[RE-wrenches] Need 100W, 12V modules

2009-09-28 Thread Joel Davidson
Wrenches, Who is stocking 100W, 12V solar modules? Thanks for your help. Joel Davidson ___ List sponsored by Home Power magazine List Address: RE-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org Options settings:

Re: [RE-wrenches] SR-100/KC120 low power warranty claim-

2009-09-28 Thread Wallace Stahle
Mick, Do you really want to help the customer initiate a warranty claim. Based on some primitive field testing ? Is the testing yours or the customers? Is it based on battery monitor readings or or individual modules or series pair testing? Have all the connections been inspected from PV to

Re: [RE-wrenches] Need 100W, 12V modules

2009-09-28 Thread Brian Teitelbaum
Joel, Contact me off-list bteitelbaum at aeesolar dot com Brian Teitelbaum AEE Solar -Original Message- From: re-wrenches-boun...@lists.re-wrenches.org [mailto:re-wrenches-boun...@lists.re-wrenches.org] On Behalf Of Joel Davidson Sent: Sunday, September 27, 2009 6:11 PM To:

[RE-wrenches] Battery Charger

2009-09-28 Thread Orion Thornton
Wrenches, We recently installed a grid-tie battery backup system using two Outback GVFX 3648 inverters. The client has an existing Generac backup generator, 8 kW @ 240VAC. From the beginning we told the client that the power quality from the Generac may not be within tolerance to integrate

Re: [RE-wrenches] Battery Charger

2009-09-28 Thread Dana
Call Rob at North west Energy Storage - 941 697 1344 Dana Orzel Great Solar Works, Inc www.solarwork.com E - d...@solarwork.com V - 970.626.5253 F - 970.626.4140 C - 970.209.4076 I'd put my money on solar energy. I hope we don't have to wait 'til oil and coal run out before we tackle

Re: [RE-wrenches] Battery Charger

2009-09-28 Thread Brian Teitelbaum
Orion, If the Generac generator is running at 58Hz, it means that the engine speed is about 120rpm too low (on a 3600rpm genny; half that for a 1800rpm unit). There should be some sort of adjustment to the engine governor on the unit, but I'm not familiar enough with the newer Generacs to know

Re: [RE-wrenches] Battery Charger

2009-09-28 Thread Orion Thornton
Brian, I believe the Generac is about 5 years old, definitely a later model. We could not visually identify any adjustments that could be made to the rpm rate. Although I should look closer into this to make sure as it would be the easy fix, especially if the rpm's are electronically

Re: [RE-wrenches] Battery Charger

2009-09-28 Thread Ezra Auerbach
You might want to have a look at how the telecommunications industry supplies high current DC. Yours is a small load from their perspective. They have some pretty advanced charging systems from the perspective of control, diagnostics and communication. Typically this type of equipment is

Re: [RE-wrenches] Battery Charger

2009-09-28 Thread toddcory
I am curious how you connect a generator to the GVFX? It only has one AC input that us used for the grid. Todd On Monday, September 28, 2009 11:43am, Orion Thornton othorn...@solarips.com said: Wrenches, We recently installed a grid-tie battery backup system usingtwo Outback GVFX 3648

Re: [RE-wrenches] Battery Charger

2009-09-28 Thread tump
Victron makes quality charger/DC power supplies work w/ that pos gen. OB has never said that the GVFX would work in this application can set the OB to start the gen after Bvoltage has dropped. Then the T switch would close on AC output from the Gen. Sent via BlackBerry by ATT -Original

[RE-wrenches] ocean side gear performance/ life cycle

2009-09-28 Thread Nick Vida
hello wrenches, i was wondering what you sea side, marine, and tropical installers have found to be great modules and materials in ocean adjacent installations. I was wondering about what decreases in life cycles one can expect, how tedlar holds up, RHW/ cable tray issues, what frame issues

Re: [RE-wrenches] Siemens SR-100 low power warranty claim--who do I call?

2009-09-28 Thread Allan Sindelar
Mick, I passed your question on to Dan Mannix at Hitney Solar in Arizona, a Solarworld wholesale distributor. He replied: Hi Allan, Have Mick call Danny Hytowitz at Solarworld. 805-388-6337. Dan Mannix Hitney Solar Products, Inc. http://www.hitneysolar.com Ph: 928-636-1001 Fax: