<div dir="ltr"><div>Thanks Dave! That was my thought as well, just wanted to make sure I wasn't inviting a new host of problems with a new (to me) piece of equipment.</div><div><br></div><div>Why the XW150 in this system as well?<br></div><br>Howie<br></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Thu, Jan 18, 2018 at 11:53 AM, Dave Angelini Offgrid Solar <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:offgridsolar@sti.net" target="_blank">offgridsolar@sti.net</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">You should use the Schneider 600 -80A controller in an XW system. All the<br>
data will be as a system and it will be easy for you wire and easier to<br>
make changes later if the system grows. I did the beta testing for<br>
Schneider on this in 2010 and have used about 90 of them. I often load 6KW<br>
of solar in. Oh yes, none have failed. They are built like a tank! Pix<br>
attached, will it work?<br>
<br>
> Hi All,<br>
> Anyone have feedback/review of the 600 volt Schneider Charge Controller<br>
> that they'd care to share? I have an existing Conext XW+ off-grid system<br>
> with combox communication setup which currently has about 1.5 kW of solar<br>
> feeding through 2 MX60s (no hub). We'll be adding about 5kW (on a TPM<br>
> about<br>
> 150' away) and I'm trying to decide if overall it would be better to use<br>
> the Schneider 600v (which I haven't used before, although I have serviced<br>
> the 150v XW with no real complaints). Typically I would use a Classic200,<br>
> but given the ability to integrate with the XW6848 and communicate through<br>
> the Combox for more offsite visibility, I'm considering the Schneider, but<br>
> only if it's not going to provide me with the benefit of added service<br>
> calls.<br>
> TIA!<br>
> Howie<br>
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