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    Langeraat got a reaction from james naidoo in SA Mains Voltage Range   
    According to SANS 10142 the standard voltage for single phase is supposed to be 230V +- 10%. 
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    Langeraat got a reaction from zsde in SA Mains Voltage Range   
    According to SANS 10142 the standard voltage for single phase is supposed to be 230V +- 10%. 
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    Langeraat reacted to ___ in Opinion on battery supplier   
    Been discussed twice. It's a guy running a business from his father's (who is a pastor) church offices. It appears to be a complete scam.
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    Langeraat got a reaction from Mark in Heads-up: Infini (branded Renesola) on special   
    For those that are looking for a serious bargain on an Infini 3K (Renesola branded). Looky HERE. It is apparently new stock but without warranty, while stocks last. 
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    Langeraat reacted to SilverNodashi in ARaymond PowAR Snap clips   
    Where do you stay? These are the Renesola clips, they clip onto the panel and you run a copper wire through the small clip. 


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    Langeraat got a reaction from Chris Hobson in ARaymond PowAR Snap clips   
    Sounds interesting. Do you perhaps have a link for them, please?
    Well, as they say, if your biggest "spanner" can not do the job it must be an electrical problem... and we know you do not have any electrical problems. 
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    Langeraat reacted to ___ in ARaymond PowAR Snap clips   
    I think someone ( @SilverNodashi perhaps?) posted about such clips before, in areas with very high wind they sometimes strip out? Might be different clips...
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    Langeraat reacted to Don in Solar system protection   
    Why not? Whether you have one string or 6 strings, I would put a fuse on them all. With DC breakers you have some sort of technology that can fail. Buzz bars arching and getting stuck, springs can break, etc. Very limited technology in a fuse. Not a lot that can go wrong with them. They reach the set amperage, they blow. It is like pulling the trigger on a revolver (the fuse). If there is a bullet in the chamber and the hammer comes down on it, the shot will go off. On a pistol (DC breaker) it depends if loaded the bullets correctly in the magazine, inserted the magazine correctly, you cocked it correctly, excess dirt, etc. Many things that can cause it to jam and not to fire. 
    I would put the fuse close to the panels and the DC breaker close to the inverter. If anything goes wrong with the panels, hopefully the fuse would blow. If anything goes wrong with the cables coming all the way down, through the roof and eventually to the inverter, then the DC breaker would hopefully take care of it. It would also act as a backup, should the fuse not blow for some reason. 
     
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    Langeraat reacted to Jaco De Jongh in New Infini Super   
    Not much to say, they are working and I am still trying to get to terms with all the functions. Ive got way to little panels to compliment the capability's.
    These can take either 12 x 250Watt panels in series, or 10 x 250 in series in parallel with another 10 in series. I only have 9 in series for each machine. Mppt switches on at 110 volt and that happens at 06:10 in the morning (in the winter).
    Stuff like setting the charging currents are a feast, you can increase and decrease the settings in 0.1 Amp increments compared to the 10Amp increments of the previous units. 
    It can really do the 66 Volt charging, so my Trojans will receive their first equalization charge this weekend.
    Added benefits include. User defined limits on export wattage, user defined settings on battery usage while in hybrid mode and then the full range of Power management settings of the other infinis.
    I know this might be included in a lot of other types of inverters, to me this is all very nice functions compared to my Infinisolar V's
    If there is any specific questions about the units or something you want me to test, I will try and do it asap.
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    Langeraat got a reaction from Gerald_db in SA Mains Voltage Range   
    According to SANS 10142 the standard voltage for single phase is supposed to be 230V +- 10%.