[RE-wrenches] No more Mate3-SL upgrades

[John Blittersdorf]

I occasionally get customers who do not want to be connected to the
internet.  I have a customer who can only use his cell phone by hiking up
to his "phone booth" in the woods above his house that has a seat with a
shelf for his phone, pencil and paper.!!!

On Tue, Feb 4, 2025 at 10:16 PM Tyrone Houck via RE-wrenches <
re-wrenches at lists.re-wrenches.org> wrote:

> Oh OK I totally get it. I guess I just never realized there was ever an
> offer to change the hardware out to an internet capable upgrade or
> replacement. Thank you for clarifying. I'm really appreciating remote
> monitoring options these days whether Midnite, Outback(OpticsRe),Solaredge,
> or Sol-Ark. It's great to be able to check on remote sites and even adjust
> settings from the phone or computer.
>
> Tyrone Houck
> Oregon Solarworks LLC
> CCB #204937 LRT #076
> 541-787-1366
> tyrone at oregonsolarworks.com
>
>
>
>
> On Tue, Feb 4, 2025, 3:37 PM Nick Lucchese via RE-wrenches <
> re-wrenches at lists.re-wrenches.org> wrote:
>
>> The issue is that the SL version does not contain an ethernet port for
>> the network and does not have the ability to utilize Opticsre. So perhaps
>> an SL version would be ideal to have in your service vehicle but many have
>> concluded that Opticsre is priceless for supporting a client effectively
>> especially for most off grid sites that tend to be off the beaten path.
>>
>> Nick
>>
>> On Mon, Feb 3, 2025 at 5:52 PM Tyrone Houck via RE-wrenches <
>> re-wrenches at lists.re-wrenches.org> wrote:
>>
>>> Can the mate3SL not use the mate3S firmware? Is there a reason to need a
>>> version other than 001.004.007? Or am I misunderstanding your post?
>>>
>>> Tyrone Houck
>>> Oregon Solarworks LLC
>>> CCB #204937 LRT #076
>>> 541-787-1366
>>> tyrone at oregonsolarworks.com
>>>
>>>
>>> On Mon, Feb 3, 2025, 12:50 PM Nick Lucchese via RE-wrenches <
>>> re-wrenches at lists.re-wrenches.org> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Greetings Wrenches,
>>>>
>>>> Perhaps I'm one of the few stuck with a handful of the Mate3-SL units
>>>> that was counting on Outback's promise that they would be upgraded for free
>>>> once the chips became available but that promise was not carried on to the
>>>> new owners. I believe most all of the Flexpower Radian panels AEE offloaded
>>>> at the end shipped with the SL version. They specifically just let me know
>>>> that that program was affiliated only with the Enersys ownership and now
>>>> that they are independent the program is no longer offered. One more reason
>>>> for me to no longer offer their products unless for repairs and like for
>>>> like replacements. Midnite's timing on the release of their new products is
>>>> perfect! Only thing missing now is an effective monitoring platform like
>>>> Opticsre.
>>>>
>>>> Nick
>>>>
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