Trace wish list [RE-wrenches]

Tue Jan 16 19:43:24 PST 2001

How about 350 MCM lugs in the DC disconnect to ease installing the finely
stranded battery cable.

Jim Hartley wrote:

> 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
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