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<DIV><SPAN class=718253110-28082008><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>Here
in Maine I guess we've got the stupid Caps cause they don't know enough to blow
up when cold! My SMA inverter shouldn't work cause its been outside now for 3
years! & I guess that my SW4048s don't work anymore too. they lived
outside since 1998.We DO have some low temps & the only thing I have seen is
the LCD displays are not reliable.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV class=OutlookMessageHeader lang=en-us dir=ltr align=left><FONT
face=Tahoma size=2>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B>
re-wrenches-bounces@lists.re-wrenches.org
[mailto:re-wrenches-bounces@lists.re-wrenches.org] <B>On Behalf Of </B>Allan
Sindelar<BR><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, August 21, 2008 11:51 PM<BR><B>To:</B> RE
Wrenches<BR><B>Subject:</B> [RE-wrenches] Inverter temp spec for cold
regions<BR><BR></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Wrenches,<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Inverter
manufacturers have an ambient temperature range with a lowe<SPAN
class=343474203-22082008><FONT color=#0000ff><FONT
color=#000000>st</FONT> </FONT></SPAN> temperature spec. For example, SMA
has a spec of -13 to +113 degrees F.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</SPAN>In our area of </SPAN><st1:State><st1:place><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">New
Mexico</SPAN></st1:place></st1:State><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">, we have a record cold
temperature well below the -13 degrees F. If we mounted the inverter on an
outside wall or on a pole, this would expose the inverter.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">I called SMA and asked about
this.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>They told me that the
capacitor blows up if it goes below the coldest temperature.
<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">My question is does anybody have
experience with this issue in the cold regions of the
</SPAN></FONT><st1:country-region><st1:place><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">US</SPAN></FONT></st1:place></st1:country-region><FONT
face=Arial size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"> like
</SPAN></FONT><st1:State><st1:place><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Colorado</SPAN></FONT></st1:place></st1:State><FONT
face=Arial size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"> or
</SPAN></FONT><st1:State><st1:place><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Montana</SPAN></FONT></st1:place></st1:State><FONT
face=Arial size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">?<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Do you always mount the inverter
inside in those cold regions?<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</SPAN><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Thanks,<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Randy
Sadewic<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Positive
Energy<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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