<div dir="ltr">Corey,<div>A diode is a diode. Get an electronics technician to identify the correct part and source it.</div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Mon, Oct 20, 2014 at 4:51 PM, Corey Shalanski <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:cshalanski@joule-energy.com" target="_blank">cshalanski@joule-energy.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">Wrenches,</span><div style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><br></div><div style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">Since my previous post (see below) we have recovered the faulty modules and are now looking to replace the <span style="background:rgb(255,255,204)">diodes</span> in order to make them functional again. I have had no success sourcing replacement <span style="background:rgb(255,255,204)">diodes</span> from the original module manufacturer, Mage Solar.</div><div style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><br></div><div style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">Can anyone recommend a source for replacement <span style="background:rgb(255,255,204)">diodes</span>?</div><div style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><br></div><div style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">--</div><div style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">Corey Shalanski</div><div style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">Joule Solar</div><div style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">New Orleans, LA</div><div style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><br></div><div style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><div><div><img src="https://ssl.gstatic.com/ui/v1/icons/mail/images/cleardot.gif"></div></div><div><span><div hspace="streak-pt-mark" style="max-height:1px"><img style="width:0px;max-height:0px" src="https://mailfoogae.appspot.com/t?sender=aY3NoYWxhbnNraUBqb3VsZS1lbmVyZ3kuY29t&type=zerocontent&guid=5e013733-063d-46d1-8065-e1bf358ffb13"><font color="#ffffff" size="1">ᐧ</font></div><div class="gmail_extra"><div class="gmail_quote">On Tue, Aug 5, 2014 at 10:27 AM, <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:re-wrenches-request@lists.re-wrenches.org" target="_blank">re-wrenches-request@lists.re-wrenches.org</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left-width:1px;border-left-color:rgb(204,204,204);border-left-style:solid;padding-left:1ex"><br>Message: 10<br>Date: Tue, 5 Aug 2014 09:03:09 -0500<br>From: Corey Shalanski <<a href="mailto:cshalanski@joule-energy.com" target="_blank">cshalanski@joule-energy.com</a>><br>To: <a href="mailto:RE-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org" target="_blank">RE-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org</a><br>Subject: [RE-wrenches] <span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);background:rgb(255,255,204)">Diode</span> Failure<br>Message-ID:<br> <<a href="mailto:CA%2BSmqZ1C7KSZuQnVzQr0MMuX3F2dT6YDuM40iseCzr2EJRgA%2BQ@mail.gmail.com" target="_blank">CA+SmqZ1C7KSZuQnVzQr0MMuX3F2dT6YDuM40iseCzr2EJRgA+Q@mail.gmail.com</a>><br>Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8"<br><br>Wrenches,<br><br>We recently were contacted by a customer who reported a <span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);background:rgb(255,255,204)">lightning</span> <span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);background:rgb(255,255,204)">strike</span><br>close to his house. His online monitoring revealed that 30 of 35<br>microinverters simultaneously stopped producing power. On initial visit to<br>the jobsite we measured Voc on many modules - either 12V or 24V instead of<br>rated 36V. On a second visit we discovered that bypass <span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);background:rgb(255,255,204)">diodes</span> - either 1 or<br>2 corresponding to observed voltage loss - had failed on each of the faulty<br>modules.<br><br>My question is: Can anyone support the theory that a nearby <span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);background:rgb(255,255,204)">lightning</span> flash<br>can cause mass bypass <span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);background:rgb(255,255,204)">diode</span> failure?<span class="HOEnZb"><font color="#888888"><br><br>--<br>Corey Shalanski<br>Joule Energy<br>New Orleans, LA</font></span></blockquote></div></div></span></div></div></div>
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