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--></style></head><body lang="EN-US" link="blue" vlink="purple"><div class="WordSection1"><p class="MsoPlainText">Matt:</p><p class="MsoPlainText"> </p><p class="MsoPlainText" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">1.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span>You will need to contact Tech Support with at least the last 4 digits of MAC address to allow the new Mate3 in Optics. Plan accordingly to do this during tech support hours when you may have to hold for a while.</p><p class="MsoPlainText" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">2.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span>One school of thought is to store programming parameters in the old Mate3 and restore them in the new Mate3.</p><p class="MsoPlainText" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">3.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span>The other school of thought is to re-enter all programming parameters by hand to avoid importing any corrupted data. I subscribe to the latter and I have an Excel programming chart I use. I could share this if you request off-line.</p><p class="MsoPlainText" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">4.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span>Consider in advance your auto-reboot, data format options and installer password and identifying information and be prepared to enter these parameters. These are also Mate3-centric options.</p><p class="MsoPlainText" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">5.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span>Be careful to not swap the hub and internet leads. I have seen the internet port fail on Mate3s.</p><p class="MsoPlainText" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">6.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span>Your new Mate3S may not have shipped with current firmware. Bring current firmware just in case.</p><p class="MsoPlainText"> </p><p class="MsoPlainText">Good luck,</p><p class="MsoPlainText"> </p><p class="MsoPlainText">William Miller</p><p class="MsoPlainText"> </p><p class="MsoPlainText">PS: The “S” may be an unfortunate suffix. Makes it hard to differentiate between the new Mate3S and plural Mate3s.</p><p class="MsoPlainText"> </p><p class="MsoPlainText">Wm</p><p class="MsoPlainText"> </p><p class="MsoPlainText"> </p><p class="MsoPlainText">Lic 773985</p><p class="MsoPlainText"><a href="http://millersolar.com">millersolar.com</a></p><p class="MsoPlainText">805-438-5600</p><p class="MsoPlainText"> </p><p class="MsoPlainText"> </p><p class="MsoPlainText">-----Original Message-----<br>From: RE-wrenches [mailto:<a href="mailto:re-wrenches-bounces@lists.re-wrenches.org">re-wrenches-bounces@lists.re-wrenches.org</a>] On Behalf Of Matthew Sirum<br>Sent: Wednesday, September 20, 2017 3:12 AM<br>To: re-wrenches<br>Subject: [RE-wrenches] OutBack Power MATE3 to MATE3S Upgrade</p><p class="MsoPlainText"> </p><p class="MsoPlainText">Greetings All,</p><p class="MsoPlainText"> </p><p class="MsoPlainText">I'm preparing to replace an existing OutBack Power MATE3 System Display/Controller with the new MATE3S. The system is a grid tied 5 stack of Radian GS8048A Inverter/Chargers. I am interested to know if any of you may have done this and if you encountered any issues or have any insights to pass along. This system does have a generator and uses the Advanced Generator Start (AGS) function to control generator start/stop and battery charging while the generator is running. I believe this is the only Display/Controller based function the system is using, so it will likely need to be programed and setup in the new MATE3S. I am hopeful that all other programing is stored in the Radians and will not need to be reprogramed/entered to the new MATE3S. The system is connected to OpticsRE (OutBack Power's system monitoring website/service). I assume we may need to do some programing from the new MATE3S and/or from the system's OpticsRE site to enable communication since the new MATE3S may have a different IP address, MAC Address, and etc than the MATE3 we are removing.</p><p class="MsoPlainText"> </p><p class="MsoPlainText">We are hopeful the new MATE3S will allow the system to function better with its OpticsRE site and not need to be reset every couple months.</p><p class="MsoPlainText"> </p><p class="MsoPlainText">Please let me know if you have any experience or thoughts to offer.</p><p class="MsoPlainText"> </p><p class="MsoPlainText">Have any of you installed and setup the new MATE3S? Any Issues, insights, or comparisons to the MATE3 to report?</p><p class="MsoPlainText"> </p><p class="MsoPlainText">Thank you!</p><p class="MsoPlainText"> </p><p class="MsoPlainText">Best regards,</p><p class="MsoPlainText"> </p><p class="MsoPlainText">----MATT</p><p class="MsoPlainText"> </p><p class="MsoPlainText">Matthew Sirum</p><p class="MsoPlainText">P.O. 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