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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body bgcolor=white lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>We do lots of off-grid and battery based systems having arrays over 200 feet from inverter. We have had very good success with the higher DC voltage Midnight Solar charge controllers which you may want to consider. This may also be a good candidate for putting a Sunny Boy at the remote array and doing AC coupling which we have found as another way to deal with a long wire run to a distant array.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Jeff Yago<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:windowtext'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:windowtext'> re-wrenches-bounces@lists.re-wrenches.org [mailto:re-wrenches-bounces@lists.re-wrenches.org] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Tom Duffy<br><b>Sent:</b> Monday, September 23, 2013 10:07 AM<br><b>To:</b> RE-wrenches<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [RE-wrenches] XW 600 VDC Controller?<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Greg<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>We too have had several installed for over a year with no problems whatsoever<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Kind regards<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#006600'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#006600'>Tom Duffy<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#006600'>Senior Solar Design Engineer<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#006600'><img width=244 height=101 id="Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:image001.png@01CEB8BA.483D5550" alt=Real-logo-X-195><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:maroon'>E-Mail: </span></b><b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#006600'><a href="mailto:tom@thesolar.biz">tom@thesolar.biz</a><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:maroon'>Panama Office: </span></b><b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#006600'>507-6126-1253<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:maroon'>Direct Toll Free:</span></b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#006600'> <b>888-503-6772<o:p></o:p></b></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:maroon'>International: </span></b><b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#006600'>575-539-2111<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:maroon'>SKYPE Address: </span></b><b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#006600'>thesolarbiz<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><i><span style='font-family:"Arial Rounded MT Bold","sans-serif";color:teal'>Although no trees were killed in the sending of this message, a large number of electrons were terribly inconvenienced.</span></i><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial Rounded MT Bold","sans-serif";color:green'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='color:black'> </span><b><span style='font-family:"Arial Rounded MT Bold","sans-serif";color:#993300'>Confidentiality Notice</span></b><span style='font-family:"Arial Rounded MT Bold","sans-serif";color:#993300'>:</span><span style='font-family:"Arial Rounded MT Bold","sans-serif";color:green'> This message including any attachments is for the sole use of the intended recipient and may contain confidential and privileged information. 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If you are not the intended recipient, please contact the sender and delete any copies of this message.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#006600'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:windowtext'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:windowtext'> <a href="mailto:re-wrenches-bounces@lists.re-wrenches.org">re-wrenches-bounces@lists.re-wrenches.org</a> [<a href="mailto:re-wrenches-bounces@lists.re-wrenches.org">mailto:re-wrenches-bounces@lists.re-wrenches.org</a>] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Greg Egan<br><b>Sent:</b> Sunday, September 22, 2013 7:05 PM<br><b>To:</b> <a href="mailto:re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org">re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org</a><br><b>Subject:</b> [RE-wrenches] XW 600 VDC Controller?<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Friends,<br><br>Have a customer that needs to put the array 420' from the batteries. Have never really wanted to wire an off grid customer for hi voltage DC but the price difference on that much copper has me considering it. Anyone used the XW-MPPT 80-600 and been happy with it? I did a search of the archive and only found 1 post with my keywords in it.<br><br>Thanks again,<br><br>Greg Egan<br>NABCEP Certified PV Installer, Licensed Journeyman Electrician<br>Remote Power Inc.<br><a href="mailto:greg@remotepowerinc.com">greg@remotepowerinc.com</a></span><o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>-- <o:p></o:p></p></div></div></body></html>