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.
Why the XW150 in this system as well? Howie On Thu, Jan 18, 2018 at 11:53 AM, Dave Angelini Offgrid Solar < offgridso...@sti.net> wrote: > You should use the Schneider 600 -80A controller in an XW system. All the > data will be as a system and it will be easy for you wire and easier to > make changes later if the system grows. I did the beta testing for > Schneider on this in 2010 and have used about 90 of them. I often load 6KW > of solar in. Oh yes, none have failed. They are built like a tank! Pix > attached, will it work? > > > Hi All, > > Anyone have feedback/review of the 600 volt Schneider Charge Controller > > that they'd care to share? I have an existing Conext XW+ off-grid system > > with combox communication setup which currently has about 1.5 kW of solar > > feeding through 2 MX60s (no hub). We'll be adding about 5kW (on a TPM > > about > > 150' away) and I'm trying to decide if overall it would be better to use > > the Schneider 600v (which I haven't used before, although I have serviced > > the 150v XW with no real complaints). Typically I would use a > Classic200, > > but given the ability to integrate with the XW6848 and communicate > through > > the Combox for more offsite visibility, I'm considering the Schneider, > but > > only if it's not going to provide me with the benefit of added service > > calls. > > TIA! > > Howie > > _______________________________________________ > > List sponsored by Redwood Alliance > > > > List Address: RE-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org > > > > Change listserver email address & settings: > > http://lists.re-wrenches.org/options.cgi/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org > > > > List-Archive: > > http://www.mail-archive.com/re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches. > org/maillist.html > > > > List rules & etiquette: > > www.re-wrenches.org/etiquette.htm > > > > Check out or update participant bios: > > www.members.re-wrenches.org > > > > > > > Dave Angelini Offgrid Solar > "we go where powerlines don't" > http://members.sti.net/offgridsolar/ > e-mail offgridso...@sti.net > text 209 813 0060 > _______________________________________________ > List sponsored by Redwood Alliance > > List Address: RE-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org > > Change listserver email address & settings: > http://lists.re-wrenches.org/options.cgi/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org > > List-Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches. > org/maillist.html > > List rules & etiquette: > www.re-wrenches.org/etiquette.htm > > Check out or update participant bios: > www.members.re-wrenches.org > > >
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