[RE-wrenches] enphase D380

[Bruce Erickson]

Hi Benn,

No one else has tried the D380's?
We just commissioned our first D380 system, and I can't say we're too impressed. Mainly, half of the cost savings from the doubles was eaten up by having to buy the trunk cables, and at least all the labor saved by mounting less inverters was eaten up by having to manage the bulky trunk cables. The less-than-optimal reality of array wire management is made more challenging by dealing with these big bulky things.
I think we would use these if Enphase goes back to the daisy chain method of the single inverters, but until then, we'll probably stick with the singles.

Bruce Erickson
Mendocino Solar Service
PO Box 1252
Mendocino, CA 95460
707-937-1701



On Sep 23, 2010, at 10:30 PM, benn kilburn wrote:

> wrenches,
> so i'm lining up a few installations using the newer Enphase D380 TwinPack microinverter and i'm just looking for any feedback or "heads-up's" before getting started.  i'm not foreseeing any issues, it is looking fairly straight forward like the M190's but nonetheless, if any of you have any comments, they would be appreciated.  i'll provide some feedback of my own once i've done one or two of these systems.  
> cheers,
> benn
> DayStar Renewable Energy Inc. 
> benn at daystarsolar.ca
> 780-906-7807 
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