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Jeff,<BR>
Input voltage on the AEI GC-1000 is 48VDC. I have had two stop working and my usual source for servicing inverters wouldn’t return my calls when they heard the brand name. These units are very simple inside. If you can’t or don’t want to rewire the array and use a different inverter you might try opening it up. I was able to put one back in business by replacing a fuse holder with a fried connection. The second one that went out I took to the local high school electronics lab where the students were able to replace a couple of standard components. I am sorry I don’t have more details but don’t expect any warranty service on these guys.<BR>
Rob<BR>
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On 9/23/08 12:42 PM, "Jeff Yago" <jryago@netscape.com> wrote:<BR>
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I was called to a school with an existing defunct pole-mounted 1 kW array and high up on the pole was an inverter made by these guys. I could not get access to the unit as I was only checking for what was there now, but it was an outdoor enclosure that was tall and narrow, with the AC and DC bkrs located near the bottom under a clear flex-rubber type cover. It appears this is a 120 VAC output inverter in the 1 to 1.5 kW size range, and includes a remote display connected by a phone type cable.<BR>
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I could not find any information that this inverter is still being made, and estimate it is about 4 years old.<BR>
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Jeff Yago<BR>
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