[RE-wrenches] Missing MC4 Connectors?

[Nick Soleil]

MultiContact told me that the equipment used to manufacture the Gen4 MC connectors in Switzerland is broken, and they are ~16 weeks backlogged.

 Nick Soleil
Project Manager
Advanced Alternative Energy Solutions, LLC
PO Box 657
Petaluma, CA 94953
Cell:   707-321-2937
Office: 707-789-9537
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From: Warren Lauzon <windsun at wind-sun.com>
To: RE-wrenches <re-wrenches at lists.re-wrenches.org>
Sent: Thu, March 25, 2010 5:30:42 AM
Subject: Re: [RE-wrenches] Missing MC4 Connectors?

  
And it does not help that MC connectors are only 
one of several types, such as Tyco and others.
 
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----- Original Message ----- 
>From: William 
>  Miller 
>To: jryago at netscape.com ; RE-wrenches 
>Sent: Thursday, March 25, 2010 12:47 
>  AM
>Subject: Re: [RE-wrenches] Missing MC4 
>  Connectors?
>
>Jeff:
>
>This is not the first time this has 
>  happened.  QC problems left us without the bulkhead MC connectors for 2 
>  months some time ago.
>
>I've ranted before about requiring specialized 
>  hardware.  The practice increases costs and restricts supply.  I 
>  prefer the gold old days where commonly available NMLT and THWN were the only 
>  materials required.  Top down procedures have made this obsolete, 
>  alas...
>
>There are third party options now.  Have you tried Wieland 
>  Electric?
>
>Good luck.
>
>William Miller
>
>
>
>At 06:56 PM 
>  3/24/2010, you wrote:
>
>
>We normally keep a good supply of 
>>    pre-made module MC4 M/F cables in stock, but several recent large projects 
>>    really lowered our inventory.  No problem, I will just call our 
>>    suppliers and order more.  Wrong!
>>
>>Am I the last installer on 
>>    earth to find out there are no more MC4 connectors?   After 
>>    checking into this I heard something about a "run" on these conenctors due 
>>    to problems with supplier, but don't really know the story.   Does 
>>    anybody know what is going on - is this a 2 week delay type problem, or are 
>>    we all going to have multiple $50,000.00 jobs on hold for months while we 
>>    wait for a handfull of $4 connectors?
>>
>>Jeff Yago
>>DTI 
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