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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72"><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>No \u2013 I have not.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>My strongest suspect in all of this is AC / DC conflict and insulation issues.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>For those familiar, the DC and AC conductors run in the same space. Not too different than other inverters, I\u2019d say. Fronius provides a conductor insulator sleeve for the AC conductors when the wires cannot be physically separated t othe left and right side (perhaps because of location of the array and where conductors enter the wire space.) WE have decided to now install those no matter what \u2013 can\u2019t hurt.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Back to the megger testing\u2026All of these are 600V applications and the conductor is rated for that. But the problems mostly (but not exclusively) occur at peak irradiance / middle of the day which leads me to believe the combo of high DC and high AC finally conflicts.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Perhaps time to invest in a megger tester. Next step for a professional installer I\u2019d say. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Thank you.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b>Howard \u201cScot\u201d Arey<o:p></o:p></b></p><p class=MsoNormal>254-300-1228<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="mailto:scot.arey@solarcentex.com"><span style='color:#0563C1'>scot.arey@solarcentex.com</span></a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><img border=0 width=167 height=167 style='width:1.7343in;height:1.7343in' id="Picture_x0020_2" src="cid:image002.png@01D2C7DB.82A9D860" alt="Solar Centex Logo - No Back.png 10 percent resize"><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><a name="_MailEndCompose"><o:p> </o:p></a></p><span style='mso-bookmark:_MailEndCompose'></span><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b>From:</b> RE-wrenches [mailto:re-wrenches-bounces@lists.re-wrenches.org] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Glenn Burt<br><b>Sent:</b> Monday, May 8, 2017 3:45 AM<br><b>To:</b> RE-wrenches <re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org><br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [RE-wrenches] Anybody else getting 240 arc fault codes on Fronius installs as frequently as me???<o:p></o:p></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Have you performed insulation resistance testing on all of your wiring?<o:p></o:p></p></div></div><div><div class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><hr size=4 width="100%" align=center></div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><b>From: </b><a href="mailto:scot.arey@solarcentex.com">Howard Arey</a><br><b>Sent: </b>\u200e5/\u200e5/\u200e2017 14:17<br><b>To: </b><a href="mailto:re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org">'RE-wrenches'</a><br><b>Subject: </b>[RE-wrenches] Anybody else getting 240 arc fault codes on Fronius installs as frequently as me???<o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal>I can\u2019t imagine I\u2019m the only one having this problem. Starting to suspect from Fronius that the problem is deeper than they let on.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>240 faults are arc-fault detection for Fronius. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>We have checked every variable on our end \u2013 connectors, firmware, clean wire pulls. My teams are not perfect but I l know they are very good and know how important the clean installs are for us.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Most but not all of my issues are with bifacial modules. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Anybody else have this issue?<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b>Howard \u201cScot\u201d Arey<o:p></o:p></b></p><p class=MsoNormal>Owner, Solar CenTex<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>254-300-1228<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="mailto:scot.arey@solarcentex.com">scot.arey@solarcentex.com</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><img border=0 width=167 height=167 style='width:1.7395in;height:1.7395in' id="Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:image001.png@01D2C5A1.EC41FDC0" alt="Solar Centex Logo - No Back"><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>