Re: [RE-wrenches] Solar World 175's

2010-01-28 Thread a karnitz
Hi David, Email er...@dcpower-systems.com.  She has 20 in stock as of this morning. Andy Karnitz NABCEP Certified PV Installer Blue Skies Solar Renewable Energy Solutions CA lic. 916318 C46 Eureka, CA 95503 707-834-9434   --- On Wed, 1/27/10, David Palumbo

[RE-wrenches] kwh meters

2010-01-28 Thread gary
I am using an analog GE kwhmeter on an outback system with battery backup to a protected loads panel. The AC in to the inverteris attached tothe bottom of one leg of the meter and the AC out of the inverter is connected to the top of the other leg. This should give me an accurate record of just

Re: [RE-wrenches] kwh meters

2010-01-28 Thread David Brearley
Is it a Form 12-S meter? If not, that¹s the reason its not working. Here¹s an article you can refer to: http://solarprofessional.com/article/?file=SP1_1_pg16_QandA_3search= David Brearley, Senior Technical Editor SolarPro magazine NABCEP Certified PV Installer 

Re: [RE-wrenches] kwh meters

2010-01-28 Thread Matt Lafferty
Hi Gary, You did say you're using the neutral, so I'm assuming you've got the 5-jaw socket and meter (Form 12S). You also need to make sure the meter itself is non-detented. Once you reconfigure the socket to match the one shown in David's reference you should be good to go. Not sure which

Re: [RE-wrenches] kwh meters

2010-01-28 Thread gary
That's it!! I finally got an answer today from a tech at the meter company and he said the same thing. I should have come here first. What a resource! Gary EastonNABCEP Certified Solar PVNABCEP Certified Solar Thermal APPALACHIAN RENEWABLE POWER LTD.Stewart, Ohio 740-277-8498“I'd put my money on

Re: [RE-wrenches] kwh meters

2010-01-28 Thread toddcory
Here is a repost of this information from 20067 Todd Ok, I called Jake and he forwardedme to Brent Carper (253-395-6818) who works in the Puget Sound Energymetering department. I had a long conversation with him about how tometer battery based, grid tied inverters. The form 12s meter

Re: [RE-wrenches] Outback manuals in German or French

2010-01-28 Thread Jason Lerner
Hi Ron, Outback has many manuals on their website: resources/documents/ manuals/inverters written is Spanish. There is even an MX60 manual in Dutch, BEWAHREN SIE DIESE ANLEITUNG AUF Best, Jason Lerner Waldron Power and Light Co. On Jan 27, 2010, at 9:39 PM, Ron Young wrote: Hi

Re: [RE-wrenches] Outback manuals in German or French

2010-01-28 Thread Ron Young
Wow, thanks Jason, I both phoned and emailed and got the answer that no manuals were available in any other language. BTW, Deutsch is German not Dutch. But the only manual available is for the MX60 and what I need is the Mate. If there's one I bet there's others...maybe someone knows??

[RE-wrenches] Dankoff Solar Pumps REVIVED by Innovative Solar Solutions

2010-01-28 Thread Windy Dankoff
Off-grid Wrenches, You probably know that Innovative Solar Solutions has purchased Conergy's solar water pumping division, previously known as Dankoff Solar Pumps. More info is at: http://www.innovativesolar.com/ They are using the Dankoff name again to identify the pump products, and even

Re: [RE-wrenches] kwh meters

2010-01-28 Thread Allan Sindelar
Title: Re: [RE-wrenches] kwh meters The 12-S approach in the Solar Pro article only works with 120V inverter systems. I am facing a similar issue with our first XW system, which was chosen for this application because it's the only GTWB 120/240V single inverter unit. We also currently have a

Re: [RE-wrenches] kwh meters

2010-01-28 Thread Todd Cory
Title: Re: [RE-wrenches] kwh meters You will have to put a meter on each 120 volt leg... just like on a dual outback system. Todd Allan Sindelar wrote: The 12-S approach in the Solar Pro article only works with 120V inverter systems. I am facing a similar issue with our first XW system,

Re: [RE-wrenches] Dankoff Solar Pumps REVIVED by Innovative Solar Solutions

2010-01-28 Thread Brian Teitelbaum
Hey Windy! Congratulations to a proud Papa. I'm thrilled, not only because these fine pumps will be back on the market, but that a fine brand name was revived. Three Cheers to Innovative Solar! Brian Teitelbaum AEE Solar From: re-wrenches-boun...@lists.re-wrenches.org