Re: [RE-wrenches] small battery boxes

2012-01-02 Thread Bill Loesch
Hi Larry, Some of these better steel or fiberglass boxes come with threaded inserts (on the back, near the corners) so perhaps bolting the pole mounts to the suitably equipped box would eliminate even the welding. Bill Loesch Solar 1 - Saint Louis Solar - Original Message - From:

[RE-wrenches] PV news

2012-01-02 Thread North Texas Renewable Energy
Though the NYT is a great source of info, for newsprint, I would usually just wait for the next issue of Photon to arrive or the Mercom newsletter in my inbox for information on this off-the-radar news item. Still I'm glad someoue outside the industry is keeping an eye on what's happening.

[RE-wrenches] Feed your Head...Lecture series on Solar Cells

2012-01-02 Thread North Texas Renewable Energy
Need something to study over the long nights of winter, [southern climes excepted] here's an excellent source of university level information on solar PV at the physics level. An OpenCourseWare (OCW) is a free and open digital publication of high quality university level educational

[RE-wrenches] Pole mount PVC

2012-01-02 Thread frenergy
I've installed 20-30 pole mounts with the PVC conduit running from underground, through the 3' sonotube into the concrete. It then sweeps up to meet the pole/pipe, exits the concrete right next to it and continues to the DC disco. Never had an issue with the AHJ. It doesn't really

[RE-wrenches] Feed your Head...Lecture series on Solar Cells

2012-01-02 Thread Nick Vida
Nice one, OCW is amazing, with a lot of great lectures. It is pretty exciting that MIT, the university largely behind OCW, is releasing MITx this spring. In the program you can get a certificate for completing OCW curricula. One can only hope solar physics is a topic there!

[RE-wrenches] Wanted: Trace SWRC remotes

2012-01-02 Thread larry
I need 2 SWRC remotes in working condition. Please contact me off list if you can help.Larry CrutcherStarlight Solarla...@starlightsolar.com928-342-9103 ___ List sponsored by Home Power magazine List Address: RE-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org Options

Re: [RE-wrenches] How to wire if the mains panel has no empty spaces?

2012-01-02 Thread jay peltz
Dear Aur, Here is a link to a Mllbank tap connector Sorry not a link but the part number. Milbank K4977-INT Milbankmfg.com Designed for #12-1/0 and 100 amp max. Jay Peltz Power ___ List sponsored by Home Power magazine List Address:

Re: [RE-wrenches] battery venting

2012-01-02 Thread William Dorsett
Jeffery, I sent a system with some friends who needed a backup to combat rolling blackouts in Hyderabad. I’ve also spent quite a bit of time around the equator and know that you need to plan for Murphy’s Law squared. I would design it as simple and as free of moving parts as possible. If it is

[RE-wrenches] SMA Sunny WebBox mobile/wireless options

2012-01-02 Thread Carl Adams
Hello Wrenches, I have an existing customer who has a Sunny WebBox which has been in service for several years with no issues. He is happy with the service. He is leaving the country for 1 year for work and wants to continue the service while he rents out his house. He can't leave his internet