Wattsun AZ-300 [RE-wrenches]

[Jeff Clearwater, Ecovillage Design]

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Hey Travis,

I just got done installing it's cousin - custom made 5 pole linear 
tracker for 10 KW (5 poles - 4 sections totalling 106' long).  But it 
uses the same components as the AZ-300 and we used the AC to DC 
option as well.

I found it to be really well built and easy to install.

Man hours will be different for the linear versus dual.  But once you 
have your foundation and crane ready it should be no more than day or 
a day and a half for two guys from there (if your ready) to get the 
tracker up and operational and panels mounted.

The power supply seems beafy.  I fed it with 120 VAC (it'll  take 
240) and it holds output voltage perfectly no matter what's going in. 
It does get a little hot and could use some ventillation.  (and is 
moisture sensitive).  I mounted it in an outdoor 10 x10 x 4" box and 
bonded the case (both heat sink wise and electrically) to the box.  I 
also turned up the voltage from 24 to 28 as the tracker seems happier 
with that.  (It's designed to run on a PV panel and it's a 36 VDC 
motor but you might want to run that by Ron).

And Ron and Michael give superb tech support.

Have a smooth install!

Jeff



>Hello All,
>
>Would like to know what peoples experience with the newer AZ-300 tracker is?
>  What about the number man hours to install?  It's for a battery less grid
>tie system and I'm planning on using the optional AC to DC converter to
>supply power for the tracker.
>
>Thanks
>
>Travis Creswell
>Ozark Energy Services
>
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Home, Community and Village Scale Renewable Energy Systems

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