[RE-wrenches] Radian-Mate3s

Friends: If I have a Mate3s and no other Outback device, can I connect the Mate3s directly to a Radian without a hub? Thanks in advance. William Miller www.millersolar.com ___ List sponsored by Redwood Alliance Pay optional member dues here: http

Re: [RE-wrenches] Pitch Pockets

August: Here is one method for dealing with rigid insulation over decking https://millersolar.com/MillerSolar/practices/Technical_Procedures/Rigid_over_decking/_Rigid_over_decking.html The roofer installed “cant strips.” William Miller www.millersolar.com > On Nov 3, 2021, at 2:04 PM, Aug

[RE-wrenches] Disconnecting the negative lead on off-grip PV circuits. Battery disconnnects

ubject of battery disconnects: I am probably behind the times on this one too. Are you providing externally accessible battery system disconnects? Thanks in advance for any input on these questions. William Miller Miller Solar 17395 Oak Road, Atascadero, CA 93422 805-43

Re: [RE-wrenches] DC Rating of Square D QO?

Jeremy: I am curious, how are you going to add panels with different electrical characteristics to an existing system and get the charge controller to MPP track? William Miller Miller Solar 17395 Oak Road, Atascadero, CA 93422 805-438-5600 www.millersolar.com CA Lic. 773985 On

Re: [RE-wrenches] Looking for multiple 100 kW inverters

Marco: Ha ha. That is funny. What is your Vmpp? William Miller www.millersolar.com > On Oct 13, 2021, at 3:31 PM, Marco Mangelsdorf wrote: > > Aloha Wrenches, > > I'm looking for as many as six 100 kW @ 480VAC inverters to replace as many > Xantrex GT100s. >

[RE-wrenches] Problems with XW system

? The last time I upgraded firmware it took me all day due to how lame the process is. I have the original dongle. Is that sufficient? Any words of advice on the process? Thanks in advance. I hope I am not asking for more help on this forum than is appropriate… William Miller Miller Solar

[RE-wrenches] Transformerless inverter conversion

systems, the following requirement appeared in 690.35: *Conductors listed and identified as PV wire installed as exposed, single conductors…* What happened to 690.35, and can I now use USE-2 on transformerless inverter installations? Thanks in advance. William Miller Miller Solar 17395 Oak

Re: [RE-wrenches] Radian Generator Relay

anyone confirm or debunk this assertion? Remember the Extreme <https://outbackpower.com/products/discontinued-products/discontinued-product-documentation/item/flexmax-extreme-technical-documentation>? It was the precursor to the FlexMax 100. It is discontinued. William Miller Solar 173

[RE-wrenches] FW: "Re-powering" Aging Utilty Scale PV systems

Wrenches: Here is our answer. The logic is not what I anticipated but it works for me. Interesting that there is still a need to list inverters to provide zero backfeed current. This is necessary if you want to avoid fuses on two string installations. William Miller Solar 17395 Oak

Re: [RE-wrenches] "Re-powering" Aging Utilty Scale PV systems

thinking and writing about this. Your experience and expertise is valued. William Miller Solar 17395 Oak Road, Atascadero, CA 93422 805-438-5600 www.millersolar.com CA Lic. 773985 *From:* August Goers [mailto:aug...@luminalt.com] *Sent:* Thursday, September 9, 2021 9:34 AM *To

Re: [RE-wrenches] "Re-powering" Aging Utilty Scale PV systems

nt and exposed to high voltages as well. Equipment failure is always a possibility. Thanks again to those many participants who have replied to my question. I am much smarter because of my wrench forum friends. William Miller Miller Solar 17395 Oak Road, Atascadero, CA 93422 805-43

Re: [RE-wrenches] "Re-powering" Aging Utilty Scale PV systems

wrench forum friends. William Miller Miller Solar 17395 Oak Road, Atascadero, CA 93422 805-438-5600 www.millersolar.com CA Lic. 773985 *From:* August Goers [mailto:aug...@luminalt.com] *Sent:* Wednesday, September 8, 2021 4:44 PM *To:* William Miller; RE-wrenches *Subject:* Re: [RE-wr

[RE-wrenches] "Re-powering" Aging Utilty Scale PV systems

paper on the subject. If anyone has dealt with this issue before I would sure appreciate any wisdom. Here is a link <https://millersolar.com/MillerSolar/case_studies/30-Re-Powering/re-powering.html> to a web-page I built for this project. Thanks, William Miller Miller Sol

Re: [RE-wrenches] Over-torquing Module Clamps?

That phenomenon could be just the result of the fasteners resting exposed to the elements. William Miller www.millersolar.com > On Sep 7, 2021, at 9:42 PM, Corey Shalanski wrote: > >  > Hi Will, > > I'm not sure if this is what you were asking (I see that your mes

Re: [RE-wrenches] Tile roofs

the pipeline and that’s it. In 35 + years we’ve had one roof leak. William Miller www.millersolar.com > On Aug 18, 2021, at 9:12 AM, Mac Lewis wrote: > >  > Hello Wrenches, > > Im looking for recommendations on the best way to mount solar on tile roofs. > We don'

Re: [RE-wrenches] 100 amp GFDI

FM80 could be routed through a more commonly available panel-mount 100 amp breaker. William Miller On Mon, Aug 16, 2021 at 2:03 PM jay wrote: HI All, I’ve got a system with an outback FM-80 that is running at full power 48v. Its connected to a outback 80 twin pole GFDI breaker. The

[RE-wrenches] Radian generator disconnect message

Friends: On the generator disconnect sub-menu it says “VAC INSTANT HIGH Y’”. On long hold with tech support. Anyone know what this means? William Miller www.millersolar.com ___ List sponsored by Redwood Alliance Pay optional member dues here: http

Re: [RE-wrenches] Snap-n-rack bonding certification

manual showing testing with the Mission panels and inserted it into the permit set. I hope this sleight of hand passes plan check. William Miller Miller Solar 17395 Oak Road, Atascadero, CA 93422 805-438-5600 www.millersolar.com CA Lic. 773985 *From:* RE-wrenches [mailto:re-wrenches

[RE-wrenches] Snap-n-rack bonding certification

MSE325SR8K panels. Does anyone have any documentation on file that would satisfy this request? I have sent an inquiry to Snap-n-rack about this but they often take a week or more to respond. Thanks in advance. William Miller Miller Solar 17395 Oak Road, Atascadero, CA 93422 805-438-5600

Re: [RE-wrenches] outback grid tie help

Damaged batteries consuming power? William Miller www.millersolar.com > On Jul 18, 2021, at 12:26 PM, jay wrote: > > HI All, > > I”m trying to diagnose the following system I didn’t install. > > 4 year old system grid tie battery back up. > > Radian 4048 > fle

Re: [RE-wrenches] schneider xw-Pro issue with genny running

I did. Hope this helps. William Miller Miller Solar 17395 Oak Road, Atascadero, CA 93422 805-438-5600 www.millersolar.com CA Lic. 773985 *From:* RE-wrenches [mailto:re-wrenches-boun...@lists.re-wrenches.org] *On Behalf Of *Chris Schaefer *Sent:* Monday, June 28, 2021 1:49 PM *T

[RE-wrenches] Air Conditioning energy usage

! William Miller Miller Solar 17395 Oak Road, Atascadero, CA 93422 805-438-5600 www.millersolar.com CA Lic. 773985 ___ List sponsored by Redwood Alliance Pay optional member dues here: http://re-wrenches.org List Address: RE-wrenches@lists.re

[RE-wrenches] Bricked Mate

Friends: A client somehow managed to brick her Mate3. Anyone know how to resuscitate one of these? William Miller www.millersolar.com ___ List sponsored by Redwood Alliance Pay optional member dues here: http://re-wrenches.org List Address: RE

Re: [RE-wrenches] Sol-Ark 12k w/ Generac Transfer Switch

Friends: I dislike jury-rigging a generator loss-of-grid start signal to a two-wire start. If the inverters need to be shut down for service or happen to shut down on their own, the generator will start. Not a good design. William Miller www.millersolar.com > On Jun 17, 2021, at 6:48

[RE-wrenches] Xantrex GT250 repair

of this forum. I would be most grateful. William Miller www.millersolar.com ___ List sponsored by Redwood Alliance Pay optional member dues here: http://re-wrenches.org List Address: RE-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org Change listserver email address

Re: [RE-wrenches] SMA SB 2500U

utility or building department approval. William Miller www.millersolar.com > On May 18, 2021, at 7:15 PM, Jay wrote: > >  > Dear wrenches > > I did not include the back story as it is not relevant to my inquiry. However > given the comments I decided to include it in t

[RE-wrenches] Ferrules crimps

Friends: Do any of you have a preferred make, model and supplier of ferrule crimps and crimp tool you would recommend? Thanks in advance, William Miller Miller Solar 17395 Oak Road, Atascadero, CA 93422 805-438-5600 www.millersolar.com CA Lic. 773985

Re: [RE-wrenches] SMA SB 2500U

Jay: Some years ago I mis-ordered 5 SB2500s for 208 three phase and it turned out the system was 240 VAC three phase (open delta). I had to return the inverters to the factory to be converted and I had to rewire all of the arrays. So no, I don't think this can be done in the field. Wi

[RE-wrenches] Display for Xantrex 250kw inverters

Friends: I am working on two Xantrex 250 kW inverters. They are about 15 years old. Both have failed displays. Anyone have any laying around or know where I can source two of them? Thanks in advance. William Miller www.millersolar.com ___ List

Re: [RE-wrenches] LG Energy Solution Battery Recall

LG Chem. Hearing a poor report on the recall is further evidence that LG Chem may not be a good company to buy product from. What is the overall sataisfaction level amongst this forum members with LG CHem? William Miller Miller Solar 17395 Oak Road, Atascadero, CA 93422 805-438-5600

Re: [RE-wrenches] Wago Connectors (221 series)

screw terminal I can adjust the torque and get a meter probe onto it. William Miller Miller Solar 17395 Oak Road, Atascadero, CA 93422 805-438-5600 www.millersolar.com CA Lic. 773985 *From:* RE-wrenches [mailto:re-wrenches-boun...@lists.re-wrenches.org] *On Behalf Of *Dan Fink *Sent

[RE-wrenches] upGRADING raDIAN 4048a

. Hopefully we can answer this and put it in the archives. Thanks in advance! William Miller Miller Solar 17395 Oak Road, Atascadero, CA 93422 805-438-5600 www.millersolar.com CA Lic. 773985 ___ List sponsored by Redwood Alliance Pay optional member

Re: [RE-wrenches] Utitlity Rate question

e later tonight if anyone is curious. I will include the spreadsheets. Any feedback is welcome. Thanks everyone for the interest and input. William Miller Miller Solar 17395 Oak Road, Atascadero, CA 93422 805-438-5600 www.millersolar.com CA Lic. 773985 *From:* RE-wrenches [mailt

[RE-wrenches] Utitlity Rate question

olar. Thanks again for being the great group of friends that you are. William Miller Miller Solar 17395 Oak Road, Atascadero, CA 93422 805-438-5600 www.millersolar.com CA Lic. 773985 ___ List sponsored by Redwood Alliance Pay optional member dues

Re: [RE-wrenches] MC4s are listed for THWN, right?

ommend transitioning from PV cable to building wire. William Miller Solar 17395 Oak Road, Atascadero, CA 93422 805-438-5600 www.millersolar.com CA Lic. 773985 *From:* RE-wrenches [mailto:re-wrenches-boun...@lists.re-wrenches.org] *On Behalf Of *Blake Gleason *Sent:* Monday, April 26, 2021 5

Re: [RE-wrenches] Trend away from roof flashings???

big inventory of SNR parts and pieces. I am as keen as you are to learn where to turn for racking. William Miller Solar 17395 Oak Road, Atascadero, CA 93422 805-438-5600 www.millersolar.com CA Lic. 773985 *From:* RE-wrenches [mailto:re-wrenches-boun...@lists.re-wrenches.org] *On

Re: [RE-wrenches] Trend away from roof flashings???

. Even the best caulk degrades with time, temperature and UV. Roofing materials crack and become brittle and powdery. Applying the new technology is iffy with a new comp roof and crazy on roofs a year or more old. We will not be using the new flashingless attachments on comp roofs. William

[RE-wrenches] Zero tilr Single axis tracking

hanics required to track this, but I’d like to find someone to bounce my ideas off of. Please reply to me off-list if you have experience with this subject and you don’t mind sharing your experience. Thanks in advance… William Miller Miller Solar 17395 Oak Road, Atascadero, CA 93422 805-43

Re: [RE-wrenches] Monitoring large PV systems

with a weekly quick inspection of solar production and a quarterly review of the entire system, I think we can assure our client that they are getting the most out of their investment. Am I covering all of the necessities here? Thanks again, William Miller Miller Solar 17395 Oak Road, A

[RE-wrenches] Monitoring large PV systems

! William Miller Miller Solar 17395 Oak Road, Atascadero, CA 93422 805-438-5600 www.millersolar.com CA Lic. 773985 ___ List sponsored by Redwood Alliance List Address: RE-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org Change listserver email address & settings:

Re: [RE-wrenches] Odd inspection procedure

. William Miller Solar 17395 Oak Road, Atascadero, CA 93422 805-438-5600 www.millersolar.com CA Lic. 773985 *From:* Benn Kilburn [mailto:b...@skyfireenergy.com] *Sent:* Wednesday, March 31, 2021 12:25 PM *To:* will...@millersolar.com; RE-wrenches *Subject:* Re: [RE-wrenches] Odd

[RE-wrenches] Odd inspection procedure

690.12]. William Miller Miller Solar 17395 Oak Road, Atascadero, CA 93422 805-438-5600 www.millersolar.com CA Lic. 773985 ___ List sponsored by Redwood Alliance List Address: RE-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org Change listserver email address & sett

Re: [RE-wrenches] Protecting New Roofing during Summer

Carpet scraps. Sometimes upside down is better. William Miller www.millersolar.com > On Mar 8, 2021, at 1:52 PM, James Reismiller wrote: > >  > Hi Folks, > We’re getting a lot of installations on new roofs these days and our old > trick of using a soaker hose to keep the

[RE-wrenches] Small, non-Tesla GTBB system design

up with. Thanks in advance. William Miller Miller Solar 17395 Oak Road, Atascadero, CA 93422 805-438-5600 www.millersolar.com CA Lic. 773985 ___ List sponsored by Redwood Alliance List Address: RE-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org Change

[RE-wrenches] Client Resources

the great advice so far. William Miller Miller Solar 17395 Oak Road, Atascadero, CA 93422 805-438-5600 www.millersolar.com CA Lic. 773985 ___ List sponsored by Redwood Alliance List Address: RE-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org Change listserver

Re: [RE-wrenches] Enphase IQ Envoy Distance for Monitoring

Friends: We are impressed with the Ubiquiti line of equipment for access points, stations, wifi extenders, and remotely manageable switches. The Unifi system logs up and down time and will notify if there is a failure. We have one RF link that is 5 miles long (it’s not a power system it’s for

Re: [RE-wrenches] Checking Specific Gravity, correct procedure.

though. William Miller www.millersolar.com > On Feb 24, 2021, at 6:12 AM, RE Ellison wrote: > >  > That’s the procedure I’ve been using for years William, it gives us the best > chance of being accurate. > > Just as a note I get a 2 gallon sprayer from Home Depot or somewhere

Re: [RE-wrenches] Checking Specific Gravity, correct procedure.

US Batteries L16s. William Miller www.millersolar.com > On Feb 23, 2021, at 5:04 PM, Jay wrote: > >  > Hi William > > I’m wondering what specific batteries you did this test on > > Thx > Jay > >>> On Feb 23, 2021, at 4:32 PM, William Miller wrote:

Re: [RE-wrenches] Checking Specific Gravity, correct procedure.

Open the link. It’s all there. William Miller www.millersolar.com > On Feb 23, 2021, at 2:32 PM, Howie Michaelson > wrote: > >  > William, > How much of a difference did you see in readings after an equalize charge > before adding water vs. after adding water and doin

[RE-wrenches] Checking Specific Gravity, correct procedure.

cells to bring electrolyte to recommended level. 4. Apply bulk charge voltage to batteries for 30 minutes to mix electrolyte. 5. Test and record Specific Gravity. It seems obvious now, but I had to test it out… William Miller Solar 17395 Oak Road, Atascadero, CA 93422 805-43

Re: [RE-wrenches] PV on north roof

Kirk: One word: PV-Watts. Or is that two words? Plug in your values and see what you get. You can compare to any south facing scenario for reference. William Miller *From:* RE-wrenches [mailto:re-wrenches-boun...@lists.re-wrenches.org] *On Behalf Of *Kirk Herander, VSE *Sent:* Sunday

Re: [RE-wrenches] GVFX3524 fan replacement

Also, make sure the ribbon cable is tucked away against the transformer so you don’t pinch it. William Miller www.millersolar.com > On Feb 14, 2021, at 6:00 PM, John Blittersdorf > wrote: > >  > Hi Ron, > Yes it is field repairable. Just open up the inverter and the

Re: [RE-wrenches] Battery Specific Gravity versus Electrolyte Level

tery systems present a level of complexity way beyond regular GT systems and deserve a lot of thought and research-- but then you all know that. William Miller Miller Solar 17395 Oak Road, Atascadero, CA 93422 805-438-5600 www.millersolar.com CA Lic. 773985 *From:* Howie Michae

[RE-wrenches] Battery Specific Gravity versus Electrolyte Level

mix before I test SG, the process takes even longer. Nonetheless, I want accurate results. My advice to clients and actions taken are dependent on these readings. Anyone have any wisdom to pour in? I am going to experiment to see what I can learn. William Miller Miller Solar 17395 Oak

Re: [RE-wrenches] Raceway Partitions or Barrier in Gutters

NMLT or other appropriate conduit connector onto that coupling inside of the gutter. Seems one of these methods should make your inspector happy and require minimal fabrication. See photo below for an example: I hope there is something here that helps you out. William Miller Miller

[RE-wrenches] Bonding of metal PV guards

essary work. This is all assuming the obvious that the elements that are in contact with the PV wire are bonded—the module frames and the mounting rail. William Miller Solar 17395 Oak Road, Atascadero, CA 93422 805-438-5600 www.millersolar.com CA Lic.

Re: [RE-wrenches] Radian Charges 1 hour per calendar day

with a firmware update. Good luck! William Miller Miller Solar 17395 Oak Road, Atascadero, CA 93422 805-438-5600 www.millersolar.com CA Lic. 773985 -Original Message- From: RE-wrenches [mailto:re-wrenches-boun...@lists.re-wrenches.org] On Behalf Of drake.chamber

Re: [RE-wrenches] Radian Charges 1 hour per calendar day

BCC-ing several clients on this post because I want them to have more background on why I say this. I am interested in what others think about the benefit, or lack thereof, of using derived SOC values. William PS: I would not assume a recently purchased system has the latest firmware. Wm

[RE-wrenches] Xantrex ST2500 Needed

advance… William Miller Miller Solar 17395 Oak Road, Atascadero, CA 93422 805-438-5600 www.millersolar.com CA Lic. 773985 ___ List sponsored by Redwood Alliance List Address: RE-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org Change listserver email address

Re: [RE-wrenches] generator tripping GFCI

inverters can be programmed for Support mode on the gen input. This may knock THD back to acceptable levels, if indeed this is the cause. Best of luck. William Miller www.millersolar.com > On Dec 19, 2020, at 5:33 PM, Darryl Thayer wrote: > >  > The way a GFCI operates is by compar

[RE-wrenches] Remote Alert and Bootstrapping on Sunny Island AC Coupled System-Follow up

family. William Miller Miller Solar 17395 Oak Road, Atascadero, CA 93422 805-438-5600 www.millersolar.com CA Lic. 773985 ___ List sponsored by Redwood Alliance List Address: RE-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org Change listserver email address

[RE-wrenches] Remote Alert and Bootstrapping on Sunny Island AC Coupled System

warehouse-style, 48 volt forklift charger next door I could have for the asking, but it was not needed for this outage and I doubt it will be needed in the future.* Thanks again. The wrenches list rocks! William Miller Miller Solar 17395 Oak Road, Atascadero, CA 93422 805-438-5600

[RE-wrenches] Remote Alert and Bootstrapping on Sunny Island AC Coupled System

voltage too low to start a battery inverter or solar charge controller? Thanks in advance. The wrenches hive-mind is a huge asset. William Miller Miller Solar 17395 Oak Road, Atascadero, CA 93422 805-438-5600 www.millersolar.com CA Lic. 773985

Re: [RE-wrenches] Outback AC Backfeed Error

Jon: In the deep recess of my memory I recall this error code with FX inverters. It was caused by a stuck transfer relay. You might open the inverter cover and look for signs of smoke or arcing in the relay. Good luck! Miller Solar 17395 Oak Road, Atascadero, CA 93422 805-438-5600 www

Re: [RE-wrenches] Sol-Ark Gen Exercise Cycle

Michael: What if the site is not connected to the internet? William Miller Solar 17395 Oak Road, Atascadero, CA 93422 805-438-5600 www.millersolar.com CA Lic. 773985 *From:* RE-wrenches [mailto:re-wrenches-boun...@lists.re-wrenches.org] *On Behalf Of *MDElectricSolar *Sent:* Friday

Re: [RE-wrenches] NEC 2020 - 705.12(B)(6)

. Where would 300A of current ever flow? What is someone dropped a wrench on the bus? It would fault with greater than 200 amps. This is and has been the point behind this code section. William Miller Solar 17395 Oak Road, Atascadero, CA 93422 805-438-5600 www.millersolar.com CA Lic

Re: [RE-wrenches] Mixing Outback 100 series C with old FX system

Friends: I was using the wrong Cat5 port on the FM100! Oops… With the correct port connected directly to the Mate3s, not Hub, no jumpers changed, no rebooting, it worked just fine. Thanks everyone. William Miller Solar 17395 Oak Road, Atascadero, CA 93422 805-438-5600

Re: [RE-wrenches] Metal roof

the perimeters and always stagger our clip pattern to attach to the maximum number of seams. Does this logic make sense? William Miller www.millersolar.com > On Oct 19, 2020, at 5:16 AM, Will White wrote: > >  > It's interesting that you experienced this as I've alwa

Re: [RE-wrenches] Metal roof/self taping screws

Jay: Look again. There are fasteners for metal purlins. One is the JT3-SB-8.0 with FZD sealing washer and the other is the JT3-SB-8.0 with storm washer. William Miller Solar 17395 Oak Road, Atascadero, CA 93422 805-438-5600 www.millersolar.com CA Lic. 773985 *From:* RE

Re: [RE-wrenches] Metal roof/self taping screws

EJOT https://www.ejot.com/Building-Fasteners/Applications/Fastening-Systems-for-Solar-Installations/For-roof-systems/c/SOLAR_FASTENING_SYSTEMS_ROOFING William Miller www.millersolar.com > On Oct 17, 2020, at 7:53 AM, Jay wrote: > > What do people recommend for a metal roof (

[RE-wrenches] Mixing Outback 100 series C with old FX system

don’t know how. It used to be you could plug an MX60 into a Mate and get some semblance of normality displayed. Can I swap out the old hub with a 10.3 with the inverters connected and get FM100 data? Any ideas out there? Thanks in advanced. William PS: The FM100 is charging so that is not

Re: [RE-wrenches] Optics RE

made when you know they were not. I turn off this alert. I have used satellite internet with no problems I have extended Wi-Fi with Ubiquiti M2 Loco Nanostations with pretty good reliability. Hope this helps. William Miller Solar 17395 Oak Road, Atascadero, CA 93422 805-438-5600

Re: [RE-wrenches] Enphase Raw Q Cable

Put your junction boxes closer to the microinverters? Miller Solar 17395 Oak Road, Atascadero, CA 93422 805-438-5600 www.millersolar.com CA Lic. 773985 *From:* RE-wrenches [mailto:re-wrenches-boun...@lists.re-wrenches.org] *On Behalf Of *Jason Szumlanski *Sent:* Tuesday, October 6, 2020

Re: [RE-wrenches] Enphase Envoy Enclosures

musings help you decide on a design strategy that you and the AHJ think is safe and legal. Sincerely, William Miller Miller Solar 17395 Oak Road, Atascadero, CA 93422 805-438-5600 www.millersolar.com CA Lic. 773985 *From:* RE-wrenches [mailto:re-wrenches-boun...@lists.re-wrenches.org

[RE-wrenches] Modifying a plumbing vent

in advance. William Miller Solar 17395 Oak Road, Atascadero, CA 93422 805-438-5600 www.millersolar.com CA Lic. 773985 ___ List sponsored by Redwood Alliance List Address: RE-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org Change listserver email address

Re: [RE-wrenches] Puzzle: Dryer does not work during FXR battery charging

Matt/Colleagues: This could be a case of elevated THD on the voltage waveform during battery charging. We wrote a case study on this problem. See this link , Case Study number 25. I hope information contained in this study he

[RE-wrenches] Transfer switch

lower costs than the Asco. William Miller ___ List sponsored by Redwood Alliance List Address: RE-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org Change listserver email address & settings: http://lists.re-wrenches.org/options.cgi/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org

Re: [RE-wrenches] Best Battery

many parallel strings? Thanks in advance. William Miller *From:* RE-wrenches [mailto:re-wrenches-boun...@lists.re-wrenches.org] *On Behalf Of *Jerry Shafer *Sent:* Sunday, August 9, 2020 12:02 PM *To:* RE-wrenches *Subject:* Re: [RE-wrenches] Best Battery Wrenchel have been very happy

Re: [RE-wrenches] Flir One for Smart Phones (Jason Szumlanski)

drawing and specifying a rafter edge finding tool bolstered our case. If you want to look at the docs contact me off-line. Good luck to you. William Miller www.millersolar.com > On Aug 4, 2020, at 3:45 PM, Ken Schaal wrote: > >  > On the past I've had plan reviewers obje

Re: [RE-wrenches] Flir One for Smart Phones

d by the flashing, we take a cut off upper shingle tab and slip it under the course with the pilot hole and squirt some caulk through the hole. 35 years in the industry and only one roof leak. William *From:* RE-wrenches [mailto:re-wrenches-boun...@lists.re-wrenches.org] *On Behalf Of *Ray *Sent:*

Re: [RE-wrenches] Corrosion resistant racks?

Bill: There is a case study on our web site; MillerSolar.com. Hope it has useful information. William Miller www.millersolar.com > On Jul 29, 2020, at 10:31 AM, William Dorsett wrote: > >  > NOAA has it that “In 2010, 123.3 million people, or 39 percent of the > nation

[RE-wrenches] Corrosion resistant racks?

NOAA has it that “In 2010, 123.3 million people, or 39 percent of the nation's population lived in counties directly on the shoreline. This population is expected to increase by 8% from 2010 to 2020.” And at least REC is partnering for floating marine arrays. They’ve certified their panels to be

Re: [RE-wrenches] Two Dilemmas

would happen? William *From:* RE-wrenches [mailto:re-wrenches-boun...@lists.re-wrenches.org] *On Behalf Of *Howie Michaelson *Sent:* Thursday, July 23, 2020 5:04 PM *To:* RE-wrenches *Subject:* Re: [RE-wrenches] Two Dilemmas If your in an area where you are inspected (our even if not) I

Re: [RE-wrenches] Fwd: RE: Tracker manual needed

Dave: The trackers appear to work. I am not clear on what direction to orient them. Do you know? William Miller www.millersolar.com > On Jul 22, 2020, at 7:35 AM, Dave Angelini Offgrid Solar > wrote: > >  > > > I can get you Jeff at Watsons' number but I was

Re: [RE-wrenches] Tesla Powerwall 2.0 - Experience?

connected?) William *From:* RE-wrenches [mailto:re-wrenches-boun...@lists.re-wrenches.org] *On Behalf Of *Jason Szumlanski *Sent:* Tuesday, July 21, 2020 1:59 PM *To:* RE-wrenches *Subject:* Re: [RE-wrenches] Tesla Powerwall 2.0 - Experience? Whoever drew that up made it look like the generator

[RE-wrenches] Tracker manual needed

Friends: If anyone has a manual for this tracker, I would really be grateful to receive it. Pretty sure it’s some form of Wattsun tracker. TIA William Miller www.millersolar.com___ List sponsored by Redwood Alliance List Address: RE-wrenches

Re: [RE-wrenches] Tesla Powerwall 2.0 - Experience?/Generator charging

Larry: If you can automate disabling grid-sell when connected to the generator in a fool proof manner then you may have a solution. If the system fails I see a damaged generator but not a life-safety issue. William *From:* la...@starlightsolar.com [mailto:la...@starlightsolar.com

Re: [RE-wrenches] Tesla Powerwall 2.0 - Experience?

ineligible to be charged from the generator. William *From:* RE-wrenches [mailto:re-wrenches-boun...@lists.re-wrenches.org] *On Behalf Of *la...@starlightsolar.com *Sent:* Monday, July 20, 2020 10:52 AM *To:* RE-wrenches *Subject:* Re: [RE-wrenches] Tesla Powerwall 2.0 - Experience? Since the

[RE-wrenches] Replacing AC relay in FX inverter

Friends: I have several FX inverters with smoked AC relays. The relay is a Deltrol 375P. The P stands for PC mount. All I can find are 375TM for top mount. Does anyone know if these are interchangeable? Have any of you tried replacing this relay? Thank in advance. William Miller

[RE-wrenches] Mass failure of Siemens SP150s

warranty but I am curious. Thanks in advance. William Miller ___ List sponsored by Redwood Alliance List Address: RE-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org Change listserver email address & settings: http://lists.re-wrenches.org/options.cgi/re-wrenche

Re: [RE-wrenches] Slave Radian not showing up on Hub10 or @ Mate3s

any port but I have always used 2 through X for secondaries. William *From:* RE-wrenches [mailto:re-wrenches-boun...@lists.re-wrenches.org] *On Behalf Of *Kirk Herander *Sent:* Thursday, June 25, 2020 2:07 PM *To:* re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org *Subject:* Re: [RE-wrenches] Slave Radian

Re: [RE-wrenches] Slave Radian not showing up on Hub10 or @ Mate3s

clue. Also, did you try swapping primary and secondary? Run with secondary alone as primary? William Miller *From:* RE-wrenches [mailto:re-wrenches-boun...@lists.re-wrenches.org] *On Behalf Of *Chris Schaefer *Sent:* Thursday, June 25, 2020 10:35 AM *To:* RE-wrenches *Subject:* [RE

Re: [RE-wrenches] White wire for DC- after ground fault breaker

? The manual for the Schneider charge controller shows the negative (or referenced) switched on one page and not switched on another. Outback FM 100 manual shows the negative not switched. Anyone have an argument either way? William Miller www.millersolar.com > On Jun 13, 2020, at 6:21 PM, K

Re: [RE-wrenches] FLA question

shopping on-line. I found the Full Rivers for considerably cheaper. Contact me off list for a referral. Good luck. William Miller *From:* RE-wrenches [mailto:re-wrenches-boun...@lists.re-wrenches.org] *On Behalf Of *Sindelar Solar *Sent:* Wednesday, June 10, 2020 11:06 PM *To:* RE-wrenches

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

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:* [R

Re: [RE-wrenches] Outback FM100

the AFCI but those units have been discontinued. Now all FM100s have the AFCI capability. I am weighing if I want AFCI if it is not required. My territory includes central California wild lands so I suppose I should take advantage of any fire safety means at my disposal… William

[RE-wrenches] Outback FM100

. Anyone know? 3. Will the FM100 work with a standard hub? 4. I suppose this unit requires a 125 amp breaker. If the PV array cannot support that full 100 amps I might down-size the OCPD accordingly. Anyone contemplate this question? Thanks in advance. William

Re: [RE-wrenches] Outback battery box shelve height dimensions.

. William Miller www.millersolar.com > On May 11, 2020, at 3:24 PM, jay wrote: > > HI All, > > I’m wondering if anyone has a outback battery box that they can measure the > actual height dimensions of one shelve. > IE how tall can a battery be and still fit in there. &g

Re: [RE-wrenches] Mate 3s firmware upgrade issues

Dan: What version number is the firmware you are discussing? William Miller www.millersolar.com > On May 8, 2020, at 8:56 AM, Dan Fink wrote: > >  > Esteemed Wrenches; Has anyone else experienced Optics RE connectivity issues > upon updating the Mate 3s firmware to the la

Re: [RE-wrenches] Name that Racking

Friends: It is my understanding the Snap-N-Rack 200 series is *not* discontinued. I heard that directly from one of their engineers a couple months ago. I ordered some today so I hope it is still out there. What is discontinued is the 100 Series. It is replaced with the Ultra series. Al

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