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<div>We've had catastrophic failures with the RSDs and have heard from plenty of others that have had the same. The company denies and deflects and blames the installer until you are fatigued. A product that uses power line communication that can start burning
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<div>I haven't tried their micro inverter or ESS, but so far all the products that I've used from Tigo including the RSD switches that melted have been problematic. Personally, I wouldn't use their products. </div>
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<div>I am curious if anyone has any experience with the Tigo inverter and energy storage system. It looks very similar to the SMA setup, but maybe a bit farther along in development. Even as just a simple string inverter, it seems fairly reasonably priced.</div>
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