[RE-wrenches] Magnum Energy sold to tax dodger

Sun Sep 7 11:54:07 PDT 2014

Dang, I was just shifting my off grid projects over to predominantly 
Magnum.......
First Trace went to the darkside with Xantrex, then Outback started 
hiring "no experience necessary" tech support personnel, and now Magnum 
gets gobbled up.
Where is an aging off grid installer to turn to?  Start trying to refurb 
Trace SW 4024s?:'(
There's always Exeltech; I definitely use them where pure sine is 
needed, and there is no AC input available.   I see they list an ICX 
2000 model that has a built in charger.  Anyone ever try one of those?

Any Chinese offerings that won't become the future's door stops?

Shall we use only the SMA Sunny Island, but then only off grid folks 
with 6 figure incomes can have electricity?  (SMA should offer an 
affordable Off grid inverter, with less bells and whistles in the 1500 
to 2500 watt range..... just saying)

Sunday Rant off, back to work.....

R.Ray Walters
CTO, Solarray, Inc
Nabcep Certified PV Installer,
Licensed Master Electrician
Solar Design Engineer
303 505-8760

On 9/7/2014 9:32 AM, Allan Sindelar wrote:
> Sensata manufacturers Dimensions Unlimited inverters. My understanding 
> is that they're a big player in the mobile market - not RVs, but 
> utility and service trucks. I'm concerned that they won't understand 
> the unique needs of the off grid market and won't follow the advice of 
> those already at Magnum who do.
> I was told that Clyde Yamamoto was to have remained in an advisory 
> role for a year or so following the sale, but ended up leaving after 
> one day.
> Allan
>
> www.sindelarsolar.com <http://www.sindelarsolar.com>
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> On Sep 7, 2014, at 7:46 AM, "frenergy" <frenergy at psln.com 
> <mailto:frenergy at psln.com>> wrote:
>
>> Bill,
>>         Interesting because at InterSolar in SF this June, they were 
>> still bragging about being made in the USA. I guess you'd want to 
>> right up until: "Another one bites the dust"   (there's a song isn't 
>> there?)  It's getting terribly lonely out there for a US made offgrid 
>> inverter.
>> Bill
>> Feather River Solar Electric
>>
>>     ----- Original Message -----
>>     *From:* Bill Hennessy <mailto:bill at berkssolar.com>
>>     *To:* RE-wrenches <mailto:re-wrenches at lists.re-wrenches.org>
>>     *Sent:* Sunday, September 07, 2014 6:47 AM
>>     *Subject:* [RE-wrenches] Magnum Energy sold to tax dodger
>>
>>     hey wrenches, I suppose it's old news to you West Coasters, but
>>     saw yesterday that Magnum inverters has been sold for $60 million
>>     to a Mitt Romney conglomerate that shifted to the Netherlands to
>>     avoid paying US taxes. The new owner, Sensata, touts its
>>     "integrity" and comes with a rep of moving jobs to China.
>>
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>>     SEC Info - Sensata Technologies Holding N.V. - 10-Q - For 6/30/14
>>     - R22 <http://www.secinfo.com/d1d2W1.n1v.14.htm#1stPage>
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>>     Bill Hennessy
>>     Berks Solar, LLC
>>     371 Centennial Rd
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