[RE-wrenches] Interesting Dust Issue

2011-06-14 Thread Max Isaacs
Esteemed Wrenches, I have an interesting issue with one of my installations. This is the message from the customer: I use the barn roof for rainwater harvesting, too. The first rain after installation left my wire mesh strainer clogged with a fine powdery material. I assumed it was debris from

Re: [RE-wrenches] smart meters/bidirectional

2011-06-14 Thread August Goers
Hi All - We run into smart meters before we install PV here in CA all the time. The smart meter hardware is typically bidirectional in that the arrow on the display will indicate which direction power is flowing. I say typically because there seems to be several meter brands that the utility is

[RE-wrenches] Tyco V MC polarity

2011-06-14 Thread William Miller
Friends: A client procured some older Solar World SW175 modules that were never installed. He wanted more so my vendor found that Solar World had some in stock (even though the module was discontinued). We were told the module were identical. Turns out the old modules had MC connectors

Re: [RE-wrenches] Interesting Dust Issue

2011-06-14 Thread benn kilburn
Max, fine powdery material? It could very well be a pollen/dust issue, and as you suggest it could accumulate twofold, on the roof as well as the PV array. As for it only running off on the one side perhaps the wind is predominately from the south and the two surfaces are catching

Re: [RE-wrenches] Interesting Dust Issue

2011-06-14 Thread ntrei
Wind on PV could be creating enough static charge to attract very fine dust particles that collect on front back. Jim Duncan Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry -Original Message- From: benn kilburn b...@daystarsolar.ca Sender: re-wrenches-boun...@lists.re-wrenches.org Date: Tue,