<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto">I use that DIY ladder module-lift that was featured in HomePower many years ago and was just recently thinking of putting some stickers on the top of it so that you clearly see them.... something to the effect of \u201cDid you scan optos/micros and take wire management photos?\u201d<div><br></div><div>That should serve as a reminder before any mods make it to the roof. <br><br><div id="AppleMailSignature" dir="ltr">Benn Kilburn<div>SkyFire Energy</div><div>780-906-7807</div></div><div dir="ltr"><br>On Jul 8, 2020, at 12:18 PM, Kirk Herander <<a href="mailto:vtsolar@icloud.com">vtsolar@icloud.com</a>> wrote:<br><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><div id="__MailbirdStyleContent" style="font-size: 12pt;font-family: Arial;color: #000000">
We scan the barcodes with a smart phone app which automatically creates an excel file for upload(there are many apps to choose from), and number them also 1,2,3...etc with a sharpie for mounting. If scanned in the right order, the row number in the excel file with correspond with the physical number and barcode of the respective MLPE.<div>It's easy to remember the # sequence in which they were mounted.</div><div>I gave up on the Solaredge scanning/mapping app a long time ago. Way too clunky for me.</div><div class="mb_sig"></div><blockquote class="history_container" type="cite" style="border-left-style:solid;border-width:1px; margin-top:20px; margin-left:0px;padding-left:10px;">
<p style="color: #AAAAAA; margin-top: 10px;">On 7/8/2020 1:58:40 PM, Corey Shalanski <<a href="mailto:coresolar@gmail.com">coresolar@gmail.com</a>> wrote:</p><div style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><div dir="ltr">Wrenches,<div><br></div><div>After 10+ years of MLPE (microinverters/optimizers) gaining traction in the industry, I have noticed one stubborn issue that somehow still haunts us. I think we as installers have all been there at some point: laying down the final module in an array, high fives all around, time to look at the close-out checklist that our pesky operations manager handed to us on our way out the door, and then realizing that we forgot to peel off the MLPE serial number stickers (or otherwise record them) in order to make a map...</div><div><br></div><div>Even when installers forget to record just one serial number, retrieving it can be difficult and time-consuming. Raise your hand if you've ever attached your cell phone/camera to an extendable pole and slid it under the array in hopes of catching that one forgotten label!</div><div><br></div><div>In this age of smart devices, I anxiously await the day when MLPE will be able to map themselves. But until that day comes, I am wondering if anyone has developed or knows of a tried-and-true foolproof method for capturing MLPE serial numbers?</div><div><br></div><div>--</div><div>Corey Shalanski</div><div>Jah Light Solar</div><div>Portland, Jamaica</div></div>
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