Alan, I'm sure that many on this list would have excellent input about what an off-grid generator should include. Hopefully you can impress upon Kohler that it will be well worth their while for them to ask the #1 group of professionals who will most likely be selling and/or installing these what they want in a generator.
Maybe we can get a Kohler engineer to join this site as a manufacturer's rep, although it's hard to call their product "renewable energy". Brian Teitelbaum AEE Solar From: re-wrenches-boun...@lists.re-wrenches.org [mailto:re-wrenches-boun...@lists.re-wrenches.org] On Behalf Of Allan Sindelar Sent: Wednesday, July 08, 2009 12:42 PM To: 'RE-wrenches' Subject: Re: [RE-wrenches] Kohler 8.5 RES Hi, Jay, My info about the 8.5RES not being reconfigurable came from our Kohler distributor. When I read your message I called Kohler HQ to find out which is correct. The word back: I got this information from the resi team. The 8.5RES is configured for 120/240V. It is not configured for 120V-only and the warranty is voided if it is converted. Hope this helps clear up any confusion. I was also previously told that this is part of a recent change to the unit, as 120-only operation had been sometimes problematic. Our distributor had also told me that Kohler engineers were also working on developing a unit for off-grid use. I have no details, but I called Kohler in part to try to influence that design process. We'll see if this leads to any good results - I haven't spoken with a design engineer yet. Allan Sindelar al...@positiveenergysolar.com<mailto:al...@positiveenergysolar.com> NABCEP Certified Photovoltaic Installer EE98J Journeyman Electrician Positive Energy, Inc. 3201 Calle Marie Santa Fe, New Mexico 87507 505 424-1112 www.positiveenergysolar.com<http://www.positiveenergysolar.com> ________________________________
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