I gotta agree with Bobbo on this one. What a hunk of garbage! It has about a 50% failure rate in my experience. I guess that means you've got a 50-50 chance of not having a problem though! Jon Hill solar...@gmail.com 530-559-3781
On Apr 30, 2013, at 4:54 PM, Bob-O Schultze <bo...@electronconnection.com> wrote: > The TR is a classic example of what I call 3C. Cheap Chinese Crap. If Xantrex > had any ethics at all they would have killed that line and refunded > everyone's dough years ago. > Bob-O > > On Apr 30, 2013, at 3:44 PM, Kent Osterberg wrote: > > Ray, > > I've got a customer that has the same problem with a dual TR inverter system. > When we first complained, Xantrex promised they were working on a fix. That > never materialized and now the TR is out of production. It's a lousy product > and customer service has been the same. A few months ago, I was asked to > participate in a survey regarding Xantrex products and service. My responses > must have got someone's attention because I got a follow-up call about the > survey. There never has been a follow-up to correct this customer's problem > inverter. > > Kent Osterberg > Blue Mountain Solar, Inc. > www.bluemountainsolar.com > t: 541-568-4882 > > On 4/30/2013 3:19 PM, Ray Walters wrote: >> Hi Folks: >> >> I just finished up another ugly rewire project for a customer that had >> another"installer" put in a Xantrex TR inverter. >> We fixed numerous wiring issues, including neutral bonded to ground in 7 >> different places! >> The issue we're having now though, is that the TR inverter output voltage >> fluctuates when running CF lighting, and the refrigerator. >> You can literally see the lights cycling brighter and dimmer, and hear the >> compressor on the fridge running up and down in frequency. Xantrex/ >> Schneider Tech support said that: >> A) The TR doesn't do well with CF lighting, and that we should switch to all >> incandescent........ hmmmm. >> B) We should set the search watts to zero (which I already did) >> C) We need to increase the loads on the TR, as it doesn't regulate output >> voltage and frequency very well at lower loads........ 2nd big hmmmmm. >> >> I knew there was a reason I quit installing Xantrex inverters about 5 years >> ago, but I couldn't recall the details. Now its all coming back to my >> feeble, aging brain. So aside from switching out the inverter , (which I >> just installed on a beautiful Midnite E-Panel) does anybody have any cures >> for our ills? How would LED lighting behave? Should I throw a capacitor >> across the output? or perhaps I should just retire early and sail around the >> Caribbean? (I can afford a canoe/ no sail......) >> >> As always, thanks in advance for this wonderful technical (and emotional) >> support group, >> > > _______________________________________________ > List sponsored by Home Power magazine > > List Address: RE-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org > > Change email address & 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 > > Change email address & 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 >
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