[RE-wrenches] XW6048 parts problem

[jay peltz]

Hi Jeff

It is a major problem that it is hard to get the small bits,  i don't  
know why they ( the big they) don't have spares we can buy.  Like for  
all the small many different screws, nuts, washers and even the cover  
plates someone steps on.
We know its not a custom item, but finding it ah thats the trick.

yours,

jay

peltz power



On Aug 4, 2009, at 4:59 PM, Jeff Yago wrote:

> Just completed a large residential grid/gen/solar/battery system  
> using a XW6048 inverter.
>
> We are using a SunnyBoy inverter at the array and doing an AC  
> coupled backfeed.  To do this we have installed a heavy duty relay  
> in the output of the SunnyBoy, and are using the aux. relay contacts  
> on the XW unit to close this relay when battery voltage is at high  
> limit (during no load power outage to prevent over-charging)
>
> Not sure if we lost it during installation, if it shook loose in  
> shipment and fell out, or was missing to begin with, but to connect  
> to the aux. contacts in th XW requires a very small green flat 5-pin  
> connector which is missing.
>
> I contacted multiple people at Xantrex and their service center,  
> waded through their web site, and finally talked to a service tech.   
> He advised that "he was looking for an extra one of these connectors  
> 6 months ago and still has not received it, as these compoments are  
> made and assembled in China and they do not stock anything that is  
> considered an assembly part used in China to build their units."
>
> First, I did not realize these inverters were being assembled in  
> China, and second, who ever heard of not stocking a replacement part  
> just because its made in China.  If that were true, 95% of  
> everything sold today in US would not be able to order replacement  
> parts.
>
> Anybody out their know if there is a Radio Shack type supplier where  
> I can order a bag of these and get on with the system startup and my  
> life?
>
> Thanks,