Xantrex 3.0 [RE-wrenches]

[Andrew Truitt]

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I spoke with a Xantrex rep a year ago about the reputation that
Xantrex GTs have of failing and he assured me that, while the early
GTs did have a "slightly higher than average" failure rate, the
problem had been corrected.  I have had to replace 2 but the good
thing is that you don't have to remove the unit - the inverter itself
just pops right out of the bottom of the casing with the removal of a
few screws.

- Andrew


On 10/11/06, Matt Lafferty <mlafferty at universalenergies.com> wrote:
>
> Brother & Sister Wrenches,
>
> Several GT's have gone down on us.  All 3.0's on 240VAC by the way.  I don't
> have the service records handy at the moment, but the total is somewhere in
> the 8-10 unit range.  This is out of approximately 60 to 70 units installed.
>
>
> Most failures have shown up within 6 months of installation with a couple
> DOA.  All but 2 of them reported "AC Not Present" on the displays... Which
> of course was patently false... Three other non-Wrench installers that I've
> talked with have reported the same "fault" on multiple installations.
>
> We track serial numbers and there hasn't been a correlation so far.  I hope
> we don't start seeing 1yr+ failures.
>
> Matt Lafferty
> mlafferty at universalenergies.com
>
> From: SOLARPRO at aol.com
> Subject: Re: Xantrex 3.0 [RE-wrenches]
>
>
>
> Eric:
>
> Last week three of our Xantrex GT series went "Off-Line."  Have  replaced
> two of them, and could find no issue to blame.  We have been  installing
> them since they were introduced.  One unit had been in the field  15 months,
> 2nd = 7 months, 3rd = 3 months.
> Prior to this, no problems, whatsoever.
>
> Patrick A. Redgate
> AMECO
> (888) or (562) 595-9570
> _www.amecosolar.com_ (http://www.amecosolar.com/)
>
>
>
> In a message dated 10/10/2006 9:54:43 P.M. Pacific Standard Time,
> erics at mcn.org writes:
>
> Anyone  had problems with the 3.0 failing??   We have a few with no
> problems, but one customer is now on their 3rd in 4  months.
> Thanks,
>
> Eric
>
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Andrew Truitt
System Designer
Standard Solar Inc.
(301) 296 - 4373
andrewtruitt at standardsolar.com


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