Xantrex SW+& Certification [RE-wrenches]

[John Raynes]

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Ray,

For what it's worth, my experience with Honda generators not keeping up 
under loads (if and when it does occur) is that they will first lose 
frequency, not droop their voltage.

John Raynes
RE Solar
Torrey, UT

At 11:32 AM 9/7/04 -0600, you wrote:

>I'm responding to my own message... gets lonely here in the desert...
>Actually I am reporting back to the group that I did in fact change out 
>the 2/0 cable for 4/0 on this 2500 watt 24 volt SW+ inverter. Previous AC 
>voltage sagged to 89 VAC, now with 4/0 on the DC side the VAC sags to 89 
>v. That's right, nooo difference. But now my customer has some monster 
>copper in there, so we can all dance a happy little dance, twiddle our 
>diddles, and sleep better at night.....
>I'd like some real info on this voltage sag from Xantrex . I tested a 
>Honda EB3500( not an inverter generator, just a regular medium quality 
>unit) and under the same load it didn't sag below 115 VAC. (I figured it would)
>Lights flickering off, and UPS units switching on every time the fridge(or 
>any inductive load) comes on is NOT going to sell anymore SW+s around here 
>at least.
>Also, I was wondering what any of the Xantrex certified dealers thought. 
>Is the certification worth taking another test AND paying several hundred 
>dollars?  I'm curious.....
>
>Ray

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