Does the 1.4.6 firmware also fix the mate 3S shutdown issue?

One system I’ve got has the mate just blank except for a few minor displays. 
But no buttons work etc. 

Unplug and replug and it’s all back to normal. 

Thanks

Jay

> On Mar 29, 2021, at 3:43 AM, Roland - RES <rol...@renewablenergy.com> wrote:
> 
> Aloha Wayne,
> 
> We too have been plagued by this issue, that has been extremely frustrating 
> for us and our clients. 
> 
> The newest 1.4.6 firmware is supposed to fix this issue. We have updated our 
> systems with this and so far so good. However because of the sometimes long 
> delays between the faults we can't be certain. 
> 
> Prior to this most common fix was replacing the mate. 
> 
> Also on FP2 we had a couple factory units have the hub jumpers set for the 
> wrong stacking. I believe they were set for parallel operations versus 
> series. Strange it would work fine with the jumpers either way for a long 
> time. But it's worth a check. 
> 
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>>> On Mar 27, 2021, at 3:11 PM, Wayne Irwin <pureenergyso...@hotmail.com> 
>>> wrote:
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>> 
>> Wrenches and Lones,
>> 
>> We have had chronic inverter firmware mismatch issues with FLEXpower TWO FXR 
>> series on many systems.
>> We've updated the firmware and replaced mates, yet the system failures 
>> continue.
>> 
>> The systems will work flawlessly for months and then randomly show error and 
>> the firmware mismatch. Occasionally the system will discover (on its own) 
>> that the firmware is the same and turn back on. But usually, the "solution" 
>> is to unplug the mate and plug it back in and like magic...everything works 
>> again anywhere from 3 months to a year.
>> 
>> This is disappointing and frustrating to the system owners as well as costly 
>> and time consuming for us.
>> 
>> Any guidance in resolving this issue would be greatly appreciated.
>> 
>> All these systems have been assembled by Outback. 
>> None of them have OpticsRE.
>> 
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