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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
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10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>I am not sure of the input Voltage
characteristics of the AEI GC-1000, but I know that PV Powered has a new 1000
Watt inverter that is a 120 Vac output. They also have a variation of this
model that is called the “EVR” or <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName
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wider Voltage window. It may or may not work for you, but it is probably worth
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[mailto:re-wrenches-bounces@lists.re-wrenches.org] <b><span style='font-weight:
bold'>On Behalf Of </span></b>jay peltz<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Tuesday, September 23, 2008
12:26 PM<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> jryago@netscape.com;
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<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> Re: [RE-wrenches]
Advanced Energy Inc. Grid-Tie Inverters</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Hi Jeff,<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Yep the AEI GC-1000<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Not being made anymore, nor as far as I know is anyone servicing these
units.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Best bet is to rewire the array for higher voltage and use a new
inverter.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Not too many other options that I know of.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>jay<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>peltz power<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>On Sep 23, 2008, at 11:42 AM, Jeff Yago wrote:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Anybody out there familiar with the Advanced Energy Inc.
grid-tie inverter?<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>I was called to a school with an existing defunct
pole-mounted 1 kW array and high up on the pole was an inverter made by these guys.
I could not get access to the unit as I was only checking for what was there
now, but it was an outdoor enclosure that was tall and narrow, with the AC and
DC bkrs located near the bottom under a clear flex-rubber type cover. It
appears this is a 120 VAC output inverter in the 1 to 1.5 kW size range, and
includes a remote display connected by a phone type cable.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>I could not find any information that this inverter is still
being made, and estimate it is about 4 years old.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
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