<html><head></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; ">I've used the Pathfinder for decades, so I'm partial to them. Great for on-site discussions of shading issues with the customer, as multiple people can see the shading at the same time on the spot.<div>I've also used their Assistant software, and it works pretty well. You take a photo of the actual pathfinder from above, and then download the photo into their software.</div><div>You can then calculate total annual impact of any shading in Kwh, or percentage of annual production.</div><div>I've been quite happy with the system, and the price for a Pathfinder, and the software is much less than the Suneye, I believe.</div><div><br></div><div><div>
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<br><div><div>On Sep 8, 2010, at 3:46 PM, benn kilburn wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type="cite"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; font-family: Helvetica; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-size: medium; "><div class="hmmessage" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma; ">Wrenches,<div><br></div><div>I'm looking at trying out another 'solar site evaluation tool', the ASSET (Acme Solar Site Evaluation Tool) from Wiley Electronics. I'm looking for feedback on its performance and user-ability.</div><div>I have been using the pathfinder which is great, but not the pathfinder software.</div><div><br></div><div>Any comments on the ASSET or Pathfinder software would be greatly appreciated.</div><div><br></div><div>Cheers,</div><div>benn<br><br><span class="ecxecxecxecxEC_Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 32, 96); ">DayStar Renewable Energy Inc. </span><div><div><a href="mailto:benn@daystarsolar.ca">benn@daystarsolar.ca</a></div><div>780-906-7807 </div><div>HAVE A SUNNY DAY</div><div><br></div></div></div>_______________________________________________<br>List sponsored by Home Power magazine<br><br>List Address:<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="mailto:RE-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org">RE-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org</a><br><br>Options & settings:<br><a href="http://lists.re-wrenches.org/options.cgi/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org">http://lists.re-wrenches.org/options.cgi/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org</a><br><br>List-Archive:<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="http://lists.re-wrenches.org/pipermail/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org">http://lists.re-wrenches.org/pipermail/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org</a><br><br>List rules & etiquette:<br><a href="http://www.re-wrenches.org/etiquette.htm">www.re-wrenches.org/etiquette.htm</a><br><br>Check out participant bios:<br><a href="http://www.members.re-wrenches.org/">www.members.re-wrenches.org</a><br><br></div></span></blockquote></div><br></div></body></html>