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style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial Rounded MT Bold";color:green'>That’s
real strange… we had this happen just three days ago, and after we reset
it, everything was fine<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Tahoma;font-weight:bold'>From:</span></font></b><font size=2
face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'> re-wrenches-bounces@lists.re-wrenches.org
[mailto:re-wrenches-bounces@lists.re-wrenches.org] <b><span style='font-weight:
bold'>On Behalf Of </span></b>Kirpal Khalsa<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Thursday, December 09, 2010
9:30 AM<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> <st1:PersonName w:st="on">RE-wrenches</st1:PersonName><br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> [<st1:PersonName w:st="on">RE-wrenches</st1:PersonName>]
Outback Mate Controller Issues</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'>Good 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>
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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<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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