[RE-wrenches] Outback Mate3

[Howie Michaelson]

Thanks Daryl for the feedback.

Have you or anyone else used the Mate3 on a VFX or GVFX, and is that an
improvement over using the Mate2?

Howie
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Howie Michaelson
NABCEP Certified Solar PV Installer™

Catamount Solar, LLC
Renewable Energy Systems Sales and Service
VT Solar Electric & Hot Water Incentive Partner
http://www.CatamountSolar.com
802-272-0004


On Sat, October 20, 2012 1:55 pm, penobscotsolar at midmaine.com wrote:
> Hi Howie,
>    Having installed a half dozen Radians so far I have gotten comfortable
> fairly quickly with the Mate3. It is much more intuitive than the
> original Mate and uses a touch pad similar to an Ipod. I have had an
> issue a couple of times not being well grounded and the touch pad was a
> bit buggy then, but overall the Mate3 is quite an improvement over it's
> predecessor.
>    The screen interface showing the FNDC is similar to the Mate2.
>    I do think that everyone has varying degrees of intuitiveness about
> remotes and on a scale of 1 to 10 I am probably a 6 at best, and yet I
> found the Mate3 easy to maneuver and program. I am now using one on my
> own system. Just one mans opinion, of course.....
>
> Daryl
>
>
>
>> Howdy folks,
>>
>> Having used, been abused by, and spending countless hours attempting to
>> talk through clients over the phone through the elegant menu structure
>> of
>> the Outback Mate2 since it was first released, I'm very interested in
>> hearing people's experience with the Mate 3 and whether it is worth the
>> added money to include it in a system for clients, particularly that are
>> challenged by a simple on/off switch.  Is it enough of an improvement to
>> make a difference to clients' ability to understand and control their
>> system?  How about the interface with the FNDC - are those screens any
>> less confusing?  I have not even seen the Mate3 yet, so any and all
>> experience and feedback is welcomed.
>>
>> Thanks as always,
>> Howie
>> --
>> Howie Michaelson
>> NABCEP Certified Solar PV Installer™
>>
>> Catamount Solar, LLC
>> Renewable Energy Systems Sales and Service
>> VT Solar Electric & Hot Water Incentive Partner
>> http://www.CatamountSolar.com
>> 802-272-0004
>>
>>
>>
>>
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