl...@fsec.ucf.edu> wrote: > Bill, typically inverters have a max OCPD that can be installed on their > output, and these sizes are generally not large enough to accommodate two > same-model inverters. And manuals often note that you need to have a > dedicated OCPD anyway. At least if I were ever to double-up two inverters > on a single breaker, I'd want to make sure I had clearance from the > manufacturer to do so. Or... just buy the $75 box to combine the two. > > DKC > > > > On 2014/10/24 11:05, frenergy wrote: > > Wrenches, > > ...its the little things. Recently someone here brought up the > issue of combining AC outputs prior to backfeeding the "solar" CB in the > mains panel. In the past I've run AC outs from inverters into a small AC > dist panel, backfeeding CBs and then ran my combined AC out from a larger > CB or the busses themselves to the backfed CB in the mains panel. Is this > overkill? > > It does seem as though, at least for just 2 inverters, this > could be done with just split bolts in a gutter or dedicated J-box....or a > power distribution block?? Or...?? (no wire nuts, thank you) Your ideas > appreciated. > > Bill > Feather River Solar Electric > > >
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