Allan, Contact me off list. I have many good MATE’s needing a home. I have sold many customers on the OpticsRE so I have a lot of orphaned Mates still in good condition.
John Blittersdorf CV Wind Service 200 West Road N Chittenden, VT 05763 802-770-8625 john.blittersd...@gmail.com On Thu, Sep 5, 2019 at 11:01 PM Sindelar Solar <al...@sindelarsolar.com> wrote: > Wrenches, > > I have a customer with a 2005-era Outback VFX3648-based off grid > residential system. Her original Mate had lost response on several of the > six buttons. I told her that the Mate is no longer made, and a Mate3 is > larger (won't fit her space), expensive and overkill for her needs. I > offered to attempt to repair hers, as it seemed to me that it would be a > simple task. I removed the cover and the silicon button molding, and used a > Q-tip with a bit of electronic cleaner and lubricant from Radio Shack to > clean the contacts. When I put it back together none of the buttons made > active contact. > > - Any idea what I might have done wrong to cause further failure? I'm > wondering if the cleaner included an oil that hindered conductivity, rather > than enabled it, and whether trying again with denatured alcohol (or > something more potent still?) might resolve the problem. > > - Any suggestions about how to correct the (fairly common) problem of the > buttons not making contact after years of service? > > - Anyone repairing older Mates that you might pass on? > > - Any way to buy a new or refurbished Mate? > > Thank you for any help here., > > Allan > -- > > *Allan Sindelar* > al...@sindelarsolar.com > NABCEP Certified PV Installation Professional > New Mexico EE98J Journeyman Electrician > Founder (Retired), Positive Energy, Inc. > *505 780-2738 cell* > > > _______________________________________________ > 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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