
<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto">Pytes makes one:<div><img alt="image0.png" src="cid:6DCA2393-C392-44B3-8B0E-D941725D5D6F-L0-001"><br><br><div dir="ltr"><div>Michael D Nelson</div><div>MD Electric & Solar, Inc.</div><div>707-684-0064 mobile</div><div>707-884-1862 office</div><div>www.mdelectricsolar.com</div><div>www.facebook.com/mdelectricandsolar</div><br></div><div dir="ltr"><br><blockquote type="cite">On Sep 16, 2023, at 4:05 AM, Jason Szumlanski via RE-wrenches <re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org> wrote:<br><br></blockquote></div><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"></div><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">I would definitely consider Sol-Ark if there were a NEMA 3R wall-mountable 48V battery on the market. I'm having a hard time finding that.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">For what it's worth, Franklin got back to me and they fully and enthusiastically will support an off-grid system. There is no question that they are making inroads. We are getting requests from clients for their brand specifically. That said, I agree that there is significant risk in trying out a newcomer for an important project, but I'm running out of options.</div><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><br>Jason Szumlanski<div><span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Roboto,RobotoDraft,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">Principal Solar Designer | Florida Solar Design Group</span><br style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Roboto,RobotoDraft,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Roboto,RobotoDraft,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">NABCEP Certified Solar Professional (PVIP)</span><br style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Roboto,RobotoDraft,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Roboto,RobotoDraft,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">Florida State Certified Solar Contractor CVC56956</span></div></div></div></div><br></div><br><img width="0" height="0" class="mailtrack-img" alt="" style="display:flex" src="https://mailtrack.io/trace/mail/3776955b4d585e9e5f4d22198279546b11eb1f6d.png?u=1613865" data-unique-identifier=""><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Fri, Sep 15, 2023 at 11:24 PM Jerry Shafer <<a href="mailto:jerrysgarage01@gmail.com">jerrysgarage01@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr">Jason, Wrenches<div>I am familiar with Franklin and when I asked them about the battery they had all the answers but when I asked about the AC coupled inverter inside, mainly who made it is it field serviceable I got deer in the headlights and a few weeks later I asked them the same thing and again no answer. I would go with something that has been around some. You talked about Solark, I have had no issues with any of their inverters and my latest install was today connected to a fortress. Of course time will tell on anything we use, Maybe franklin has made it known what is inside but for me I will not use my customers as unknowing guinea pigs, I test products myself and see what survives.</div><div>Jerry</div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Thu, Sep 14, 2023 at 1:35 PM Jason Szumlanski via RE-wrenches <<a href="mailto:re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org" target="_blank">re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><div style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Does anyone know if Franklin supports their AC-coupled battery solution in a completely off-grid scenario (no grid present)?</div><div style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><br></div><div style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">I need to install a demonstration system with ~40kWh capacity to run loads in an outdoor off-grid facility. It needs to be wall mounted, NEMA 3R, and have 10kW AC output rating minimum. Aesthetics are important.</div><div style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><br></div><div style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">I'm contemplating installing an Enphase 5P battery system, but it's not officially supported, even though I believe I can trick the system enough to get it commissioned and running in off-grid mode. If Franklin supports this, that's a checkmark in their column of the comparison chart.</div><div style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><br></div><div style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">I'm not opposed to a 48V DC battery system with a Sol-Ark 15k or something like that, but I think my options for wall-mount, outdoor, and beautiful are going to be limited.</div><div style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><br></div><div style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">I don't need any generator integration.</div><div style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><br></div><div style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Jason Szumlanski</div><div style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Florida Solar Design Group</div><div style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><br></div><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-family:"helvetica neue",helvetica,arial,sans-serif"><tbody></tbody></table><b><div style="text-align:center"><br></div></b></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>

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