EG4 and most Asian Inverters do not have Conformal coating. That goes directly against any 10 year warrant and long life.
There is a reason that old Trace inverters, OutBack inverters, and Schnider inverters, are still operating many years after the warranty has expired. On Sun, May 11, 2025 at 11:16 AM Jay via RE-wrenches < [email protected]> wrote: > I have been impressed with EG4 and the speed of improvements and new > products from EG4. And I e had zero failures of batteries or inverters. > > To me having monitoring and programming built in is crucial for off grid. > I guess I e had way too many people who are non technical or don’t want or > don’t have internet for their devices. > > My 2 cents > > > > > > > On May 11, 2025, at 7:03 AM, Maverick Brown via RE-wrenches < > [email protected]> wrote: > > It is a very strange situation for Outback. > > James Showalter purchased Outback from Entersys / Alpha and moved the > operation to Commerce Texas. They have been almost a silent in the > transition since very little is coming from them, except for a post or two > on the Outback Forum. Simple things like paying for and updating Server > Fees, certificates, domain names, etc all impact their reputation. > Outbackpower.com is still owned by Enersys according to WhoIs database. > It’s been a rough transition and no roadmap / feedback or direct message of > intent. > > On the flip side James has EG4 and Signature Solar, both have come leaps > and bounds into products and support that rivals any good company. James > vows to manufacture inverters and batteries in Commerce in volume this year > (they have stated they are already underway). > > Maybe they bit off more than they can chew in the time allotted by picking > up Outback in addition to making EG4 and Signature as well. > > Let me know if y’all have heard anything different. It’s a difficult time > for the industry right now. > > References: > https://www.youtube.com/shorts/n1EZS8FeuyA > > <maxresdefault.jpg> > Alert!! HUGE News For The Solar Community!! EG4 Made In The USA!?!? > <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IimC23ozSDI> > youtube.com <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IimC23ozSDI> > <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IimC23ozSDI> > > Maverick Brown > Off-Grid Solar Commander since 2006 > *Maverick Solar Enterprises, Inc.* > * • Solar Commander Remote Power* > > * • SunFlow Systems Cathodic Protection *[email protected] > 512-460-9825 > > On May 10, 2025, at 1:19 PM, Todd Cory via RE-wrenches < > [email protected]> wrote: > > Well, Outback's Optics RE is down yet again, also the back up site too and > also the users forum... which had a massive database of current and past > problem solving archives. > > What a clusterfuck this new company is. > > Wise wrenches should beware of patronizing this obvious sinking ship. > > Todd > > > <img-0.png> > > > > Sent from Finest Planet WebMail. > <img-0.png>_______________________________________________ > List sponsored by Redwood Alliance > > Pay optional member dues here: http://re-wrenches.org > > List Address: [email protected] > > Change listserver email address & settings: > http://lists.re-wrenches.org/options.cgi/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org > > There are two list archives for searching. When one doesn't work, try the > other: > https://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > http://lists.re-wrenches.org/pipermail/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org > > List rules & etiquette: > http://www.re-wrenches.org/etiquette.htm > > Check out or update participant bios: > http://www.members.re-wrenches.org > > > _______________________________________________ > List sponsored by Redwood Alliance > > Pay optional member dues here: http://re-wrenches.org > > List Address: [email protected] > > Change listserver email address & settings: > http://lists.re-wrenches.org/options.cgi/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org > > There are two list archives for searching. When one doesn't work, try the > other: > https://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > http://lists.re-wrenches.org/pipermail/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org > > List rules & etiquette: > http://www.re-wrenches.org/etiquette.htm > > Check out or update participant bios: > http://www.members.re-wrenches.org > > _______________________________________________ > List sponsored by Redwood Alliance > > Pay optional member dues here: http://re-wrenches.org > > List Address: [email protected] > > Change listserver email address & settings: > http://lists.re-wrenches.org/options.cgi/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org > > There are two list archives for searching. When one doesn't work, try the > other: > https://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > http://lists.re-wrenches.org/pipermail/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org > > List rules & etiquette: > http://www.re-wrenches.org/etiquette.htm > > Check out or update participant bios: > http://www.members.re-wrenches.org > >
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