Re: [RE-wrenches] Pulse 250 power center

2008-12-30 Thread Allan Sindelar
Joel, As far as I know, there's never been a "Pulse Authorized Service Center" because once installed, a powercenter is never removed. Pulse is long gone (Ananda > APT > Pulse > Connect Energy > can't remember now.) On a number of earlier powercenters, we bypassed the charge controller and added a

Re: [RE-wrenches] Multi-structure PV install

2008-12-30 Thread Marv Dargatz
Kurt, You definitely need the dedicated branch circuit protection. Beyond that, it's up to your local AHJ. Same for the labeling. Of course, NEC 690.54 and 690.56B do require a label at the point of interconnection. See Ya! Marv Enphase Energy 707 763-4784 x7016 Kurt Albershardt wrote: -

[RE-wrenches] Pulse 250 power center

2008-12-30 Thread Joel Davidson
Wrenches, Please tell me who repairs or replaces Pulse 250 power center charge controllers. Thanks in advance. Joel Davidson ___ List sponsored by Home Power magazine List Address: RE-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org Options & settings: http://lists.

Re: [RE-wrenches] Outback VFX input voltage cycling

2008-12-30 Thread Christopher Freitas
Hey Jay - I have seen this type of problem before - but it was with Kohler generators and the old SW series. They use a voltage regulation system which actually increases the AC output voltage along with the AC load level - they call it "power boost" and it is intended to offset the voltage

Re: [RE-wrenches] Outback VFX input voltage cycling

2008-12-30 Thread Drake Chamberlin
At 02:29 AM 12/30/2008, you wrote: BUT ABOUT EVERY 20 SECONDS, JUST WHEN YOU WOULD EXPECT THE AC-IN TO GET PICKED UP BY THE INVERTER THERE WOULD BE AN AUDIBLE CLICK, THE VOLTAGE WOULD SUDDENLY DROP TO ABOUT 110V, THEN IMMEDIATELY RECOVER TO ~121V. AT NO TIME DID THE AC-IN GET PICKED UP. The