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<p>I just reviewed a system from 1992. The black Trace U2512 was
still buzzing away, the APT load center was still handling charge
control, and a mismatched collection of 50 w modules were all
producing. Result: they needed new batteries.</p>
<p> That's why I'm still in business now: the old equipment worked
for decades, with almost no call backs. I can't stake a business
on many of today's offerings. The Off grid biz is already tough
enough.<br>
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<p>Ray Walters<br>
Remote Solar<br>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 5/11/2025 2:28 PM, William Bryce via
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<div dir="ltr">EG4 and most Asian Inverters do not have Conformal
coating. That goes directly against any 10 year warrant and
long life.
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<div>There is a reason that old Trace inverters, OutBack
inverters, and Schnider inverters, are still operating many
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<div dir="ltr">I have been impressed with EG4 and the speed
of improvements and new products from EG4. And I e had
zero failures of batteries or inverters. </div>
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<div dir="ltr">To me having monitoring and programming built
in is crucial for off grid. I guess I e had way too many
people who are non technical or don’t want or don’t have
internet for their devices. </div>
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Maverick Brown via RE-wrenches <<a
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Outback.
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<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.
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<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>
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<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>
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<div>Let me know if y’all have heard anything
different. It’s a difficult time for the industry
right now. </div>
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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>
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What a clusterfuck this new company is.<br>
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Wise wrenches should beware of patronizing
this obvious sinking ship.<br>
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