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<br><div><div>On Apr 30, 2013, at 4:54 PM, Bob-O Schultze <<a href="mailto:bob-o@electronconnection.com">bob-o@electronconnection.com</a>> wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type="cite">The TR is a classic example of what I call 3C. Cheap Chinese Crap. If Xantrex had any ethics at all they would have killed that line and refunded everyone's dough years ago.<br>Bob-O<br><br>On Apr 30, 2013, at 3:44 PM, Kent Osterberg wrote:<br><br>Ray,<br><br>I've got a customer that has the same problem with a dual TR inverter system. When we first complained, Xantrex promised they were working on a fix. That never materialized and now the TR is out of production. It's a lousy product and customer service has been the same. A few months ago, I was asked to participate in a survey regarding Xantrex products and service. My responses must have got someone's attention because I got a follow-up call about the survey. There never has been a follow-up to correct this customer's problem inverter.<br><br>Kent Osterberg<br>Blue Mountain Solar, Inc.<br><a href="http://www.bluemountainsolar.com">www.bluemountainsolar.com</a><br>t: 541-568-4882<br><br>On 4/30/2013 3:19 PM, Ray Walters wrote:<br><blockquote type="cite">Hi Folks:<br><br>I just finished up another ugly rewire project for a customer that had another"installer" put in a Xantrex TR inverter.<br>We fixed numerous wiring issues, including neutral bonded to ground in 7 different places!<br>The issue we're having now though, is that the TR inverter output voltage fluctuates when running CF lighting, and the refrigerator.<br>You can literally see the lights cycling brighter and dimmer, and hear the compressor on the fridge running up and down in frequency. Xantrex/ Schneider Tech support said that:<br>A) The TR doesn't do well with CF lighting, and that we should switch to all incandescent........ hmmmm.<br>B) We should set the search watts to zero (which I already did)<br>C) We need to increase the loads on the TR, as it doesn't regulate output voltage and frequency very well at lower loads........ 2nd big hmmmmm.<br><br>I knew there was a reason I quit installing Xantrex inverters about 5 years ago, but I couldn't recall the details. Now its all coming back to my feeble, aging brain. So aside from switching out the inverter , (which I just installed on a beautiful Midnite E-Panel) does anybody have any cures for our ills? How would LED lighting behave? Should I throw a capacitor across the output? or perhaps I should just retire early and sail around the Caribbean? (I can afford a canoe/ no sail......)<br><br>As always, thanks in advance for this wonderful technical (and emotional) support group,<br><br></blockquote><br>_______________________________________________<br>List sponsored by Home Power magazine<br><br>List Address: RE-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org<br><br>Change email address & settings:<br>http://lists.re-wrenches.org/options.cgi/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org<br><br>List-Archive: http://lists.re-wrenches.org/pipermail/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org<br><br>List rules & etiquette:<br>www.re-wrenches.org/etiquette.htm<br><br>Check out participant bios:<br>www.members.re-wrenches.org<br><br><br><br>_______________________________________________<br>List sponsored by Home Power magazine<br><br>List Address: RE-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org<br><br>Change email address & settings:<br>http://lists.re-wrenches.org/options.cgi/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org<br><br>List-Archive: http://lists.re-wrenches.org/pipermail/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org<br><br>List rules & etiquette:<br>www.re-wrenches.org/etiquette.htm<br><br>Check out participant bios:<br>www.members.re-wrenches.org<br><br></blockquote></div><br></body></html>