I'm sooo glad I didn't sell the customer this inverter. I checked, and
the E panel for an Outback inverter is the same size, so I think we're
going to keep the E-Panel all wired into everything else, and just swap
the door (and inverter) out.
R.Ray Walters
CTO, Solarray, Inc
Nabcep Certified PV Installer,
Licensed Master Electrician
Solar Design Engineer
303 505-8760
On 5/1/2013 3:24 PM, Jonathan Hill wrote:
I gotta agree with Bobbo on this one. What a hunk of garbage! It has
about a 50% failure rate in my experience. I guess that means you've
got a 50-50 chance of not having a problem though!
Jon Hill
solar...@gmail.com <mailto:solar...@gmail.com>
530-559-3781
On Apr 30, 2013, at 4:54 PM, Bob-O Schultze
<bo...@electronconnection.com <mailto:bo...@electronconnection.com>>
wrote:
The TR is a classic example of what I call 3C. Cheap Chinese Crap. If
Xantrex had any ethics at all they would have killed that line and
refunded everyone's dough years ago.
Bob-O
On Apr 30, 2013, at 3:44 PM, Kent Osterberg wrote:
Ray,
I've got a customer that has the same problem with a dual TR inverter
system. When we first complained, Xantrex promised they were working
on a fix. That never materialized and now the TR is out of
production. It's a lousy product and customer service has been the
same. A few months ago, I was asked to participate in a survey
regarding Xantrex products and service. My responses must have got
someone's attention because I got a follow-up call about the survey.
There never has been a follow-up to correct this customer's problem
inverter.
Kent Osterberg
Blue Mountain Solar, Inc.
www.bluemountainsolar.com <http://www.bluemountainsolar.com>
t: 541-568-4882
On 4/30/2013 3:19 PM, Ray Walters wrote:
Hi Folks:
I just finished up another ugly rewire project for a customer that
had another"installer" put in a Xantrex TR inverter.
We fixed numerous wiring issues, including neutral bonded to ground
in 7 different places!
The issue we're having now though, is that the TR inverter output
voltage fluctuates when running CF lighting, and the refrigerator.
You can literally see the lights cycling brighter and dimmer, and
hear the compressor on the fridge running up and down in frequency.
Xantrex/ Schneider Tech support said that:
A) The TR doesn't do well with CF lighting, and that we should
switch to all incandescent........ hmmmm.
B) We should set the search watts to zero (which I already did)
C) We need to increase the loads on the TR, as it doesn't regulate
output voltage and frequency very well at lower loads........ 2nd
big hmmmmm.
I knew there was a reason I quit installing Xantrex inverters about
5 years ago, but I couldn't recall the details. Now its all coming
back to my feeble, aging brain. So aside from switching out the
inverter , (which I just installed on a beautiful Midnite E-Panel)
does anybody have any cures for our ills? How would LED lighting
behave? Should I throw a capacitor across the output? or perhaps I
should just retire early and sail around the Caribbean? (I can
afford a canoe/ no sail......)
As always, thanks in advance for this wonderful technical (and
emotional) support group,
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