This is a digital phase converter that is having some issues. The phase converter runs this high pressure compressor. It’s for the SCBA tanks, pumps up to like 5000psi and is a pretty neat unit. It belongs to the fire...Continue reading
A Day in the Life of an Off-Grid Solar Installer
This is our project journal — field stories from off-grid solar installs around Northern Arizona. The 4 a.m. starts, the parts that don't show up, the problems solved on the fly, and a behind-the-scenes look at how these systems actually get built — plus a bit of life on the fringe along the way. Originally posted on the River Daves Place forum; you can read the full thread here.
Got the capacitors changed out in this phase converter yesterday ( they are actually a maintenance…
Got the capacitors changed out in this phase converter yesterday ( they are actually a maintenance item) and put new cooling fans in it too for good measure. It’s up and running like it should. 👍 Test ran the compressor...Continue reading
We got to the job site about noon on Tuesday after having to take some time to straighten up some…
We got to the job site about noon on Tuesday after having to take some time to straighten up some stuff at the shop and load the truck. Sundown saw us back at the array site preparing for the next...Continue reading
A change in scenery!
Yesterday morning saw us wrapping up our work at the array site for the time being. Last night we started setting up at our new location on the job site. It’s thankfully right behind our work trailer, so now we...Continue reading
That equipment pad has a lot of underground conduit going in.
Here we are at about 2am this morning getting ready to dig after marking everything out carefully. Hopefully we measured everything correctly-because you kinda only get one shot at this. 😬 Some more of our paint stick art. 😄😄 Denise...
This morning’s task was to build the conduit racks that will locate all of our conduits in the…
This morning’s task was to build the conduit racks that will locate all of our conduits in the proper position for their associated panels, transformers and other gear. It’s a tedious job and takes quite a bit of time to...Continue reading
Monday saw us leaving a bit later in the day than we would have liked due to some work that had to…
Monday saw us leaving a bit later in the day than we would have liked due to some work that had to happen at the shop first. The sky was lowering clouds and threatening rain as we left our home...Continue reading
First up on our conduit to-do list was a trio of short 4” runs for the 400a 480 volt three phase circuits.
The 4” conduits and where they need to route are what necessitated a 3 foot deep trench. Conduit this big is kinda a time consuming pain in the ass, and you really don’t want to make any mistakes because the...Continue reading
4 am this morning and it was raining again.
🙄 The sunrise was beautiful though. These trenches are getting busy! Time for the next elevation of conduits! The sunset was pretty too!!