I second Howies request. For several reasons, including the extreme difficulty in using the Mate, I have been steering customer away from Outback systems. The inverters are great and have been very reliable but they are not worth all the headaches and wasted time that the Mate has caused.
Larry Crutcher Starlight Solar Power Systems On Oct 20, 2012, at 10:32 AM, Howie Michaelson wrote: Howdy folks, Having used, been abused by, and spending countless hours attempting to talk through clients over the phone through the elegant menu structure of the Outback Mate2 since it was first released, I'm very interested in hearing people's experience with the Mate 3 and whether it is worth the added money to include it in a system for clients, particularly that are challenged by a simple on/off switch. Is it enough of an improvement to make a difference to clients' ability to understand and control their system? How about the interface with the FNDC - are those screens any less confusing? I have not even seen the Mate3 yet, so any and all experience and feedback is welcomed. Thanks as always, Howie -- Howie Michaelson NABCEP Certified Solar PV Installer™ Catamount Solar, LLC Renewable Energy Systems Sales and Service VT Solar Electric & Hot Water Incentive Partner http://www.CatamountSolar.com 802-272-0004 _______________________________________________ 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 _______________________________________________ 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
