Outback AC plumbing [RE-wrenches]

[Bob Ellison]

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How about the AC and DC in a single box with the inverter built into the
hinged cover? 
It is cheaper, smaller and prewired.
Check out the web site for all the info.

Later,
Bob 

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From: Matt Tritt [mailto:solarone at charter.net] 
Sent: Tuesday, November 15, 2005 11:29 PM
To: RE-wrenches at topica.com
Subject: Re: Outback AC plumbing [RE-wrenches]


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Hi Ray,

We have had good results tying the OB's into a gutter box in places 
where the PS won't fit by drilling holes exactly where they need to be 
and then using a plastic bushing to tidy things up. I rummaged around to

find some photos for you, but I must have deleted them. Dang!

I have to admit that I like the OutBack boxes a lot, what with all the 
busses and DIN rail-mounted breakers. (:>)

Matt T

Ray Walters wrote:

> Hi All;
>
> We've been doing an increasing number of Outback inverters for off
> grid and some grid tie applications. For single inverter systems, the 
> PSAC or PS2AC seems like a bunch of money for what a $20 Homeline box 
> could accomplish. My second reason for not using the Outback AC box is

> that its much more difficult and expensive to add circuits or for 
> regular electricians to use. Compare a $25 special order QOU breaker 
> to say a $4 Homeline that the average electrician probably already has

> on the truck.
>
> Our problem is we can't find any clean way to adapt from the Outback
> inverter AC to a standard box. We've used the Outback AC adapter to 
> liquid tite flex 90s, we've tried offset nipples to LL conduit bodies,

> etc. Nothing really does it cleanly without straining the very weak 
> Outback AC adapter plastic, or without putting like 8 inches of dead 
> space between the inverter and box. We've even considered putting 
> spacer blocks behind the Square D box to put it on the same plane as 
> the AC out.... It seems simple, but once you start playing with the 
> parts, nothing quite works. I'm sure somebody out there has an 
> elegantly simple solution that we here in Taos are just too daft to 
> see. Your help will be greatly appreciated now, and hopefully rewarded

> 10 fold in the solar after life.
>
> Ray Walters
>
> -
>
>

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