[RE-wrenches] BZ Products Charge Controllers

[Jonathan Hill]

Last summer. I know Frank had some health issues, so I don't mean to be uncompassionate, but my customers were very unhappy and we lost several. Seemed that the 500 was everything we needed, almost too good to be true. Bottom line is, you get what you pay for.

Jon Hill
solarjon at gmail.com
530-559-3781

On Apr 11, 2013, at 2:15 PM, mark at hurshtown.com wrote:

> The original post was unsupported.
> 
> Yes, as I alluded, the controllers have had some rough periods.
> I had one entire batch of MPPT500s that didn't track at all, but he did make things right.
> Frank has had some very serious health issues off and on too.
> During what time-frame did you use the controllers?
> -------- Original Message --------
> Subject: Re: [RE-wrenches] BZ Products Charge Controllers
> From: Jonathan Hill <solarjon at gmail.com>
> Date: Thu, April 11, 2013 1:59 pm
> To: RE-wrenches <re-wrenches at lists.re-wrenches.org>
> 
> Not at all unsupported. We tried them for about 4 months, about 50% failure rate (sold about 25), Many promises about delivery dates, rarely kept.
> 
> Jon Hill
> solarjon at gmail.com
> 530-559-3781
> 
> On Apr 11, 2013, at 4:11 AM, <mark at hurshtown.com> wrote:
> 
>> I have used Frank's controllers for many years.  
>> There have been a few bad batches, but I would not dismiss them summarily with a cheap unsupported statement.
>> 
>> Mark
>> 
>> -------- Original Message --------
>> Subject: Re: [RE-wrenches] BZ Products Charge Controllers
>> From: Jonny Hill <solarjon at gmail.com>
>> Date: Wed, April 10, 2013 9:21 pm
>> To: RE-wrenches <re-wrenches at lists.re-wrenches.org>
>> 
>> We tried them. Forget it! Too bad but they suck!
>> 
>> Jon Hill
>> Senior solar design engineer
>> 530-559-3781
>> solarjon at solarelectricsupply.com
>> http://solarelectricsupply.com
>> 
>> On Apr 10, 2013, at 1:03 PM, Nathan Stumpff <Nathan at arcticsun-llc.com> wrote:
>> 
>>> Hello wrenches,
>>>  
>>> Anyone have any experience with BZ Products charge controllers? Kind of thin website (http://bzproducts.net/) but it seems like a pretty slick way to be able to use the ubiquitous 60 cell panels in small systems, if the controllers are quality.
>>>  
>>> Any thoughts appreciated.
>>>  
>>> Thanks,
>>> -Nathan
>>>  
>>> --
>>> Nathan J. Stumpff
>>> NABCEP Certified PV Installer #091209-175
>>> NABCEP Certified Solar Heating Installer #032412-14
>>> Project Manager | Arctic Sun, LLC
>>> nathan at arcticsun-llc.com  | (907) 457-1297
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