panels

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    solar pv distributors

    hello all i am currently sub contracting for a company that have just started to go into PV and they have gone to a large company to supply all the panels rail etc (because they don't know what to get) after a meeting with this company this morning their rep informed me i charge to much for the...
  2. M

    Help, system fault.

    Hi, I had 10 panels installed 3years ago now, 2.5KW system - with enecsys microinverters. One of the panels stopped producing last year and initially I contacted enecsys about the problem who said it was probably just the AC power supply, perhaps a faulty connector, as the inverter was still...
  3. S

    led light panels flickering

    Good day. Recently I have installed 26 1200 x 600 LED light panels, the customer now complains they flicker. As per usual with this sort of thing when I visit there is no flicker. It can happen 6 times a day or just the once. I have researched the possible causes, poor quality drivers are most...
  4. D

    LUTRON homeworks QS panels

    I am terminating and testing a couple of panels for a restaurant, so they turn up friday and there have 10amp type c mcbs protecting each dimming modules 12 in total. Now the problem / question is do the mcbs have to be a type c as theres not a hope in hells chance of the ZS of theses lighting...
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    Evolution + 10 Panels

    Have any of the installers on here come across companies offering these panels: Evo+10 · Evolution + 10 The salesman from a rival company claims that although they are 250 watt panels they will generate an extra 10 watts so are really 260 watt ones. And produces an annual projection based on...
  6. S

    Domestic solar panels advice.

    Hi all nice forum. We have been in our 1st home for 9 months . I'm thinking of installing panels. I'm going to wait till I have a full years electric bills to see what our consumption is. We are in a modest house that has a near perfect south facing roof. Any advice & help welcome . Looking for...
  7. K

    9 out of 11 Samsung LPC247 panels junction boxes failed

    Hi, we are trying to help a customer out that has an issue with some Samsung panels. The customers system was under performing. The company that fitted it has gone out of business so we took a look. The system looks to have been installed fine but 9 out of the 11 panels have issues with the...
  8. M

    Fronius fault?

    Hi all been called out twice now few months ago, 1st call out was no power on one of the inverters, replaced isolator power back on, 2nd call out been round inveter showing 104 lack of power, checked new isolator ok has power also other inveter is looped out of the supply & it is working, at...
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    texecom pir

    Hi, I fitted a texecom veritas excel alarm to a friends house last year, he has a garage that is now being used as a store for his business and wants this protected. Do any of you know if a remote pir is available for this alarm. Getting a cable over to the garage would be a bit of a...
  10. driverman

    Solar panels circuit MCB size

    Hi, can't get hold off solar people at mo, to ask what is required in terms of MCB required for their solar panels. when I met them ages go, they said just leave a spare way and I'm pretty sure they said they would put in a 4mm cable. Anyway i'm going to install a board complete with RCBO's. As...
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    Pv Panels Moved

    I had a panel install done about 18 months ago and i stupidly said it was ok for them to cover the window (only access point to the roof from indoors), but now i know i have made a mistake and I'm looking for a rough ball park figure for the 6 panels to be moved probably about 1m along to enable...
  12. sibbits

    lux meter /led panels

    will my old lux meter accurately measure from led panels ? are they calibrated to old tungsten lamps? anyone got an recommendation for a nice new one?
  13. W

    ALTIVAR 312 and mppt power tracking for a solar pumping system

    Hi all, I need to perform the following pid control using an altivar312, want to read the DC bus voltage (that is the solar panels voltage), and use a pid control to keep this voltage constant in order to make a mppt follower. The idea is to change the frequency driven to the motor. If dc bus...
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    Help with picking a solar solution

    Hi All, thanks for taking the time to read this!! I'm currently trying to decide on a solar PV system to get installed on my house. I've a budget of £9K and whatever I don't spend on the solution will just get paid off the mortgage. I'm limited to 16 panels/4kW. Roof faces SE and there isn't...
  15. K

    Honeywell Galaxy / Accenta Intruder Panels

    Hi guys I have just accepted a job as a junior alarm engineer and would like to get up to speed as quick as possible. I wanted to find out if anybody would be able to help me with the basic installation, set up and fault finding of a Honeywell Galaxy and an Accenta intruder panel - something...
  16. S

    industrial heaters

    Evening All, can anyone advise of the best means of electrically heating an a large area 50x30ft, containing electrical control panels , the aim to prevent any moisture ingressing the electrical equipment( motor pumps etc. Thanks
  17. SolarCity

    Adding panels to an existing system

    A pretty basic question here, but something we haven't come across before. If a 4kWp is installed, as far as I understood it, and addition would then bring the original installation down to the rate of the new size FIT bracket: for example, add 2kWp and the whole system would now be on the...
  18. D

    Opinions on panels

    Anyone got any thoughts on '327W BenQ crystalline' panels v 'Sunworld Sunmodule 250W mono black' v 'Solarworld Sunmodule Plus 250W poly'?
  19. C

    Lower energy generation from all black panels?

    Afternoon. I have potential customer questioning whether all black panels will perform as well as panels with a white backing on the basis that they will become hotter more quickly affecting energy generation on warm sunny days. I can understand the logic but have never seen hard evidence to...
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    NEC - Any Feedback?

    I can't make it to the NEC did anyone go yesterday - am I missing much?

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