Trace wish list [RE-wrenches]

[Jim Hartley]

Michael Welch, Home Power wrote:
> Of all you wrenches, I got only 2 comments on my list, which now reads 
> as below. Surely my gathering of your requests has not been THAT good or 
> complete.
> 
> 1.      Silent sell.
> 
> 2.      EPROM back up battery
> 
> 3.      More wiring space both DC & AC.
> 
> 4.      Hold one of these input sessions at the MREA fair at Amherst.
> 
> 5.      The option of getting a bigger transfer switch built in. That 60 
> amp switch feels obsolete when so many houses are 100 amp service. (It 
> should not be added as an option if it will drive up the price of the 
> standard units.)
> 
> 6.      #2 wire terminals would be great for battery based grid intertie 
> systems.
> 
> 7.      DC Disconnect box redesign with three 2" or 2 1/2" KOs in the 
> bottom, or failing that, stay with the same box if they gotta, but move 
> the KO from the right side to the middle.
> 
> 8.      2" knockouts are so tight that they will barely accept a 
> standard 2" PVC male adapter.
> 
> 9.      Trace DC disconnect should have room comparable to (or bigger 
> than) any standard 200 amp disconnect switch.
> 
> 10.     DC disconnect is too expensive, requires so much assembly and 
> has a yoke (to hold the breaker) with razor sharp edges.
> 
> 11.     Make corrections to the manual that more accurately reflect what 
> the unit actually does.
> 
> 12.     Adjustable time delay on the AUX relays and their hysteresis.
> 
> 13.     Buttons point/scroll in the correct direction.
> 
> 14.     Make the DC volt meters higher resolution so that we can set the 
> SW setpoints closer to the C-40 setpoints. (More power in grid tie with 
> higher voltage setpoints.)
> 
> 15.     Make ALL AC, relay, and plug in (except temp sensor) locations 
> front accessible.
> 
> 16.     Put temp sensor plug in on DC side where DC conduit to batteries 
> ends up.
> 
> 17.     More accurate/finer resolution metering (especially on AC amps)
> 
> 18.     Finer resolution/lower available value for search watts. (16 
> watts? Gimmie a break!)
> 
> 19.     Equalize battery feature that works, and at the touch of a 
> button on the faceplate.
> 
> 20.     Five year warranty.
> 
> 21.     Display of battery temp compensation/actual battery temperature 
> via temp comp probe.
> 
> 22.     A user programmable timer to allow the SW to return to float 
> mode after an AC 1 (and/or 2) input power interruption. There are 
> frequent power fluctuations in my system (mostly from switching 
> transients in the 130 VDC PV array) that knock the SW out of tolerance, 
> and it drops off the grid, only to return after 90 seconds ***and begins 
> another BULK charge cycle***. This feature would allow the user to force 
> the inverter to ignore power interruptions of a pre-set maximum duration 
> in ?? minute increments, allowing the inverter to return directly to a 
> FLOAT mode.
> 
> 23.     User programmable override of the 90 second time-out on "AC 1 
> (and/or2) in Good". (Actually, this is already available for AC 2.  But 
> could be refined to include times when the inverter disconnects the 
> generator momentarily because of out of spec volts and/or Hz.)
> 
> 24.     Ability to start and/or stop generator by internal clock.
> 
> 25.     Better generator start options and/or another relay for the glow 
> plugs
> 
> 26.     Repair generator exercise bug. If you set the exercise period 
> for 7 days, the generator starts acting wacky, like starting and then 
> running until manually shut off.
> 
> 27.     Make cursor more visible. (How about a black square with the 
> letter/selection printed in reverse/background grey?)
> 
> 28.     A spare hardware kit, including 20 - Trace C40 Face Plate 
> Screws, 20 - SWCB Screws, 4 - DC Terminal nuts and star locks, 2 - RED 
> DC Terminal Covers (are DR and SW's the same?- I rarely install them, 
> inside SWCB or DRCB), 2 - Black DC Terminal Covers, & 1 - "Tester" Size 
> Bottle of Trace White touch up paint.
> 
>    
> Michael Welch


Oh, my.  Could this be an entirely new inverter we're talking about?



Jim Hartley
http://www.homestead-specialties.com
Business Email: JamesHartley at homestead-specialties.com
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