Midnite (Was Grid sell with Outback, solar,and generator) [RE-wrenches]

Jay Peltz, Peltz Power jay at asis.com
Sun May 6 20:59:26 PDT 2007


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Hi Allan,

I've installed a number of the MNE.  but have you seen the MNE175STS?

Its 18" wide instead of 14" ( same size as the Magnum but for a FX)   
Lots more room, bit more money, but nicer to work in.

jay

Peltz power
On May 5, 2007, at 2:22 PM, Allan Sindelar wrote:

>
> Geoff,
> We have installed three of Midnite's MNE175 all-in-one enclosure,  
> each with
> one FX inverter and one MX60, 8 L16s and about a kilowatt of PV. It  
> makes a
> neat, extremely compact system that can fit on a 30" wall  
> (batteries to the
> side or through the wall). I think of it as the best unit I have  
> used yet
> for a standard single-inverter offgrid system package, but I'm not  
> sure we'd
> use it on a dual-inverter setup, or where there was a high  
> likelihood of
> adding a second inverter in the future.
>
> Robin Gudgel is so accessible that I wonder how he gets anything  
> else done.
> I find I am careful to make my occasional calls short, as he'll  
> give me as
> much time as I request. He also occasionally sends us a new product  
> to try
> out and give feedback on. And he listens, too: the current  
> production MNE
> for Outback has changes from feedback we gave after a beta-unit  
> installation
> we did in 12/05 (that is on Midnite's website at
> http://www.midnitesolar.com/Sindelar.html).
>
> We will now use his combiner boxes for smaller systems as a result  
> of trying
> new products. His MNPV6 is a jewel of simplicity and good design,  
> and his
> MNPV3 will be as soon as it gets a dead-front cover under the 3R  
> cover -
> which I understand is to happen soon if not already. Note that the  
> MNPV3
> also makes a good DC supplemental load center, such as for a DC  
> pressure
> pump in a well pit.
>
> A note of caution on the MNE175. Yesterday I finished my third  
> system with
> one. All three went well, but it took until this one to really get  
> it dialed
> in. It's well designed but very compact; with AC out, gennie AC in,  
> DC load
> circuits, vent fan, TriMetric cable, PV in, battery cables,  
> grounding, etc.
> it's lotsa stuff to fit in the box, and it takes some real planning  
> and
> attention to achieve a clean installation. I make sure to address  
> signal
> circuits first (shunt kelvin terminals especially), then all  
> grounds, then
> lightning arrestors, then AC, then DC-, then DC+, then battery  
> cables. I use
> lots of wire ties, sometimes replacing them as I add more  
> conductors. So
> while it's partially preassembled (AC mainly), it's not for the  
> beginner or
> the do-it-yourselfer.
>
> We have no experience with the Magnum line. It's a chicken-or-egg  
> problem: I
> prefer leading edge to bleeding edge, so I keep waiting to read  
> reviews by
> other Wrenches on this list. Maybe we're all waiting for each  
> other, or for
> the first review. Also, I'd like to see a sine wave model available  
> in 48V.
> It's taken me four years to learn how to navigate through Outback's  
> Mate, so
> nobody has yet explained why I should start over with a new  
> line.  ;^)}
>
> Allan at Positive Energy
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Geoff Greenfield" <Geoff at Third-Sun.Com>
>>
>> Along with brand X - Have any listers had experience with the  
>> Magnum line?
>> How about Midnite Solar's sheet-metal and electronics?
>>
>
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