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Here at MidNite we’ve started producing product and installation videos. Below you will find a list of the videos just completed.

NEW VIDEO
MNPV6HV Disconnecting Combiner

MNPV4HV Disconnecting Combiner
Disconnecting PV Combiners
Arc Fault Test
Classic Shock Test
MidNite Milestones
SPD Comparison Test Video
SPD Installation video
Classic Installation Video
Battery Enclosure Assembly
Hey Joe
Wind Curve Video

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Here at MidNite Solar we’re creating an exciting new series of videos called PowerTime. PowerTime will provide information on new products and demonstrate installation procedures for all our existing products. PowerTime is filmed in house with our own working professionals to provide you with the full benefit of all their expertise.

Available videos:
• Installing our SPD (lightning arrestor)
• Video comparing our SPD to another top lightning arrestor
• Installation video for the Classic MPPT charge controller
• Arc fault test video
• Battery enclosure assembly video
• New line of PV Disconnecting Combiners

We are currently working on information and installation videos for each of our new PV Disconnecting Combiners (MNPV4HV Disco, MNPV6 Disco, MNPV6-250 Disco, MNPV6HV Disco 4X, MNPV8HV Disco, MNPV16HV Disco, MNPV24HV Disco and MNPV36HV Disco).

We look forward to providing you with the latest information through these videos. Check PowerTime often for more updates.

Robin
President – MidNite Solar Inc.

Robin

MidNite Forum
Check out the new MidNite Solar Forum. Ryan Stankevitz, the moderator is a professional Solar and wind installer from Maine with a dozen years experience in alternative energy. Not only is Ryan moderating the forum but he’s also in charge of customer service. It is nice to be able to call and ask questions about products and actually get a person that knows the answers from personal experience. Ryan has been beta testing numerous Classics for over two years. The beta test site in Maine has been comparing the Classic against OutBack, Morningstar and Xantrex on identical arrays. Guess who puts the most power into the battery bank. Yes, the Classic wins hands down!

MidNIte Forum

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New Products Shipping
Bergey is now shipping a new 48V version of the XL.1 where the Classic 250 is the controller. The output power is around 1500 watts at 30MPH. Also Kestrel is using the Classic 200 with all its turbines now when used as in a battery charging environment. Beta testing of numerous sites has shown increases in power and reliability. Home built Hugh Piggot designs are also experiencing huge output power gains using the Classic as the controller. Look at the MidNite Forum for information on how to get 9000 watts out of a stacked pair of Classics on a 17 foot home built.

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The new MNPV6-250 combiner
Check out our new PV combiner, the MNPV6-250. This new combiner is rated for 200 and 250 VDC charge controllers.


MNPV6-250

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Company Profile
Midnite Solar designs, manufactures, and sells, advanced electronic devices, combiner boxes, disconnects and installation aids specific to the renewable energy industry.

With the ever changing electrical codes, our engineers stay ahead of the industry with new designs and solutions. All of our products are substantially made in America. We add new machines and jobs as needed to our production facility in Arlington, WA, which also serves as our company’s headquarters. Our products are found in renewable energy systems, worldwide.


Testimonials
Look and see what people are saying about MidNite Solar’s products.

Testimonials

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Facebook
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MidNite Solar
17722 - 67th Ave NE
Arlington, WA 98223
Ph. 360-403-7207
F. 360-691-6862

Ryan Stankevitz - Technical Support Manager:
360.403.7207 Ext. 151

Tom Carpenter, Technical Sales:
360.403.7207 Ext. 150


SOLAR POWER INTERNATIONAL 2011

(MidNite’s booth at SPI 2011 pictured above)

October 17, 2011 – Dallas: Midnite Solar introduced nine new products (available the first quarter of 2012). Seven are new high voltage disconnecting PV combiners with remote disconnect capability. One of the new combiners incorporates a series and parallel arc fault protection system. Another product is the retro looking emergency shut off switch. The emergency shutoff switch is hardwired to a combiner via a MidNite 600V Cat 5 USE-2 cable. The final new product introduced is a 156A/600V disconnect switch. All new products are scheduled for release in the first quarter of 2012.

Disco Combiner Brochure

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MIDNITE LIGHTNING ARRESTOR

Jan 27, 2011 - The MidNite Solar lightning arrestor has passed testing at ETL. Listed to UL1449 rev3 in all 3 models. Making an arrestor such as the MidNite SPD’s is no simple task, nor is it cheap. We have had many surprises along the way on this project. The MidNite arrestor is a great replacement for Delta arrestors that have been the mainstay of the industry for many years. A very interesting comparison between the MidNite arrestor and other arrestors will be forthcoming once the product is listed. This comparison should prove to be a real eye opener.

The UL standards have changed and the old standbys will soon no longer be legal to install. The MidNite surge arrestors are designed to clamp surge voltage to safe levels for sensitive electronics. Other arrestors do not even begin to clamp surge voltages until 7000 or 8000 volts. What are they protecting? Not much. Be aware that numerous arrestors are about to flood the market. They for the most part posses 1/8 the strength of the MidNite arrestors and have no visible indication of performance. Most of these new arrestors require din rail mounting where they WILL blow up and will then be out of sight while they are protecting nothing. We do not have these issues. The release date will be approximately mid-April depending on the arrival of parts.

SPD - Lightning Arrestor Manual
SPD Dimensional Drawing
SPD Installation Video


SPD COMPARISON



Here at Midnite Solar, Mario has engineered a great SPD or Lightning Arrestor. Our SPD’s are a huge improvement over the little gray, less sophisticated arrestors that have been used in the Solar industry for many years. To prove this point, our President/Owner Robin Gudgel went to Sonoma California to World Products LLC to test our 115v, 300v and the 600 volt SPD’s against theirs. World Products LLC has a complete applications and component testing laboratory for use by their customers to check new products. Robin met with Leonard Drewes, the engineering manager and also Jim Hagerty, VP of sales, to test the SPD’s in the lightning test facility generator.

Midnite Solar’s SPD300 clamped at 910 volts @3000 amps, which will save your equipment. The little gray one never clamped at all, it let 7200 volts pass right through while not even noticing anything was happening. Most inverters can handle up to 2500 during a transient surge before they fail.

The Midnite Solar SPD will protect your inverter, charge controller and household appliances and keep you safe. Our lightning arrestors use 8 movs, that can withstand a 56,000 amp power surge per section. Each MNSPD has 2 sections. The blue LED indicators can be seen from outside the combiner or on the solar system electronics as well as next to your main power distribution box using our Flush mount cut in box. The MNSPD’s are ETL listed to UL1449 3rd edition. For more information check our SPD Comparison Video.

SPD on price list

Joanne

CLASSIC LOCAL APPLICATION DOWNLOAD

Download the MidNite Solar Local Application. This application enables you to monitor your Classics over your local network or the Internet. It is compatible with Windows© 7, Vista, and XP; Mac OS X ©; and Linux (verified on KUbuntu, Ubuntu ©)

Download the MidNite Solar Local Application
Download Manual

To give us feedback on our new application go to MidNite Solar’s forum.

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MIDNITE THE CAT

MidNite the Cat, once a stray, now beloved by one and all at MidNite Solar.

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CLASSIC IS SHIPPING!

Dec 23, 2010 - The long awaited Classic is finally shipping in all four versions, Classic 150, Classic 200, Classic 250, and the Classic 250KS. The Classic is a very sophisticated product. We are implementing some very sophisticated manufacturing techniques to create a Made in America MPPT charge controller.

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CLASSIC: MOST POWERFUL MPPT CHARGE CONTROLLER IN NORTH AMERICA

The Classic MPPT Charge Controller substantially increases the flexibility, features and range currently found on MPPT controllers. The Classic is the only MPPT controller that has Arc Fault Detection, making this controller the safest controller available. With the Classic 150 ranging up to 96 amps, the Classic 200, 79 amps and the Classic 250, 63 amps, why would you need any other controller?
  • 150, 200 and 250V operating voltages.
  • 12-72V battery charging standard with models up to 120V battery bank
  • Built in DC-GFP and Arc Fault Detector
  • Solar, wind and hydro MPPT modes
  • Ethernet, USB and RS232
  • Remote and local displays possible
  • 20 megs of data logging
  • Set up Wizard
Wizard walks you through:
  • Battery hook up
  • PV array sizing and hook up
  • Wind turbine program selection
  • Wire sizing
  • Breaker selection
  • PV combiner selection
  • Sunrise and sunset program set up
  • Voltage drop calculations

Prices are as follows:
Classic 150 $850
Classic 200 $900
Classic 250 $950

Classic Comparison Chart
Check out the Classic Power Rating Charts

Arc Fault Works: Arc Fault Video Test
Classic User Manual 6 MB
Classic Brochure
Classic Menu Map/Quick Start Guide
Firmware Installation Video
Firmware Installation Doc

Classic Installation Video

Classic Control Panel Inter-Active Simulation



WHAT IS HYPERVOC?

MidNite’s Classic series of MPPT Charge Controllers features HyperVOC, a non-operative VOC safety zone over and above the maximum input voltage. Read about it here.

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MNPV6 DISCO

The MNPV6 DISCO combiner is the first in a series of disconnecting PV combiners from MidNite Solar. The MNPV6 Disco has passed ETL and should be available June 1, 2011. This is an off-grid PV combiner for use with 150 and 300VDC breakers. MidNite engineer Bob Quarterman has done a great job on this project. The retail price is $194.00.

Manual
Instructional Documentation

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BATTERY CAPACITY METER


Midnite has a new battery capacity meter. This meter was designed for our Africa distributor to aid in keeping batteries alive longer.
Features:
1. Led’s that correspond to battery voltage
2. Accuracy +- 1%
3. Auto sensing for 12, 24, 36, and 48 volt batteries
4. LED indicators show if batteries have received a full charge recently, longer than one week or longer than two weeks
5. Ideal for “at a glance” readings or golf carts, forklifts, etc.

Manual
Battery Capacity Meter

Robin

BETA TEST SITES

Here are our beta test sites. Currently the sites are located in Washington, Oregon, Maine, Montana and Hawaii. Each site has a wiring diagram, a photo gallery, weather check and a link to the actual output specifications. Check it out!

Tom & Cindy
Ryan
Jason
Logan
Rick

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