Re: [RE-wrenches] a PV titan is to be no more

2011-12-21 Thread Christopher Warfel
I do remember GE buying the assets of Astro Power and refusing to honor their warranty. This is a different situation at present in that BP itself has not declared bankruptcy and is extremely unlikely to do so, but if BP does sell these assets and does not stipulate honoring the warranty as part

Re: [RE-wrenches] a PV titan is to be no more

2011-12-21 Thread Randy
Bill I am not sure you are correct but I hope you are right. I would like to know how it works - if the legal corp BP Solar that carries the warranty obligation ceases business and the shareholder writes off the investment, then there will be no one to answer the phone. That is why

Re: [RE-wrenches] a PV titan is to be no more

2011-12-21 Thread Bill Brooks
Marco and Randy, I just went to the BP Solar website and they have a legal notice that states that BP Solar is a wholly owned subsidiary of BP. There is no liability separation. When their drilling rig blew up in the Gulf, they didn't run for cover even though the drilling rig could have been

Re: [RE-wrenches] a PV titan is to be no more

2011-12-21 Thread Christopher Warfel
Not to beat a dead horse, but the agreement is the key. Singular liability, shared liability, etc is crafted in the agreement and consumer law in the jurisdiction of the agreement. For whats it worth, Kyocera has been very good standing behind their product, but then they are still producing

Re: [RE-wrenches] a PV titan is to be no more

2011-12-21 Thread allsolar
We have had a number of BP160's replaced in the last year Jeremy All Solar Sent via BlackBerry. Sorry for typos and shorthand! -Original Message- From: Christopher Warfel cwar...@entech-engineering.com Sender: re-wrenches-boun...@lists.re-wrenches.orgDate: Thu, 22 Dec 2011 00:08:58 To:

Re: [RE-wrenches] Speaking of outdoor DC lighting...

2011-12-21 Thread Andrew Truitt
Thanks Isaac. I spoke with Frank and he was helpful. Those LED flood lights are not cheap! I am now thinking about using a SunSaver MPPT and a small pocket inverter to give myself more flexibility with the lighting options. Does anyone have any experience with the SunSaver MPPT Remote Meter?