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</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Fri, Nov 8, 2013 at 3:28 AM, Tump <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:tump@swnl.net" target="_blank">tump@swnl.net</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div style="word-wrap:break-word">Adding UP..... ok so lets say that the SMA SI went south We now have 100+lbs of shipping, customs, delivery to site & installation oh yeah don't forget the returning of the old one verses Fed X of boards in a box that CAN be delivered by bike, and installed perhaps, not so easily for someone that is not experienced, but both can be handled by a less a experienced person. and yes there too IS the return of boards also to consider.<div>
Installing both product lines AND my primary work is OFF grid, I am all to well aware of failures and the potential headaches they can create. Failure rate of both the SMA & OB is not excessive but I would be designing this type of system w/ future failure in mind. <div>
<div class="h5"><br><div><div>On Nov 7, 2013, at 7:08 AM, Richard L Ratico wrote:</div><br><blockquote type="cite"><div>It would be interesting to be able to compare the failure rates of the two<br>systems, particularly if they will be installed in areas with challenging<br>
environmental conditions. Boards may be lighter, but.....If they add up, they<br>may not continue to feel that way.<br><br>Dick Ratico<br>Solarwind Electric<br><br>--- You wrote:<br><br><br><blockquote type="cite">I use and sell the SMA product SI & SB line, I use the SI & SB for my own & I<br>
</blockquote>can't say enough good about the functionality of these units. I would suggest<br>this product too BUT,.... sorry when they shit the bed AND THEY DO the outback<br>line IS FIELD SERVICABLE! I have hefted a few SI on the boat, off the boat, up<br>
the hill n back down, boards are quite a bit lighter!<br><blockquote type="cite">I would only go with a DP&W TOP mounted array. SHADE for folks/animals +<br></blockquote>reduction of possible theft & damage. They make it right and you DO get what you<br>
pay from DP&W!<br><blockquote type="cite">My $.02 TUMP<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">On Nov 6, 2013, at 9:07 PM, SunHarvest wrote:<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite">Although it's more expensive, I'd go with AC Coupled SMA. Contact the owner<br></blockquote></blockquote>of <a href="http://standardmicrogrid.com/" target="_blank">http://standardmicrogrid.com/</a> for more info on his recent work in<br>
Zambia...wait, I think he's there now. They have a pretty sleek set-up for a<br>Sunny Island-based system, monitoring included. I'd go with ground-mount but be<br>aware of theft (goes without saying, right?). You can also check out Volunteers<br>
for International Aid (VIDA) <a href="http://www.thevida.org/" target="_blank">http://www.thevida.org/</a><br><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite">
And hey, get me involved! It's been years since I've been to A-land and I've<br></blockquote></blockquote>been trying to get back ever since. So much so that I've recently formed a<br>non-profit, Good Sun, to go back to places like Africa and do good work for good<br>
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