Interesting. Fronius has a strong presence in Canada with good tech support. We also have a very low failure rate - can't remember the last time we replaced one. There were some supply issues earlier this year but we are receiving inverters and parts. They also have a good rep for low failure and good service in Australia and Europe. Not sure why the US gets short shrift.
*Eric Smiley,* Design Manager e...@vecoop.ca T: 250.703.6004 <+12507036004> T: 888.386.0116 <+18883860116> *VIRIDIANENERGY.CA <https://viridianenergy.ca/>* * <https://viridianenergy.ca/>* On Fri, 25 Aug 2023 at 08:27, Dave Angelini Offgrid Solar via RE-wrenches < re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org> wrote: > I think Fronius has left the building. The reason I know is they stopped > sending me AFCI repairs about 2 years ago. There was not any support from > their installers in remote places like the Sierra range. > > I would second Tump on picking a good company with real money and > products. Below is a new one this fall. > > https://shop.se.com/us/en/schneiderhome > > > > *Dave Angelini Offgrid Solar > "we go where powerlines don't" > <http://members.sti.net/offgridsolar/>https://offgridsolar1.com/ > <https://offgridsolar1.com/> <http://members.sti.net/offgridsolar/> > e-mail offgridso...@sti.net <offgridso...@sti.net> > text 209 813 0060* > > > On 2023-08-25 3:55 am, Tump via RE-wrenches wrote: > > Mick, I would avoid trying to use a manufacture that has little NO support > OR product availability. > IF your using the Schnieder Pros, I would suggest you consider the 600/100 > CC. This product is more then capable of handling 7kW of input. They are > available, compatible w/ their (Schnieder's) battery monitoring AND offer a > system that is able to "talk" to itself. > Off grid should be uniform in design so clients/caretakers and you, have > little adding to confusion IF/when their is an issue. > Lord knows Im not saying there won't be an issue w/ Schnieder's product, > but we DO have a product, tech support & other persons w/in the company we > are able to call on. > AC coupling, for off grid while we have Hi V CCs available is for me a > thing of the past. My$0.02 worth TUMP > > On Aug 24, 2023, at 4:23 PM, Mick Abraham via RE-wrenches < > re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org> wrote: > > Hi, Mechanix~ I asked a Greentech location about quantity four Fronius > string inverter PRIMO 6.0-1. (6kW AC output, single phase 240 volt 60 hz) > This p/n is in the Greentech portal but my particular branch hasn't done > much with Fronius. Today the branch manager told me "Fronius no longer > exists." > > Can any of you confirm or correct this report? I have an off-grid > opportunity for which I wish to AC couple some of the PV. If Fronius USA > has indeed "left the building", are there other string inverters that can > be selected for country code "off grid 60 hz"? I'd like for the PV > inverters to only curtail their output wattage if there's a frequency shift > from the grid forming inverter (frequency/watt). Schneider XW Pro units > would be forming the grid. Schneider has a white paper # 990-6421 on AC > coupling but this document is almost three years old & no help at all in > finding compatible PV inverters. Rapid shutdown is not mandated for this > gig & each array would be evenly illuminated. 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