<div dir="ltr"><div><div><div><div>Wrenches<br></div><div>This might be more then you need but here is what I did, <br></div>I have built travel and utility trailers and fitted quite a few motor homes with PV up to 2560 watts on a trailer and over 3 k on a motor home. I feel the most important thing is the connection to what ever it is, motor homes and travel trailers are somewhat difficult due to the wood and or steel framing, utility trailers are easy all steel and exposed, the wiring must be flexible not THWN type wire, we used fine strand PV or USE II wire with strain protection on both the module and the coach end. we also use conduit through out to protect from, well you name it. The batteries must be positioned to maintain weight and balance which and mean service-ability can be tough. I use the 8-D's because they can be handled and are low profile, I have 12 on some rigs, I only use Outback components, combiners, CC's, FX inverters (VFX 3648's) on panels with fuses or breakers mid way in the battery banks mate 3 in the coach and I have done concerts with over 10,000 people in attendance, always worked. Grounding can be an issue, we always have a spooled ground wire and clamp (same as the fuel trucks at airports) I had city electrical inspectors inspect our stuff with no issues. In short, flexible wire, fuse protection, conduit and some form to ground, not so much for your rig as it is for what you are plugged in to.<br></div>Good luck with the project<br></div>After Sandy Hit the east coast I was called to see if I would go back to help out, that's how well this can work for all of us<br></div>Jerry <br></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Sat, Jan 9, 2016 at 4:51 PM, <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:dan@foxfire-energy.com" target="_blank">dan@foxfire-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><span style="font-family:Verdana;color:#000000;font-size:10pt"><div>Might be wise to thumb through article 551 & 690 in NFPA 70. That and maybe 240, 250 & 480. </div><div>Good Luck db<br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br>Dan Brown<br>Foxfire Energy Corp.<br>Renewable Energy Systems<br><a href="tel:%28802%29-483-2564" value="+18024832564" target="_blank">(802)-483-2564</a><br><a href="http://www.Foxfire-Energy.com" target="_blank">www.Foxfire-Energy.com</a><br>NABCEP #092907-44</div><div><img title="signature image" src="cid:sigimg0@720a22020c456212eee4f29472dbe95b" alt="" border="0"></div><div><div class="h5"><div><br><br></div>
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Subject: [RE-wrenches] Automotive PV Supplies<br>
From: Mark Frye <<a href="mailto:markf@berkeleysolar.com" target="_blank">markf@berkeleysolar.com</a>><br>
Date: Sat, January 09, 2016 8:32 pm<br>
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A buddy of mine is rigging his van with PV and is looking for some help.<br>
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Can anyone suggest a good website for picking components like wire and <br>
fuses etc.?<br>
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Thanks,<br>
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Mark Frye<br>
Berkeley Solar Electric Systems<br>
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