Re: [RE-wrenches] Mate Drop and Charge Functions

2015-07-13 Thread Will White
-boun...@lists.re-wrenches.org] On Behalf Of William Miller Sent: Saturday, July 11, 2015 3:31 PM To: RE-wrenches Subject: [RE-wrenches] Mate Drop and Charge Functions Friends: How many of you have customers who have accidentally engaged the drop function or disabled all battery charge functions

Re: [RE-wrenches] Mate Drop and Charge Functions

2015-07-13 Thread Dan Fink
: RE-wrenches [mailto:re-wrenches-boun...@lists.re-wrenches.org] On Behalf Of William Miller Sent: Saturday, July 11, 2015 3:31 PM To: RE-wrenches Subject: [RE-wrenches] Mate Drop and Charge Functions Friends: How many of you have customers who have accidentally engaged the drop function

[RE-wrenches] Mate Drop and Charge Functions

2015-07-13 Thread jay
On Jul 12, 2015, at 6:02 PM, jay jay.pe...@gmail.com wrote: HI Larry, I understand you but don’t agree. And I’ve had so many problems with magnum inverters that I’m not using them any more unless there are no other options. jay On Jul 12, 2015, at 6:00 PM, Starlight Solar

Re: [RE-wrenches] Mate Drop and Charge Functions

2015-07-12 Thread Phil Undercuffler
(%7B%7D,'cvml','re-wrenches-boun...@lists.re-wrenches.org');] *On Behalf Of *jay *Sent:* Sunday, July 12, 2015 12:23 PM *To:* RE-wrenches *Subject:* Re: [RE-wrenches] Mate Drop and Charge Functions Hi All, I’m with William, Its happened a number of times. But I doubt that outback

Re: [RE-wrenches] Mate Drop and Charge Functions

2015-07-12 Thread RE Ellison
better every time we checked. Just my opinion, Bob From: RE-wrenches [mailto:re-wrenches-boun...@lists.re-wrenches.org] On Behalf Of jay Sent: Sunday, July 12, 2015 12:23 PM To: RE-wrenches Subject: Re: [RE-wrenches] Mate Drop and Charge Functions Hi All, I’m with William, Its

Re: [RE-wrenches] Mate Drop and Charge Functions

2015-07-12 Thread jay
Hi All, I’m with William, Its happened a number of times. But I doubt that outback is going to change anything with the mate 1. jay peltz power On Jul 12, 2015, at 9:00 AM, toddc...@finestplanet.com mailto:toddc...@finestplanet.com wrote: i have had this happen, but only with one very

Re: [RE-wrenches] Mate Drop and Charge Functions

2015-07-12 Thread frenergy
-wrenches] Mate Drop and Charge Functions Friends: How many of you have customers who have accidentally engaged the drop function or disabled all battery charge functions whilst simply trying to stop a generator or EQ cycle? I have seen customers ruin battery banks by mistaking these functions

Re: [RE-wrenches] Mate Drop and Charge Functions

2015-07-12 Thread Dan Fink
I really like Outback and the performance of their products, but the non-intuitive interface of the old Mate is why I stopped installing Outback and moved to Magnum. With the inexpensive Magnum remote, I can guide zero-knowledge remote-area clients through the diagnostic process via satphone or

Re: [RE-wrenches] Mate Drop and Charge Functions

2015-07-12 Thread William Miller
Todd, wrenches: I should have known this thread would bring up the broader issue of human interface. I believe in two levels of interface: user and installer. The drop and charge functions are installer level. Gen start and EQ are user. The installer items should be password protected. The

Re: [RE-wrenches] Mate Drop and Charge Functions

2015-07-12 Thread toddcory
i have had this happen, but only with one very elderly customer who didnt know what he was doing. he is 93 now, and has wisely hired a neighbor to maintain his system. having people press buttons who dont understand their function or correct settings is a recipe for problems. a ruined

[RE-wrenches] Mate Drop and Charge Functions

2015-07-11 Thread William Miller
Friends: How many of you have customers who have accidentally engaged the drop function or disabled all battery charge functions whilst simply trying to stop a generator or EQ cycle? I have seen customers ruin battery banks by mistaking these functions. I think it is a big mistake to put