<html><head><style type="text/css"><!-- DIV {margin:0px;} --></style></head><body><div style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12pt">MultiContact told me that the equipment used to manufacture the Gen4 MC connectors in Switzerland is broken, and they are ~16 weeks backlogged.<br><div> </div>Nick Soleil<br>Project Manager<br>Advanced Alternative Energy Solutions, LLC<br>PO Box 657<br>Petaluma, CA 94953<br>Cell: 707-321-2937<br>Office: 707-789-9537<br>Fax: 707-769-9037<div><br></div><div style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><br><div style="font-family: times new roman,new york,times,serif; font-size: 12pt;"><font size="2" face="Tahoma"><hr size="1"><b><span style="font-weight: bold;">From:</span></b> Warren Lauzon <windsun@wind-sun.com><br><b><span style="font-weight: bold;">To:</span></b> RE-wrenches <re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org><br><b><span style="font-weight:
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<div><font size="2" face="Calibri">And it does not help that MC connectors are only
one of several types, such as Tyco and others.</font></div>
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<div><br></div><font size="3">Jeff:<br><br>This is not the first time this has
happened. QC problems left us without the bulkhead MC connectors for 2
months some time ago.<br><br>I've ranted before about requiring specialized
hardware. The practice increases costs and restricts supply. I
prefer the gold old days where commonly available NMLT and THWN were the only
materials required. Top down procedures have made this obsolete,
alas...<br><br>There are third party options now. Have you tried Wieland
Electric?<br><br>Good luck.<br><br>William Miller<br><br><br><br>At 06:56 PM
3/24/2010, you wrote:<br><br>
</font><blockquote class="cite" cite="" type="cite"><font size="3">We normally keep a good supply of
pre-made module MC4 M/F cables in stock, but several recent large projects
really lowered our inventory. No problem, I will just call our
suppliers and order more. Wrong!<br><br>Am I the last installer on
earth to find out there are no more MC4 connectors? After
checking into this I heard something about a "run" on these conenctors due
to problems with supplier, but don't really know the story. Does
anybody know what is going on - is this a 2 week delay type problem, or are
we all going to have multiple $50,000.00 jobs on hold for months while we
wait for a handfull of $4 connectors?<br><br>Jeff Yago<br>DTI
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