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<DIV>Have not seen that in Outback systems before, but have seen it in similar
setups. Never conclusively figured out what caused it, but as the 3-4 instances
all occurred in winter when humidity was very low and static discharge was
common, that could have caused the memory in the internal circuits to lose or
scramble data. Kind of like a mini-EMP blast. But that is just a theory, not a
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<DIV style="font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A title=solarworks@gmail.com
href="mailto:solarworks@gmail.com">Kirpal Khalsa</A> </DIV>
<DIV><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, December 09, 2010 9:30 AM</DIV>
<DIV><B>To:</B> <A title=re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org
href="mailto:re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org">RE-wrenches</A> </DIV>
<DIV><B>Subject:</B> [RE-wrenches] Outback Mate Controller
Issues</DIV></DIV></DIV>
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Morning All......we have recently had 2 off grid outback systems go
haywire.....both have been running perfectly for more than 2 years.....then all
of a sudden the mate stops allowing AC inputs.....a variety of troubleshooting
indicated all components were fine.....Outback support took care to help
with the confirmation that all the components were fine......finally with us
being stumped, tech support asked us to unplug the mate from the hub and replug
it back in.....Voila! everything started working properly again......only
setting that seemed to be changed and needed to be reset was that the chargers
on the inverters were turned off and a few button pushes later and this was also
restored......<BR>Anyone else having any similar experiences? This is
puzzling as we haven't ever had this kind of problem and for some coincidental
reason we had two systems both with long term smooth operating histories have
the same issue......we appreciated the quick, accessible, competent support from
Outback tech support but remain puzzled as to what may have triggered these odd
events......feedback appreciated!<BR><BR><BR>-- <BR>Sunny Regards,<BR>Kirpal
Khalsa<BR>NABCEP Certified Solar PV Installer<BR>Renewable Energy Systems<BR><A
href="http://www.oregonsolarworks.com">www.oregonsolarworks.com</A><BR>541-218-0201
m<BR>541-592-3958 o<BR>
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