Battery charging with XW series equipment [RE-wrenches]

[Warren Lauzon]

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Actually, I think the XW concept is much better than the SW - the problem 
seems to be in the implementation, and perhaps a lack of sufficient 
beta/field testing in various situations.

The lack of any possible way to do any field repairs on them is also 
starting to be an issue. With both Outback and Magnum, you can get 
replacement board/parts for fast repairs.

With Xantrex it is a different story - We have a customer in Mexico in a 
self-installed system who had one go out. The answer from Xantrex tech 
support on an apparently blown AC output FET was to "bring it back to the 
US, send it to us, and we will evaluate it and repair it".

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Northern Arizona Wind & Sun - Electricity From The Sun
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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Drake Chamberlin" <Drake.Chamberlin at redwoodalliance.org>
To: <RE-wrenches at topica.com>
Sent: Thursday, July 10, 2008 9:25 AM
Subject: Re: Battery charging with XW series equipment [RE-wrenches]


>
> Is there any chance that Xantrex could be persuaded to rework the old SW 
> Series?  It was almost the inverter we needed, with a few maddening 
> glitches.  An updated FET board, better grid tie interface, and silent 
> sell, and it could be the inverter we have been waiting for.  Maybe we 
> could think of a few more rubs to address, such as a user friendly DC box.
>
> Drake
>


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