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Apr 17, 2016
1 min

Post NABCEP PV Technical Sales Exam

From HeatSpring.com NABCEP PV Technical Sales Exam Prep Study Group Comment: Hey Sean, the exam went great! Youe prep course and material...

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Apr 16, 2016
1 min

Battery Backup PV for a Fridge

From HeatSpring.com PV Boot Camp Q: Personally for me, solar with some sort of backup is a must - at the least just to keep refrigerator...

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Apr 16, 2016
1 min

Irradiance over 1000W per square meter

From HeatSpring.com PV Boot Camp Q: Can someone go into further detail on the enhanced irradiance conditions that would cause a PV source...

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Apr 14, 2016
1 min

Minimizing parallel battery strings

From HeatSpring.com PV Boot Camp Q: Sean, can you expand on why paralleled strings of batteries will not charge/discharge uniformly? A:...

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Apr 14, 2016
1 min

Landscape Mounting for Shade Mitigation with Bypass Diodes

From HeatSpring.com PV Boot Camp Q: It was very interesting to learn that shading on a landscape panel is more desirable than shading a...

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Apr 14, 2016
1 min

Referrals

From HeatSpring.com PV Boot Camp Discussion Board Q: Regarding system components, the lecture conceptually makes great sense. But, there...

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Apr 14, 2016
1 min

Another great Review!!! Thank you!

From HeatSpring.com PV Boot Camp Submitted: 04/14/2016 Training: Solar PV Installer Boot Camp Training + NABCEP Entry Level Exam Prep /...

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Apr 14, 2016
3 min

Exactly Predicting System Output and 690.10(A) Stand-Alone Inverters Required to Handle at Least the

From HeatSpring.com PV Boot Camp Discussion Board Q: Hi Sean: Two questions: First regards derating. It seems it is really important to...

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Apr 14, 2016
2 min

Ground Mount Tilt Angle vs. Hold Depth

From HeatSpring.com PV Boot Camp Q: Using Ironridge's ground mount Design Assistant, an array tilt angle of 35° (close to local latitude...

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Apr 14, 2016
2 min

Maximum Number of Strings on a Combiner Calculation

NABCEP PV Installation Professional Exam Prep Course Discussion Board from HeatSpring Course Q: I am having trouble grasping an outside...

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Apr 14, 2016
1 min

Direct PV Lighting System?

From HeatSpring.com PV Boot Camp Q: Does the comment on Page 6 "There are no direct-coupled lighting systems ...." only pertain to...

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Apr 14, 2016
4 min

Low Temperature String Sizing, Portrait vs. Landscape, Sheathing Mounting and Temperatures

From HeatSpring.com PV Boot Camp Discussion Board Q: Hi Sean: I guess I have two questions: One is regarding construction and the other...

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Apr 14, 2016
2 min

Attaching Solar to SIP Roofs and Capturing Heat Under PV Systems

From HeatSpring.com PV Boot Camp Discussion Board Q: There are two questions I have regarding structural. First, with some projects I...

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Apr 14, 2016
2 min

690.47(C)(3) Combination dc Grounding Electrode Conductor/ac Equipment Grounding Conductor

From HeatSpring.com PV Boot Camp Discussion Board Q: Hi Sean: On the PV Electrical System Design Lecture I got a little confused by the...

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Apr 14, 2016
1 min

Backup Batteries vs. Backup Generators

From HeatSpring.com PV Boot Camp Q: I never realized how complex a battery system could be. Although it sounds like a really cool idea to...

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Apr 13, 2016
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Rapid Shutdown Retrofits?

From HeatSpring Advanced PV Course Discussion Board Q: Hi Sean, The new regulation for the 'rapid shutdown' function, was driven by first...

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Apr 13, 2016
1 min

705.32 Ground Fault Protection

NABCEP PV Installation Professional Exam Prep Course Discussion Board from HeatSpring Course Q: Hello Sean, About Question 33, if the...

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Apr 13, 2016
1 min

Great reviews inspire me to work harder!

From HeatSpring.com PV Boot Camp Discussion Board Survey Results Submitted: 04/12/2016 Training: Solar PV Installer Boot Camp...

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Apr 11, 2016
2 min

310.15(B)(3)(a) Derating and not counting the Equipment Grounding Conductor or When not to Count the

NABCEP PV Installation Professional Exam Prep Course Discussion Board from HeatSpring Course Q: on question 52, looking at the derating...

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Apr 11, 2016
2 min

NABCEP Exam Requirements and Cycles

From HeatSpring Advanced PV Course Discussion Board Q: Uh, did I miss something? I thought this course was until the end of this month....

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