[RE-wrenches] Astopower 120 failure ERRATA

[SOLARPRO at aol.com]

When Shell bought Siemens, I had a helluva time getting a replacement for  
an "Earthsafe" kit _^%@#$&*&^%GC-1_ (mailto:^@#$&*&^GC-1)  1kW  inverter.  
But after many months and working every angle, I finally  received a 
replacement.  But I was just about to start a small claims  action (HAA!).
 
Pat Redgate
Ameco Solar
 
PS  Who warranties PhotoWatt modules?
 
 
In a message dated 6/8/2010 5:36:12 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time,  
solar1online at charter.net writes:


Fellow Wrenches,

I'm still interested if _any_ takeover  manufacturer has ever supported the
previous warranty.

In regards to  the local ET Solar presentation, and a follow up phone call 
to
their  California location, I have misstated that there is _any_ warranty
once ET  goes bust. (Evidently, that piece of training was too technical for
me to  get it right the first time.????)

Apologies,

Bill  Loesch
Solar 1 - Saint Louis Solar


----- Original Message -----  
From: "Bill Loesch" <solar1online at charter.net>
To: "RE-wrenches"  <re-wrenches at lists.re-wrenches.org>
Sent: Tuesday, June 08, 2010 2:56  PM
Subject: Re: [RE-wrenches] Astopower 120 failure



Fellow  Wrenches,

Is there any variation in the "business model" of _any_ other  takeover of
now defunct module manufacturers? e.g.. Siemens - Shell -  SolarWorld?

I was recently at one of the solar industries current  profit centers, dba
"training", which featured, among others, ET Solar  (single and multicrystal
manufacturer based in China). The subject of  warranty came up and the
presenter stated that their quality and power  output warranty was backed up
with warranty insurance such that if ET would  not be around in ten days or
ten/twenty years the insurance would still be  available. Comments?

Thanks,

Bill Loesch
Solar 1 - Saint  Louis Solar


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Bill Brooks"  <billbrooks7 at yahoo.com>
To: "'RE-wrenches'"  <re-wrenches at lists.re-wrenches.org>
Sent: Tuesday, June 08, 2010  10:46 AM
Subject: Re: [RE-wrenches] Astopower 120 failure


Carl  and David,

Of course this means nothing related to the AstroPower  warranty. The 
lawyers
at GE Energy were very careful to wait until  AstroPower was officially dead
before they bought the Equipment to make  modules from them. There is no
warranty--even though they are materially  identical to the early GE 
product.
In the U.S. we call that  "business".

Bill.


-----Original Message-----
From:  re-wrenches-bounces at lists.re-wrenches.org
[mailto:re-wrenches-bounces at lists.re-wrenches.org]  On Behalf Of David
Brearley
Sent: Tuesday, June 08, 2010 8:32 AM
To:  RE-wrenches
Subject: Re: [RE-wrenches] Astopower 120  failure

Carl,

Here's an excerpt from a news release that went  out in late-December:

"Motech Industries Inc. (6244. TW) has signed an  agreement to acquire GE
Energy¹s (NYSE: GE) Delaware solar module assembly  operation. The plant,
which is located in Newark, Delaware assembles  crystalline silicon based
photovoltaic modules and currently employs 75  people.

Financial terms were not disclosed.

With the  acquisition, Motech will be granted the rights to use GE Energy¹s
module  trademark for two years. In addition, Motech will assume the
responsibility  to provide warranty services to GE¹s existing module 
clients.

Motech  has been a supplier of solar cells to GE Energy for the past  four
years."

David Brearley, Senior Technical Editor
SolarPro  magazine
NABCEP Certified PV Installer 


On 6/8/10 10:13 AM,  "Carl Hansen" <solarwks at cybermesa.com> wrote:

> I have a  warrantee issue with an Astropower 120, from what I've read it
> seems  GE bought them out. Does anyone have contact info at hand for GE  ?
>   The panel is showing two burn marks on the backing at  the point of two
> adjacent solder joints on one cell.
>
>  Carl,
> Hansen&Sun Electric
>
>  _______________________________________________
>
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