[RE-wrenches] ] Dusty off -grid conditions

[Dave Angelini Offgrid Solar]

No matter what you end up doing the rodent issue needs to be solved before
I would go into an area like that.
Just saying! It is not that hard to insist on it to the owner. It is for
their own good!  --Dave



Dave Matthew SirumDave
> Greetings William,
>
> Regarding a sealed charge controller; may the OutBack FLEXmax Extreme
> Charge Controller be an option?...  Its spec sheet identifies it as
> being IP54 rated (dust protected) and there is an optional fan kit to
> help it run cooler.  Just a thought, if they are still being produced
> and available.
>
> Best regards,
>
> ----MATT
>
> Matthew Sirum
> P.O. Box 1227
> Greenfield, MA 01302-1227  USA
> phone: +1.413.773.0611
> email: MatthewSirum at gmail.com
>
>
> ---------- Original Message Below ----------
>
> [RE-wrenches] ] Dusty off -grid conditions
> William Miller william at millersolar.com
> Tue Sep 5 08:35:33 PDT 2017
>
> Friends:
>
> Thanks for the input on this topic.  A few thoughts:
>
> 1. I could change the design from a vented 8k Radian to 4 sealed FX
> inverters.  However the Outback charge controllers will still be vented.
> This makes me think the best plan is an actively vented cabinet.  This
> cabinet has a fan with filtration:
> http://millersolar.com/MillerSolar/Portfolio/Commercial/Cal_Trans/Pase_2/Phase_B_Caboinet_2.jpg
>
> 2. We have tried in vain to keep rodents out of a building or even a room.
> Our best successes are in critter-proofing as small a space as possible.
> Attached is a photo of an Outback installation with screen wire to keep
> out
> wood rats that destroyed the previous installation by urinating on the SW
> circuit boards.
>
> William
>
> Lic 773985
> millersolar.com
> 805-438-5600
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