Re: [RE-wrenches] GSLC work-arounds

2016-10-12 Thread jay
HI Kevin, Many thanks. The PDP is the best box out there. Easy to work in. Will handle 4 CC, 3 inverters. And as many have requested it uses large Airpax breakers for the DC and QOU for the AC. One question on that, what was the thinking about having to put the comm cable in the shielded tr

Re: [RE-wrenches] GSLC work-arounds

2016-10-12 Thread Kevin Pegg
I am a big fan of the Schneider XW system, and the XW Power Distribution Panel. Full disclosure - I helped design it. The original design was this tiny cramped thing and all of us in the design advisory team said 'make it big'. We generally go with external bypass assemblies for configurations m

Re: [RE-wrenches] In search of an awesome PV shade structure

2016-10-12 Thread Bob Maynard
Hi Andrew, Check with Vince at Energy Design in Eugene, OR. He has a product called Rain Frame. I saw one of the installs and it was very nice. http://www.solarenergydesign.com/rainframe/ Best Regards, Bob Maynard On Wed, Oct 12, 2016 at 2:51 PM, Andrew Truitt wrote: > > Good afternoon wrenche

Re: [RE-wrenches] PV Recombiner

2016-10-12 Thread Jerry Shafer
I spoke to midnite and they said they got a gfi 100 amp, l dont recall if it was din tail or bolt on Jerry On Oct 12, 2016 12:53 PM, "Roy Butler" wrote: > Drake, > > That's funny, William and I were having that discussion earlier today > about those old DC enclosures. > There was no need to sign

Re: [RE-wrenches] PV Recombiner

2016-10-12 Thread Roy Butler
Drake, That's funny, William and I were having that discussion earlier today about those old DC enclosures. There was no need to sign your work because you left plenty of DNA behind for identification.. Roy Butler NABCEP Certified Solar PV Installer® NYSERDA

Re: [RE-wrenches] PV Recombiner

2016-10-12 Thread Drake
Right, the old Trace DC cabinets were bloody knuckle boxes for sure. Things have come a long way since those days, and still have a ways to go. At 02:36 PM 10/12/2016, you wrote: Drake:  Your point brings to mind the evolution of the BOS cabinet:  1.   In the good old days of the SW inver

[RE-wrenches] In search of an awesome PV shade structure

2016-10-12 Thread Andrew Truitt
Good afternoon wrenches! Does anyone know of a custom fabricator who might be able to manufacture a shade structure that meets the following criteria for a project in NJ? - fully protects anything underneath from the elements, preferably with some type of weatherproof membrane under the arr

Re: [RE-wrenches] PV Recombiner

2016-10-12 Thread RE Ellison
I think the designer was Robin Gudgel for the BOS gear Bob Gudgel is the genius behind the MX and Classic and other electronics but my memory could be incorrect From my point of view they both qualify as geniuses ! Bob Ellison > On Oct 12, 2016, at 2:36 PM, William Miller wrote: > > Drake: >

Re: [RE-wrenches] GSLC work-arounds

2016-10-12 Thread jay
HI William, The SI does indeed have a BOS. Made by midnite solar which worked with SMA to produce it. Jay Peltz Power > On Oct 12, 2016, at 10:36 AM, William Miller wrote: > > Kevin: > > I am curious, what brand would you prefer over the Radian that has wiring > cabinet design that is “saf

Re: [RE-wrenches] PV Recombiner

2016-10-12 Thread William Miller
Drake: Your point brings to mind the evolution of the BOS cabinet: 1.In the good old days of the SW inverter, the DC cabinet was all you got, and it was grossly inadequate. Off-the-shelf load centers were the only choice for the AC side. AC bypassing was a relatively new concept but it

Re: [RE-wrenches] GSLC work-arounds

2016-10-12 Thread William Miller
Kevin: I am curious, what brand would you prefer over the Radian that has wiring cabinet design that is “safe and easy to work on”? I hope everyone understands I generally like the GSLC and the Radian line. The Radian BOS available is superior to that of most other brands, the Sunny Island li

Re: [RE-wrenches] GSLC work-arounds

2016-10-12 Thread Kevin Pegg
Thank you very much for sharing this. Reinforces my avoidance of the Outback Radian line. Given there are other products on the market that perform the same functions, with the added bonus of wiring cabinet design that is actually safe and easy to work on without many hrs of re-design work, I do

Re: [RE-wrenches] PV Recombiner

2016-10-12 Thread Drake
DC breaker systems should be designed similar to AC bolt on breaker systems that are used for many commercial and industrial applications. The explanation for the fact that these don't exist has to do with the cost of designing and listing the equipment. There is no technical reason that a DC enc