All, Marv D is one of the sqarest shooters and technically competent inddividuals in this industry. His participation and input is welcomed by me in any venue. No matter who he works for. His word and his integrity are good with me.
I only wish this stupid phone of mine would let me change the subject line to something less misleading at this point... Two cents, Matt Lafferty
--- Begin Message ---Mr. Welch et al, I am personally embarrassed by this thread. First, it is at its best rumor mongering. Don't get me wrong, a little mongering often is the first step in teasing out the truth. So, we need to quickly move from mongering to the facts. What really bothers me is Marv's participation. Marv works for EnPhase and therefore is biased. Is he otherwise qualified to be on this list? Let me parse one of his statements (see below). Remember, we are talking about a possible "recall". Marv uses his post to prattle on about: "Demand has far exceeded our expectations. This has led to challenges with product availability which may have resulted in misinformation in the field." The first sentence is a bit of well crafted propaganda. The first problem EnPhase had is that they discontinued one product, without sufficient notice to their supply chain. This resulted in unfulfilled orders, sore distributors, aggravated installers and irate customers. As to "expectations" we can only guess whether the statement is factual, as we are not privy to EnPhase's expectations. The second statement about [demand exceeding expectations leading to] "challenges with product availability" is also misleading. Lack of [new] product availability was a consequence to a problematic transition to a contract manufacturer. So Enphase could not longer deliver the old product and was not able to deliver the new product either. Under the circumstances, they couldn't fulfill a single order. Finally, if Marv is talking about a "recall" being "misinformation in the field", he may be correct in so stating. But that's about it. I honestly don't know if we can filter marketing (i.e. propaganda) statements from manufacturer representatives, Michael Welch's job is tough enough. So if Marv and others are qualified to post self-serving statements about their Company's products, maybe all we can do is to comment on them when we read them. Is anyone as bothered about this as I am? - Peter Peter T. Parrish, Ph.D., President California Solar Engineering, Inc. 820 Cynthia Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90065 CA Lic. 854779, NABCEP Cert. 031806-26 peter.parr...@calsolareng.com Ph 323-258-8883, Mobile 323-839-6108, Fax 323-258-8885 _____ From: re-wrenches-boun...@lists.re-wrenches.org [mailto:re-wrenches-boun...@lists.re-wrenches.org] On Behalf Of August Goers Sent: Friday, June 19, 2009 7:49 AM To: 'RE-wrenches' Subject: Re: [RE-wrenches] Enphase Recall? Marv, Thanks for giving a definitive answer. -August August Goers Luminalt Energy Corporation O: 415.564.7652 M: 415.559.1525 F: 650.244.9167 www.luminalt.com <http://www.luminalt.com/> aug...@luminalt.com _____ From: re-wrenches-boun...@lists.re-wrenches.org [mailto:re-wrenches-boun...@lists.re-wrenches.org] On Behalf Of Marv Dargatz Sent: Thursday, June 18, 2009 9:32 AM To: RE-wrenches Subject: Re: [RE-wrenches] Enphase Recall? Wrenches, There is NO RECALL of any Enphase products. There has NEVER been a recall of any Enphase product. Demand has far exceeded our expectations. This has led to challenges with product availability which may have resulted in misinformation in the field. Ramping up production is our number one priority. However, we refuse to compromise product quality. We insist that all products delivered continue to meet our stringent quality standards. We really appreciate your support and continued understanding as we work through these temporary supply issues. See Ya! Marv Enphase Energy 707 763-4784 x7016 August Goers wrote: Hi Wrenches, I was at an inspection yesterday and the inspector asked me if we were installing Enphase inverters. I told him that we have not to date - we're waiting for a couple of years of solid performance history. Anyway, he mentioned that he had heard that a batch of already installed Enphase inverters was being recalled. I certainly don't want to start rumors but I thought I'd see if any of you have more information in this case. I have no idea if what he said is true or not. Best, August _______________________________________________ List sponsored by Home Power magazine List Address: RE-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org Options & settings: http://lists.re-wrenches.org/options.cgi/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org List-Archive: http://lists.re-wrenches.org/pipermail/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org List rules & etiquette: www.re-wrenches.org/etiquette.htm Check out participant bios: www.members.re-wrenches.org<<image003.gif>>
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