[RE-wrenches] Outback Mate3

[Dave Palumbo]

Howie,

We have a couple of these out there now. They are good for techno geek
types. But for regular people they are no easier than the Mate 2.
David Palumbo

Independent Power LLC 
462 Solar Way Drive
Hyde Park, VT 05655
www.independentpowerllc.com 
NABCEP Certified PV Installer
Vermont Solar Partner
25 Years Experience, (802) 888-7194 


Dave

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Michaelson
Sent: Saturday, October 20, 2012 2:10 PM
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Subject: Re: [RE-wrenches] Outback Mate3

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 InstallerT

Catamount Solar, LLC
Renewable Energy Systems Sales and Service VT Solar Electric & Hot Water
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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 InstallerT
>>
>> 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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