All, thanks for the intel. If I can find 2 more VFX3648s I may suggest
they just stick with the old inverters, buy some replacement boards and
go with an 8 stack. If not I'll go with 4 XW+6848's or Radians. I want
to keep it a simple as possible so I'll stick with 1 inverter system
feeding 1 MDP. If it was my place I'd have no problem having multiple
panels fed by different inverters/systems. For this customer, simple
and reliable is best.
Many thanks,
Greg Egan
Remote Power Inc.
Ray
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If there is a way to split your AC outputs to different sub panels, you
might be able to keep the legacy system operational to support one
subpanel, and then have a multi Radian system (or other manu) power the
other loads. It can work, and also means that a failure in one inverter
will not take the entire system off line. I have a property with a
mixture of Outback inverters and 4 old Trace SW series inverters, and
its been online for almost 20 years. We added the Outbacks when they
added a new building, but they all operate off the same Large battery
bank. We just changed the original batteries out about a year ago, so
its been fairly successful overall. The shop welder and power tools are
isolated from the house, so a power tool start doesn't dim the lights or
reset the computer in the house. Building a single totally integrated
system that incorporates the old VFX gear is not feasible anymore though
as others have mentioned.
Ray Walters
Remote Solar
303 505-8760
On 4/13/19 1:40 PM, jay wrote:
HI Greg,
You can still get FX/VFX boards.
Outback doesn’t make the FX series, only the V/FXR models now, they are
not compatible
Mate 3s works on newer and older units
Mate 1 doesn’t work on newer R or Radian versions
kris Stone <stkri...@yahoo.com <mailto:stkri...@yahoo.com>> for parts.
Kris will know but last time I checked you can get reconditioned/short
warranty boards or new with full warranty for FX/VFX.
As to 28kw, I’d go with the 4 Radian vs 8 stack FXR.
jay
peltz power
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