[RE-wrenches] Generator auto start

[jay peltz]

HI All,

I've had many issues with the Outback AGS.
Talking to outback is well to be frank a waste of time.


And to recap, the issues I'm talking about are:  the AGS won't start when needed.  However it will start when you go to the mate and go to manual on.

The only fix has been to use a new/factory reprogramed mate.
Rebooting to factory settings, doesn't work.
New battery doesn't work. 
So I charge for the shipping fee and then just the old mate back for an upgrade.

And yes I would love to see something as reliable as the old SW AGS.

peace,

jay

peltz power



On Oct 15, 2010, at 11:46 AM, tump at hughes.net wrote:

> I suggest  a monthly "repoll" to my off grid clients. It seems to reduce the  lack of reliability that is often found w/ the AGS & Outback. 
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> Thanks Mick and Ray.
>   William, I would equate the overall situation with OutBack gen
> autostart as if I was leaving a teenager in charge of some important
> function. Sometimes they do exactly what I ask of them, but often they
> don't. I believe it is a software issue, as re-setting seems to undo
> the problem and it works fine again, but I find myself back at one or
> the other job again within a year or so. I want something simple and
> relatively foolproof. A simple, voltage controlled switch (such as we
> had for so long with the SW's) worked wonderfully. That is what I am
> looking for. My experiences, and they have been many, have not built
> confidence in OutBack's auto start capabilities. I have tried to
> convince the owner that manual start is all they will need, to no
> avail.
> 
> Daryl
> 
> embers.re-wrenches.org
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