Re: [RE-wrenches] Old Outback Mate question

2019-09-05 Thread John Blittersdorf
Allan, Contact me off list. I have many good MATE’s needing a home. I have sold many customers on the OpticsRE so I have a lot of orphaned Mates still in good condition. John Blittersdorf CV Wind Service 200 West Road N Chittenden, VT 05763 802-770-8625 john.blittersd...@gmail.com On Thu,

Re: [RE-wrenches] Old Outback Mate question

2019-09-05 Thread Bruce Geddes
The rubber button pad is available as a replacement part. The carbon contacts degrade over time and cleaning does not always restore functionality. Same with the buttons on the MX and FM controllers. Bruce Geddes PowerOn From: RE-wrenches [mailto:re-wrenches-boun...@lists.re-wrenches.org]

[RE-wrenches] Old Outback Mate question

2019-09-05 Thread Sindelar Solar
Wrenches, I have a customer with a 2005-era Outback VFX3648-based off grid residential system. Her original Mate had lost response on several of the six buttons. I told her that the Mate is no longer made, and a Mate3 is larger (won't fit her space), expensive and overkill for her needs. I

Re: [RE-wrenches] Large off-grid inverter/storage

2019-09-05 Thread palumbo131m
Is “25 Kw per hour” a real value? For us old school people there is kW and they is kWh (kilowatt hours). I’m guessing that it is 25 kWh per average day, or, about 750 KWh / month. Dave Palumbo Hyde Park, VT Sent from my iPhone > On Sep 5, 2019, at 5:15 PM, Andrew wrote: > > Hey Everyone, >

Re: [RE-wrenches] Large off-grid inverter/storage

2019-09-05 Thread Dave Angelini Offgrid Solar
I often find that numbers like 25KW per hour are just overblown and the rest of the Offgrid load power data is too high. Offgrid is all about the state of the art in not needing high power levels by using the best equipment available for the loads. One can't simply take a power bill from a

[RE-wrenches] Large off-grid inverter/storage

2019-09-05 Thread Dana
You will have to park the 'Package' somewhere. Yeah off grid takes space & WLA batteries like to be warm in the winter & not too hot in the summer. Basements? Dedicated building? Storage container [insulated]? Radiant floors make for happy batteries. Cool in summer & warm in winter.

[RE-wrenches] Large off-grid inverter/storage

2019-09-05 Thread Andrew
Hey Everyone, I have been recently been getting more and more inquiries for some quite large off-grid sytems(25kw per hour) and seeing what you guys have for suggestions on bigger inverters and storage systems? I could do 2 triple stack Schneider's and a bunch of HUPS industrial

Re: [RE-wrenches] Residential tracker that has horizontal axis in east-west orientation? Problem appears solved

2019-09-05 Thread Christopher Warfel
You have to be in manual mode and that is not very easy and we did not want to defeat the purpose of automation. We have done the manual ones and they do work very well.  People like to move the modules if it is easy.  And, these are really easy.  I even did it by just using my fingers. 

Re: [RE-wrenches] Residential tracker that has horizontal axis in east-west orientation? Problem appears solved

2019-09-05 Thread Christopher Warfel
Yes to both of  your questions.  I am feeling a lot better about this now. On 9/5/2019 11:11 AM, Dave Angelini Offgrid Solar wrote: Thanks Chris for the follow up. These were HZLA'a right? Kyle and his Dad Jeff are great for Wattsun Support! These units have the manual track mode also, right?

[RE-wrenches] SolarEdge - are you listening on here???

2019-09-05 Thread scot.arey
How did a company that I would tell customers had the very best tech support in the business fall so far, so quickly. This is the 5th exchange with tech support regarding StorEdge not charging. Used to work just great.until it did not. At least I'm only 34 in line. SolarEdge - your

[RE-wrenches] connector mismatch

2019-09-05 Thread Jay
Hi Jerry I’m not sure I understand. Are you saying that the white paper overrules ( if that’s the correct way to say it) the UL and OEM guidelines? Jay > On Sep 5, 2019, at 8:25 AM, Jerry Shafer wrote: > > Brian > Missing the point, yes they are compatible but as we have seen in the real

Re: [RE-wrenches] Residential tracker that has horizontal axis in east-west orientation? Problem appears solved

2019-09-05 Thread Dana
Yes you push the small green tab on the breaker for the direction desired. Dana Orzel Great Solar Works, Inc. C - 208.721.7003 d...@solarwork.com Idaho Contractor - # 028765 Idaho PV # 028374 NABCEP # 051112-136

Re: [RE-wrenches] Residential tracker that has horizontal axis in east-west orientation? Problem appears solved

2019-09-05 Thread Dave Angelini Offgrid Solar
Thanks Chris for the follow up. These were HZLA'a right? Kyle and his Dad Jeff are great for Wattsun Support! These units have the manual track mode also, right? Dave Angelini Offgrid Solar "we go where powerlines don't" http://members.sti.net/offgridsolar/ e-mail offgridso...@sti.net text 209

Re: [RE-wrenches] connector mismatch

2019-09-05 Thread Jerry Shafer
Brian Missing the point, yes they are compatible but as we have seen in the real world there are issues. This can give module and micro inverter manufacturers an out regarding failures and responsibility Jerry On Thu, Sep 5, 2019, 1:41 AM Brian Mehalic wrote: > I don’t think “some white paper”

[RE-wrenches] Residential tracker that has horizontal axis in east-west orientation? Problem appears solved

2019-09-05 Thread Christopher Warfel
I wanted to follow up on the issue I had previously posted. We installed two ArrayTech trackers at different sites in the unconventional east-west orientation. One worked well and one operated so that it was not facing south very often.  Kyle was able to guide me through some troubleshooting