Re: [RE-wrenches] SS Zip Ties alternative

2008-12-20 Thread Kirk Herander, VSE
I just wired a 50 kw array using Mcmaster-carr #7429K42 www.Mcmaster.com uv-resistant cable clamps. They worked great, attached to the Unirac rail with SS screws. Certainly much neater than tie-wraps. I was never able to get tie wraps to look that good in any installation. These little clamps,

Re: [RE-wrenches] FW: Mates Losing time dates

2008-12-20 Thread jay peltz
Hi Allan, So once the customer has done this, it never happens again? jay peltz power On Dec 17, 2008, at 12:04 PM, Allan Sindelar wrote: Wrenches, On the issue of Outback Mates failing to control the AGS function properly, I forwarded a few of the recent posts to one of our off- grid

[RE-wrenches] mate issues

2008-12-20 Thread jay peltz
Hi Tump, So just got a call from a customer. Mate not auto starting the generator. Mate set to auto. Will start manually. Time and date are perfect. Volts got to 1.5v under 2 minute start and no start. Getting frustrating. jay peltz power ___

[RE-wrenches] Dual XW glitches

2008-12-20 Thread William Miller
Friends: We have installed a number of single XW installations but only one dual XW. The dual system is giving us some problems. When the generator is started, both inverters will charge, but aft a minute or so, the slave will stop charging. This is even with very low batteries where both

Re: [RE-wrenches] mate issues

2008-12-20 Thread jay peltz
Hi William, I have a couple of spares that I carry and just have them reprogrammed. Just getting very old. jay On Dec 20, 2008, at 10:16 AM, William Miller wrote: Jay: I just had one of these yesterday. Had a rebuilt Mate on the truck, swapped it out and problem solved. I suggest you

Re: [RE-wrenches] SS Zip Ties alternative

2008-12-20 Thread ASAP POWER! 2
Hi Kirk, Love it. Sounds clean. I think I understood your route. Question, was this a ground mount array or at significant tilt, and would these nifty 2-conductor clamps and SS screw attachment be just as easy to attach and work with for flush roof mounted array wire management along rails? I

[RE-wrenches] Xantrex SWI Cable

2008-12-20 Thread William Miller
Friends: I need to build a Xantrex SWI cable (the sync cable for two SW inverters). Do any of you have the specs. for one of these? Thanks in advance, and happy solstice! William Miller ___ List sponsored by Home Power magazine List Address:

Re: [RE-wrenches] Xantrex SWI Cable

2008-12-20 Thread mick abraham
Hi, a client's rodents recently chewed up their SWI sync cable. I found that the Trace connectors can be opened carefully, then reused with new ribbon cable. 20 conductor ribbon cable was not available in my podunk town but I had some 10 conductor ribbon with the correct spacing (.1 inch if I

Re: [RE-wrenches] Adios Solar Pathfinder

2008-12-20 Thread Wayne Irwin EE
Jim, If you look at it the right way it may be a blessing in disguise. We retired our old pathfinder for the Solmetric SunEye. It has become an extremely valuable tool for site analysis as well as for marketing. Our customers love that they can see right there on the spot what their solar