<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif">Well, I finally got my answer. At first Eaton was very willing and able to help. They offered to sell me an Eaton branded PV260 or PV270 inverter to replace the ASP branded PV250, both of which I was told they had remaining on the shelf. I got the run around for a couple of weeks, then was finally told they don't have any remaining.</div>
<div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif">It turned out that this homeowner has the ASP solar modules that bear fraudulent UL marks, so I didn't want to touch the system anyway. I have a feeling I'm in for a flurry of calls in the next few years - Blue Chip Energy (ASP's retail PV sales arm) crushed us on many contracts in the area, selling installed systems below our material costs, and even beating us on a large government contract.</div>
<div><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif">Ugh. How do you explain to a homeowner that they now have 5kw worth of fancy shingle protectors on their roof?</div><br><div id="WISESTAMP_SIG_gmail_session" href="http://WISESTAMP_SIG_gmail_session">
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re-branded Eaton inverters. Unlike the modules, they were actually
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<div style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif">Does anyone know who
manufactured the PV250 inverters from ASP before they went
under? Are they private labeled inverters manufactured by
others, or is ASP considered the OEM? I was able to find a
manual online at least.</div>
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<div style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif">Any experience out
there with faults in these inverters? I have a feeling our
first service call is going to be the first of many in our
area. We're implementing a policy that we won't work on the
inverters if the system has the fraudulent UL labels on the PV
panels. That should be interesting...</div>
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