<html><body style="font-family: Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">A client found one on eBay.<br><br><br><blockquote class="atmailquote"><br>----- Original Message -----<br><div id="origionalMessageFromField" style="width:100%;display:inline;background:rgb(228,228,228);"><div style="display:inline;font-weight:bold;">From:</div> "RE-wrenches" <re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org></div><br><div id="origionalMessageToField" style="display:inline;font-weight:bold;">To:</div>"RE-wrenches" <re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org><br><div id="origionalMessageSentField" style="display:inline;font-weight:bold;">Cc:</div><br><div style="display:inline;font-weight:bold;">Sent:</div>Fri, 6 Sep 2019 08:57:56 -0700<br><div id="origionalMessageSubjectField" style="display:inline;font-weight:bold;">Subject:</div>Re: [RE-wrenches] Old Outback Mate question<br><br><br>
Allan,<br><br>
I believe the original Mate is still available. At least my
distributor still has them in stock.<br><br>
Kent Osterberg<br>
Blue Mountain Solar<br><br><br><div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 9/5/2019 8:01 PM, Sindelar Solar
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<p>Wrenches,</p>
<p>I have a customer with a 2005-era Outback VFX3648-based off
grid residential system. Her original Mate had lost response on
several of the six buttons. I told her that the Mate is no
longer made, and a Mate3 is larger (won't fit her space),
expensive and overkill for her needs. I offered to attempt to
repair hers, as it seemed to me that it would be a simple task.
I removed the cover and the silicon button molding, and used a
Q-tip with a bit of electronic cleaner and lubricant from Radio
Shack to clean the contacts. When I put it back together none of
the buttons made active contact.</p>
<p>- Any idea what I might have done wrong to cause further
failure? I'm wondering if the cleaner included an oil that
hindered conductivity, rather than enabled it, and whether
trying again with denatured alcohol (or something more potent
still?) might resolve the problem.<br></p>
<p>- Any suggestions about how to correct the (fairly common)
problem of the buttons not making contact after years of
service?</p>
<p>- Anyone repairing older Mates that you might pass on?</p>
<p>- Any way to buy a new or refurbished Mate?</p>
<p>Thank you for any help here.,</p>
<p>Allan<br></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal;"><b><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;">Allan Sindelar</span></b><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;"><br></span><a href="mailto:allan@sindelarsolar.com"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;">allan@sindelarsolar.com</span></a><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;"><br></span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;">NABCEP Certified PV Installation
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