They basically started all over after their old system started showing it 
signs. They added 4 more modules and do end up near 100% at the end of the day. 

Tech support mentioned adding a small inverter for the small lighting loads. 
Many of the homes loads are 12V (fridge, some lighting....). 

I will mention brands of CFL. 

Jesse

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On Sep 8, 2013, at 7:18 PM, Dan Fink <danbo...@gmail.com> wrote:

> In my experience, if the loads to bring it out of search mode are very 
> reactive all your bets are off, doesn't matter who made the inverter. The 
> solution could be as simple as changing which brand of CFL they depend on to 
> bring the inverter out of search. Have you tried Euro CFLs vs Chinese? And so 
> on, ad infinitum. Using an incandescent eliminates that variable for you, 
> exactly where I would start on the troubleshooting. If the system is really 
> so tiny that search mode is really needed..........I say add more PV so the 
> batteries are near 100% full almost everynight at sundown. I haven't 
> programmed an inverter for search mode for a long time.
> Just my two cents.
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> On Sun, Sep 8, 2013 at 5:59 PM, Jesse Dahl <dahlso...@gmail.com> wrote:
>> Unfortunately I was talking to them at a function and they didn't know. They 
>> are going to send me that info this evening.
>> 
>> Jesse
>> 
>> Sent from my iPhone
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>> On Sep 8, 2013, at 6:05 PM, jay peltz <j...@asis.com> wrote:
>> 
>> > HI Jesse,
>> >
>> > Can you tell us which model inverter?
>> >
>> > jay
>> >
>> > peltz power
>> > On Sep 8, 2013, at 3:38 PM, Jesse Dahl wrote:
>> >
>> >> Hello,
>> >>
>> >> A friend of mine in the woods just put in a new xantrax inverter and is 
>> >> having a search mode problem. They can't get 25W search mode to work and 
>> >> are stuck with using the 50W setting. So they've had to put a few 
>> >> incandescents in to make this setting work. His calls to tech support 
>> >> have been less then helpful.
>> >>
>> >> Advice I can pass on?
>> >>
>> >> Thanks as always!
>> >>
>> >> Jesse
>> >
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