[RE-wrenches] Solar gathering?

[Darryl Thayer]

Hi Jesse
Be sure to include in your looking for training, the courses offered at both St.Paul College and the Local 292 electrical electrical workers Union.
 
Here is a partical list
Battery based inverter systems (16 hrs)
Module optimizers and Micro inverters (16 hrs)
Sloped roof and Scaffold safety (8 hrs)
Site evaluation and common computer evaluations (16 hrs)
OSHA 10 or OSHA 30 (if you are not up on your cards)  (12 hrs and 32 hours)
NEC 2011 Art 690 and associated articles (16 hrs )
Small Wind systems (I think I saw you in the last wind class?}
 
I know you are an AEE customer, dont miss the Winter conference, check whit you rep.  
 

From: David Katz <dkatz at aeesolar.com>
To: "'re-wrenches at lists.re-wrenches.org'" <re-wrenches at lists.re-wrenches.org>
Sent: Monday, October 10, 2011 11:14 AM
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Next year it will be in Orlando.
David Katz

----- Original Message -----
From: Jesse Dahl [mailto:dahlsolar at gmail.com]
Sent: Monday, October 10, 2011 07:06 AM
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Subject: Re: [RE-wrenches] Solar gathering?

Thanks for the advice!  Dallas here I come...next year!

Jesse

Sent from my iPad!!!

On Oct 8, 2011, at 10:37 AM, "Joel  Davidson" <joel.davidson at sbcglobal.net> wrote:

> Dear Jesse,
> 
> 1. Go to the Dallas solar exhibition and spend a lot of time on the floor talking to real engineers with field experience (not salespeople). First question to ask is "How many PV systems have you installed?" Anyone with less than 50 systems under their belt is either reading from the book or still in training.
> 
> 2. Attend a Bill Brooks training session. Bill has strong opinions that some wrenches disagree with but has seen more PV installations than over 99% of the people on Earth and has spend decades thinking about what is good and bad PV.
> 
> 3. Meet with and walk the exhibit floor with and talk shop day and night with as many wrenches as you can (at least 3 a day).
> 
> 4. Go to the exhibits all the time they are open and keep your ears open. Wrenching is parts and the people who put parts together. Only go to sessions and workshops when the exhibits are closed.
> 
> 5. Don't become a true believer in any one part or one way to put parts together. There are many good and bad parts and techniques. The quest is finding something better.
> 
> Have fun.
> Joel Davidson
> "Not all change is for the better, but nothing gets better without change."
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jesse Dahl" <dahlsolar at gmail.com>
> To: "RE-wrenches" <re-wrenches at lists.re-wrenches.org>
> Sent: Saturday, October 08, 2011 7:56 AM
> Subject: [RE-wrenches] Solar gathering?
> 
> 
>> All,
>> 
>> I am looking for advice on a trade show or continuing Ed classes to attend in the future.  I have around $1800 to spend on this endeavor.
>> 
>> Any suggestions?
>> 
>> Thanks as always,
>> 
>> Jesse
>> 
>> Sent from my iPhone
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