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I'm seeing a commonality here....2 years. Because I've also had this
issue.....2-3 years into the Mate service life.<br>
How long do those coin batteries last in the Mates and could that
even be an issue?<br>
<pre class="moz-signature" cols="72">Roy Butler
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On 12/9/2010 2:56 PM, Starlight Solar, Larry Crutcher wrote:
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<div><font size="2" face="Arial">Interesting. A customer from
Baja, on the Sea of Cortez has a similar problem after 2
years trouble free. No ESD potential there. Rebooting the
remote did not help. Did Outback pant a time bomb!!</font></div>
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<div style="font: 10pt arial;"><b>Sent:</b> Thursday, December
09, 2010 9:30 AM</div>
<div style="font: 10pt arial;"><b>Subject:</b> [RE-wrenches]
Outback Mate Controller Issues</div>
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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 moz-do-not-send="true" href="http://www.oregonsolarworks.com">www.oregonsolarworks.com</a><br>
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