Re: [RE-wrenches] Programs for one line DWGs.

2020-05-18 Thread Mac Lewis
I like AutoCad Lt as well. It does way more than I need but you can build a nice library On Mon, May 18, 2020 at 6:39 PM Lorenzo Ortiz wrote: > AutoCAD LT > > On Mon, May 18, 2020 at 3:29 PM Dana Orzel wrote: > >> Hey all you wise guys! >> >> >> >> I looked back in the archives & found a few

Re: [RE-wrenches] Programs for one line DWGs.

2020-05-18 Thread Lorenzo Ortiz
AutoCAD LT On Mon, May 18, 2020 at 3:29 PM Dana Orzel wrote: > Hey all you wise guys! > > > > I looked back in the archives & found a few recommendations on drawing > programs. I had Design CAD-3D for 15 years and it was simple [2D & 3D] & > worked fine. I had to upgrade recently as this

Re: [RE-wrenches] Programs for one line DWGs.

2020-05-18 Thread Andrew
Hey Dana, I have been using AutoCAD Lite and it seems to do a very good job and I have been using it for single lines and permit packages for a couple years now. I have a college who uses LibreOffice Draw cause its free but he was doing a pretty big commercial project and it kept

Re: [RE-wrenches] Programs for one line DWGs.

2020-05-18 Thread William Miller
Dana: For block diagrams: Visio For physical parts and assemblies: Autocad For CAM: Fusion 360. William *From:* RE-wrenches [mailto:re-wrenches-boun...@lists.re-wrenches.org] *On Behalf Of *Dana Orzel *Sent:* Monday, May 18, 2020 3:30 PM *To:* 'RE-wrenches' *Subject:* [RE-wrenches]

[RE-wrenches] Programs for one line DWGs.

2020-05-18 Thread Dana Orzel
Hey all you wise guys! I looked back in the archives & found a few recommendations on drawing programs. I had Design CAD-3D for 15 years and it was simple [2D & 3D] & worked fine. I had to upgrade recently as this program is now out of date and am currently overwhelmed with too many overly

[RE-wrenches] cast-in-place ballasted ground mounts

2020-05-18 Thread Kirk Herander
Hi, Looking for info on smaller (50kw or less) suppliers of cast-in-place ground mount systems Thanks.___ List sponsored by Redwood Alliance List Address: RE-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org Change listserver email address & settings:

Re: [RE-wrenches] Rail-less Racking

2020-05-18 Thread Jerry Shafer
Bill, Wrenches I working with a Zep engineer years ago and still dont care to use any of them, wire management is an issue, anything that does get under the module is more difficult to clear, the modules are heavier with the zep product. Rails are now so versatile and cheap, easy to flat and

Re: [RE-wrenches] Rail-less Racking

2020-05-18 Thread Bill Hoffer
Cory I tried a railless S-5 system on a metal roof and will never do it again! Looks great and very professional. The clearance under the modules is a real problem for wire management and I had to switch out a bad microinverter and it was really difficult compared to have a rails. Had to

Re: [RE-wrenches] cast-in-place ballasted ground mounts

2020-05-18 Thread David Katz
Hi Kirk, Check out DiamondPiers. They say that they are equal to a 24" diameter, 5 foot deep concrete pier and require no concrete. You just need a jackhammer type tool. I have not tried them. They could be good for multipole ground mounts https://www.diamondpiers.com/how-it-works David Katz

Re: [RE-wrenches] Outback FM100

2020-05-18 Thread Ray
I've had them shut inverters down for both the brands you mentioned.  The comm failures that took out controllers were the Midnite "Follow Me" setup. Ray Walters Remote Solar 303 505-8760 On 5/17/20 9:46 PM, Jay wrote: Hi Ray In my experience I’ve had plenty of hub and component/comm

Re: [RE-wrenches] Outback FM100

2020-05-18 Thread Lones Tuss
Hello All 1.I want to avoid AFCI unless mandated. Will this be defeated if I don’t run the leads through the sense coil? (There is an AFCI and non-AFCI version but I can’t seem to find the non-AFCI version anywhere.) * Yes, you can bypass the AFCI by simply not running the PV

Re: [RE-wrenches] cast-in-place ballasted ground mounts

2020-05-18 Thread Dave Angelini Offgrid Solar
Especially Iron Ridge if you can use their new "CAMO" clamp for modules. No torque, heck no wrench at all ! Dave Angelini Offgrid Solar "we go where powerlines don't" http://members.sti.net/offgridsolar/ [1] e-mail offgridso...@sti.net [2] text 209 813 0060 On Mon, 18 May 2020 08:11:40

Re: [RE-wrenches] cast-in-place ballasted ground mounts

2020-05-18 Thread Jerry Shafer
Iron ridge, unirac plus more all can do this, it's all in the engineering is all. On Mon, May 18, 2020, 8:01 AM Kirk Herander wrote: > Hi, > Looking for info on smaller (50kw or less) suppliers of cast-in-place > ground mount systems Thanks. > ___ >

Re: [RE-wrenches] cast-in-place ballasted ground mounts

2020-05-18 Thread Sam Haraldson
Kirk, We were having trouble finding a small scale cast-in-place option like you so last Fall we opted for this: https://www.apalternatives.com/products/geo Sam Haraldson Installation & Service Manager

Re: [RE-wrenches] Outback FM100

2020-05-18 Thread Jay
Hi Ray In my experience I’ve had plenty of hub and component/comm failures but I’ve never had it shut down the fndc or charge controllers with OB or Schneider equipment. I’m wondering if you have? Thx Jay Peltz power. > On May 17, 2020, at 6:21 PM, Ray wrote: > >  > I don't

[RE-wrenches] Rail-less racking

2020-05-18 Thread Hilton Dier
I tried a rail-less system on a roof mount once, but never again. It worked roughly as advertised, but the problem was aesthetic. It was a bear trying to get the modules parallel and flat. Too many degrees of freedom and no roof is as flat as you’d wish. With rails at least the modules are