Batteryless inverter recommendation [RE-wrenches]

Joel Davidson joel.davidson at sbcglobal.net
Wed Feb 27 07:55:51 PST 2008


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Hello August,

Thanks for the feedback about the Xantrex GT. Do you think its enclosure 
will hold up under coastal conditions?

Joel Davidson

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From: "August Goers" <august at luminalt.com>
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Sent: Wednesday, February 27, 2008 6:28 AM
Subject: Re: Batteryless inverter recommendation [RE-wrenches]


>
> What has been people's experiences with Xantrex over the past couple of 
> years? We've installed probably an equal number of Fronius, Sunny Boy, and 
> Xantrex units and have had the most failures with our Fronius units. That 
> might of just been a fluke.
>
> From my perspective, the natural convection cooling of the Xantrex is a 
> strong advantage, not to mention the fact that the wide MPP voltage range 
> makes it easy to string out a variety of module configurations.
>
>
> August Goers
>
> Luminalt Energy Corporation
>
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----
> From: Doug Pratt <dmpratt at sbcglobal.net>
> To: RE-wrenches at topica.com
> Sent: Tuesday, February 26, 2008 9:41:09 PM
> Subject: RE: Batteryless inverter recommendation [RE-wrenches]
>
>
> Fronius completely dips their power boards, with all components, so they 
> can
> tolerate spray. Most mfr's only coat one side.
>
> Fronius has been our most trouble-free brand historically. But if we just
> look at shipments within the past year, it's a dead heat between Fronius,
> SMA, and PV Powered. They're all producing flawless units. Much improved
> over 5-6 years ago!
>
> Doug Pratt
> DC Power Systems
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Carl Hansen [mailto:Solarwks at cybermesa.com]
> Sent: Tuesday, February 26, 2008 5:34 PM
> To: RE-wrenches at topica.com
> Subject: Re: Batteryless inverter recommendation [RE-wrenches]
>
>
> I've noticed the Fronius has excellent ventilation, in fact I was a little
> surprised at just how "open" it was, looked to me like it couldn't handle 
> a
> serious driving rain and definitely not a kid with a hose. Has anyone else
> noticed this? Its not sealed up tight like the Sunny Boy units
>
>  Carl Hansen
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