[RE-wrenches] Outback FM100s not available

[Blair May]

I too am NOT excited about the AIO, seems like for off grid clients its a nightmare waiting to happen. Sol Ark ….running all your individual strings back to the inverter is to say the least a pain, w/ new systems but old upgrades? Victron does have Hi voltage & Hi current CCs as well as other Manus. All the BOS for replacing older CCs is already on the wall.
Needless to say this white head still prefers redundancy. Tump
 
> On Apr 25, 2025, at 1:30 AM, William Miller via RE-wrenches <re-wrenches at lists.re-wrenches.org> wrote:
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> Friends:
>  
> I need three FM100 charge controllers but it seems no one has them.  It has occurred to me that for not much more than the cost of 3 FM100s I can buy a Fortress Envy 12K inverter and it will have the capability of 3 FM100s plus 12 kW of inverter plus compatibility with the existing Unigy battery bank plus future compatibility with Lithium batteries.  The same applies for the Sol-Arc, and the Midnight AIO and probably others.   
>  
> Since my first Radio Shack separate amp and tuner, I have always favored a component approach to systems.  With Outback apparently circling the drain or generally being unavailable, I am starting the see the appeal of the new AIO inverters.  The AIOs have a wide voltage range on the MPPT inputs making stringing less problematic.  
>  
> I ordered a Sol-Arc 12K for my property to load shift and solve my NEM3 dilemma.  With CTs on the service I can run my home on batteries from sun-down to sun-up and avoid being screwed by PG&E.
>  
> It’s hard keeping up with all of the new technology but we are getting new tools to solve design problems.
>  
> William
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Blair “TUMP” May
Solarwinds Northernlights east
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 or we all will perish as fools."
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