My System and any advice is always welcome

[GSHEP]

Can anyone HELP

Gridtie system was working up untill now but now I have the following readings from Soladin 600 monitor


mains 245v 49.9 hz

system   98v 0w 0amp 10deg c

volts from panels with soladin disconnected 123v

unit flashing yellow slowly

During the heavy snow unit was showing (9" plus covering panels) no activity i.e. could not monitor unit via computer

But when unit came back on computer displayed generated power during that period

Your thoughts PLEASE

It must be Friday as I am posting so ofF to pub at 17:00 NAE WONDER I DRINK


Kind Regrds George

[Mostie]

George, looks like theres only enough juice from the panels to power the soladin electronics, it will spring to life......  
if the sun comes out  

[Outtasight]

Watching this with interest!  Well done on making so many "home-brew" panels.  Have an applaud!

Was the £160 for the roofers "mates rates" or the going rate? 

I need to get my panels up on the house roof (rather than laying around the garden or on the shed). I've been up on the roof to fix a new TV aerial to the chimbley but I don't think I can manage the panels - too bulky and heavy to hoik up the ladder and fix by myself.  The little 80W ones are ok but the big 170W ones are a bit of a handful.

[GSHEP]

Where are you?

Now if you were in Central Scotland I am sure they would do it for you
It was a mate of a mate, he has still to come back as I have another 6 panels to install

Spring time I think

[Outtasight]

I'm in balmy Sussex...  I need to make friends with some roofers 

[Other-Power]

At last commissioned and on line at 13:00 16/10/10   

Its not Friday BUT I am going for a pint.(or two)

Regards George

Thats taking the pi** no wounder it was £160, wait till you get a leek in your roof and see if your roofers come out and fix it.

Pay cheap pay twice as you said, the prices you put up for labour sound fine to me, I dont think any one is ripping you off with the prices.

Solar dins are not the best inverters ever made but should let you have some fun.

Good luck, hope you dont electrocute yoruself.

Jonathan

[wyleu]

There's the basis of a rather nice PV sun tracker, to establish local noon right there!

[GSHEP]

thats taking the pi** no wounder it was £160, wait till you get a leek in your roof and see if your roofers come out and fix it.

Pay cheap pay twice as you said, the prices you put up for labour sound fine to me, I dont think any one is ripping you off with the prices.

Solar dins are not the best inverters ever made but should let you have some fun.

Good luck, hope you dont electrocute yoruself.

Jonathan


  What am I reading here

There will be no leak in the roof as I designed the system

I take it you meen SOLADIN   have fun?

Having been an Electrical Eng for 50 years and having run my own company one does not REQUIRE luck.

George

[Other-Power]

I think the roofing work is a bit of a joke using a scaffold tower and ladders like that.

I think you have no feeling for the cost of employing roofers and electricians to do a good job that they will come and fix if it brakes.

I believe that the Solardin inverters are not that good but suit someone who wants to play, PM me for information on how to do this.

I still offer you luck.

Jonathan