>From our experience there is no comparison with regards to customer service, should you need it after purchase/install......Outback has been accessible and knowledgeable. Xantrex has not...... -- Sunny Regards, Kirpal Khalsa NABCEP Certified Solar PV Installer Renewable Energy Systems www.oregonsolarworks.com 541-218-0201 m 541-592-3958 o
On Wed, Dec 29, 2010 at 1:08 PM, Jason Szumlanski <ja...@fafcosolar.com>wrote: > No recent experience with Xantrex, but Outback panels have been great. > Flexpower panels come factory wired with charge controllers as options. The > final connections are pretty simple. I’m doing a quad inverter Outback > Flexware 1000 system now, and just finished with a dual inverter Flexware > 500 system. > > > > The one thing to watch out for is make sure you are ordering exactly what > you expect to get. For example, at one point the dual inverter Flexpower > system literature did not show the X240 autotransformer included > (preinstalled), but it did, in fact, come with it. They may have changed > that after I pointed it out to them. If you go with Flexware components > rather than a Flexpower prewired power center, make sure you are clear on > what you are getting (i/o bypass assembly, terminal bus bars, etc.) There’s > nothing worse than getting on-site and finding out you are missing > something. The A/C breakers are pretty cheap. I’d put a couple extra in the > A/C panel for future expansion (if this will be the main load center). > > > > If I had one complaint about the Outback gear, it would be the charge > controller brackets, which I find to be pretty flimsy. If I had to come up > with one more complaint, maybe the positive battery connection to the > breaker could be easier, but I fixed that by using 45 degree Magnalugs on my > cables. > > > > The finish on the Outback panels seems to be more durable compared to the > finish on the old Xantrex SW5548 power panels I used to buy, but I haven’t > seen any recent Xantrex equipment. That’s probably not real important, but I > thought I would opine. > > > > Jason Szumlanski > > Fafco Solar > > > > *From:* re-wrenches-boun...@lists.re-wrenches.org [mailto: > re-wrenches-boun...@lists.re-wrenches.org] *On Behalf Of *Marco > Mangelsdorf > *Sent:* Wednesday, December 29, 2010 3:29 PM > *To:* 'RE-wrenches' > *Subject:* Re: [RE-wrenches] OutBack v. Xantrex (SqD) > > > > Nope. > > > > HI Marco, > > > > The first issue is do you need/want 240v? > > > > Jay > > > > Peltz power > > > > > > > > > > On Dec 29, 2010, at 11:45 AM, Marco Mangelsdorf wrote: > > > > I don’t do much off-grid no mo’ and would appreciate some advice. > > > > I’ve got a client who’s going to be purchasing a power panel with either an > OutBack 3648 or Square D/Xantrex 4548. Also included would be the AC and DC > switchgear integrated into the panel as well as either the OutBack or > Xantrex MPPT charge controller. > > > > I welcome your recommendation and why. > > > > Thanks, > > marco > > > > _______________________________________________ > List sponsored by Home Power magazine > > List Address: RE-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org > > Options & settings: > http://lists.re-wrenches.org/options.cgi/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org > > List-Archive: > http://lists.re-wrenches.org/pipermail/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org > > List rules & etiquette: > www.re-wrenches.org/etiquette.htm > > Check out participant bios: > www.members.re-wrenches.org > > > ------------------------------ > > No virus found in this message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > Version: 10.0.1191 / Virus Database: 1435/3346 - Release Date: 12/29/10 > > _______________________________________________ > List sponsored by Home Power magazine > > List Address: RE-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org > > Options & settings: > http://lists.re-wrenches.org/options.cgi/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org > > List-Archive: > http://lists.re-wrenches.org/pipermail/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org > > List rules & etiquette: > www.re-wrenches.org/etiquette.htm > > Check out participant bios: > www.members.re-wrenches.org > > >
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