[RE-wrenches] Distilled water only debate

2008-09-08 Thread Dana
Chris - A full spectrum water analysis would confirm your experiment. What I have been told over the years is if you introduce any other chemicals or metals or minerals you wreck the chemical equation of the fragile battery equation. PB + H2SO4 -- PbSo2 + H2o + H2So4, Lead + sulfuric acid --

[RE-wrenches] off-grid pump controls

2008-09-08 Thread Mendocino Solar Service
Hello Wrenchers, I'm sure some of you guys and gals are familiar with this one: We have a customer with an off-grid studio building that gets little use, but has a nice 1.5 kw Unisolar array going unused most days. The owner wants to use the excess capacity to pump water from a well into

Re: [RE-wrenches] Followup to Surrette Battery Question

2008-09-08 Thread Matt Tritt
Chris, RO systems do NOT remove disolved minerals from water! Calcium carbonate is a disolved mineral, so I would suspect that by now you have a pretty good Ca buildup going. Matt Chris Schaefer wrote: Jamie, I suspect that most if not all Off-Grid clients have well water. My

[RE-wrenches] off grid in Maine coastal?

2008-09-08 Thread Geoff Greenfield
contact me if you install off grid in Maine.. For a brighter energy future, Geoff Greenfield President Third Sun Solar Wind Power Ltd. 340 West State Street, Unit 25 Athens, OH 45701 740.597.3111 Fax 740.597.1548 www.Third-Sun.com Clean Energy - Expertly Installed

Re: [RE-wrenches] NABCEP succumbs to IBEW pressure?

2008-09-08 Thread Darryl Thayer
HI all I am forwarding R. Eaton's (NABCEP exc director) response to earilier post Hello, thank you for inviting me into the conversation about the eligibility criteria for taking NABCEP's Solar PV Exam. There seems to be some misinformation floating around and I am writing to clarify NABCEP’s

Re: [RE-wrenches] off-grid pump controls

2008-09-08 Thread mick abraham
Bruce @ Medocino Solar asked about the best control strategy for making a pump run only after the battery completes its absorption phase. Mick says: The Morningstar Relay Driver might help. It seems very versatile but also a bit tricky to figure out. One must really think like a controls

Re: [RE-wrenches] off-grid pump controls

2008-09-08 Thread Richard L Ratico
Bruce, You may have already seen this on the Outback Users Forum, in the thread titled, How do I use every last electron? http://www.outbackpower.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=29t=2865 Most of the discussion applies to the FX60 FX80, but I think there were some tips for the MX60 as well. Dick