<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;">It is a very strange situation for Outback. <div><br></div><div>James Showalter purchased Outback from Entersys / Alpha and moved the operation to Commerce Texas. They have been almost a silent in the transition since very little is coming from them, except for a post or two on the Outback Forum. Simple things like paying for and updating Server Fees, certificates, domain names, etc all impact their reputation. Outbackpower.com is still owned by Enersys according to WhoIs database. It’s been a rough transition and no roadmap / feedback or direct message of intent. <div><br></div><div>On the flip side James has EG4 and Signature Solar, both have come leaps and bounds into products and support that rivals any good company. James vows to manufacture inverters and batteries in Commerce in volume this year (they have stated they are already underway). </div><div><br></div><div>Maybe they bit off more than they can chew in the time allotted by picking up Outback in addition to making EG4 and Signature as well. </div><div><br></div><div>Let me know if y’all have heard anything different. It’s a difficult time for the industry right now. </div><div><br></div><div>References:</div><div><div><div class="apple-rich-link" draggable="true" role="link" data-url="https://youtube.com/shorts/n1EZS8FeuyA?si=6xclr8Ygmgb5GsRq" style="-webkit-user-select: all; -webkit-user-drag: element; display: inline-block;"></div></div><a href="https://www.youtube.com/shorts/n1EZS8FeuyA">https://www.youtube.com/shorts/n1EZS8FeuyA</a></div><div><br></div><div><div style="display: block;"><div style="-webkit-user-select: all; -webkit-user-drag: element; display: inline-block;" class="apple-rich-link" draggable="true" role="link" data-url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IimC23ozSDI"><a style="border-radius:10px;font-family:-apple-system, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;display:block;-webkit-user-select:none;width:300px;user-select:none;-webkit-user-modify:read-only;user-modify:read-only;overflow:hidden;text-decoration:none;" class="lp-rich-link" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IimC23ozSDI" dir="ltr" role="button" draggable="false" width="300"><table style="table-layout:fixed;border-collapse:collapse;width:300px;background-color:#BC9493;font-family:-apple-system, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;" class="lp-rich-link-emailBaseTable" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="300"><tbody><tr><td vertical-align="center" align="center"><img style="width:300px;filter:brightness(0.97);height:168px;" width="300" height="168" draggable="false" class="lp-rich-link-mediaImage" alt="maxresdefault.jpg" src="cid:A4D1A283-4E69-4E51-A9EE-D859E7F500AF"></td></tr><tr><td vertical-align="center"><table bgcolor="#BC9493" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="300" style="table-layout:fixed;font-family:-apple-system, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;background-color:rgba(188, 148, 147, 1);-apple-color-filter:initial;" class="lp-rich-link-captionBar"><tbody><tr><td style="padding:8px 0px 8px 0px;" class="lp-rich-link-captionBar-textStackItem"><div style="max-width:100%;margin:0px 16px 0px 16px;overflow:hidden;" class="lp-rich-link-captionBar-textStack"><div style="word-wrap:break-word;font-weight:500;font-size:12px;overflow:hidden;text-overflow:ellipsis;text-align:left;" class="lp-rich-link-captionBar-textStack-topCaption-leading"><a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IimC23ozSDI" style="text-decoration: none" draggable="false"><font color="#FFFFFF" style="color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.847059);">Alert!! HUGE News For The Solar Community!! EG4 Made In The USA!?!?</font></a></div><div style="word-wrap:break-word;font-weight:400;font-size:11px;overflow:hidden;text-overflow:ellipsis;text-align:left;" class="lp-rich-link-captionBar-textStack-bottomCaption-leading"><a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IimC23ozSDI" style="text-decoration: none" draggable="false"><font color="#FFFFFF" style="color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.54902);">youtube.com</font></a></div></div></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></a></div></div></div><div><div><div class="apple-rich-link" draggable="true" role="link" data-url="https://youtu.be/IimC23ozSDI" style="-webkit-user-select: all; -webkit-user-drag: element; display: inline-block;"></div></div></div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><div>
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<div><br><blockquote type="cite"><div>On May 10, 2025, at 1:19 PM, Todd Cory via RE-wrenches <re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org> wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><div><font face="georgia" size="4"><div style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-family: georgia; font-size: 14pt; overflow-wrap: break-word;">Well, Outback's Optics RE is down yet again, also the back up site too and also the users forum... which had a massive database of current and past problem solving archives. <br><br>What a clusterfuck this new company is.<br><br>Wise wrenches should beware of patronizing this obvious sinking ship.<br><br>Todd<br><br><br><span id="cid:img-0.png@1746901146.859"><img-0.png></span></div></font><br><br><br>Sent from Finest Planet WebMail.<br><span id="cid:img-0.png@1746901146.859"><img-0.png></span>_______________________________________________<br>List sponsored by Redwood Alliance<br><br>Pay optional member dues here: http://re-wrenches.org<br><br>List Address: RE-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org<br><br>Change listserver email address & settings:<br>http://lists.re-wrenches.org/options.cgi/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org<br><br>There are two list archives for searching. When one doesn't work, try the other:<br>https://www.mail-archive.com/re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org/<br>http://lists.re-wrenches.org/pipermail/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org<br><br>List rules & etiquette:<br>http://www.re-wrenches.org/etiquette.htm<br><br>Check out or update participant bios:<br>http://www.members.re-wrenches.org<br><br></div></blockquote></div><br></div></body></html>