Re: [RE-wrenches] OUTBACK power

[Maverick Brown via RE-wrenches]

James Showalter Founder of EG4 Electronics, Signature Solar and partner in buying Outback from Alpha / Entersys.  linkedin.com https://eg4electronics.com/meet-james-showalter-founder-of-eg4-electronics/ He ran a solar installation business and then switched gears.  That’s about all I know.  Thank you, Maverick Maverick Brown Off-Grid Solar Commander since 2006 Maverick Solar Enterprises, Inc.  • Solar Commander Remote Power  • SunFlow Systems Cathodic Protection  maver...@mavericksolar.com 512-460-9825 On Aug 4, 2025, at 1:21 PM, Chris Schaefer via RE-wrenches <re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org> wrote:  Who is James ( I assume a partner of Signature Solar) and what is his background? Christopher On Sat, Aug 2, 2025 at 4:23 PM Jay via RE-wrenches <re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org> wrote: I checked on a few websites and some do have some items.  I wonder if they bought it for the military contracts and the retail they don’t really care about.  Because EG4 and signature solar and big battery all know how to market and sell and make new good products.  One thing I heard was they bought it to  sell lithium batteries to legacy Outback people.  I guess that they would make some changes to the mate to communicate with their batteries. Which made sense maybe? Hopefully someone will spill the info at somepoint because it’s weird  I could  see myself buying any OB products as replacement maybe but for a new project, seems unlikely.  On Aug 2, 2025, at 12:52 PM, Maverick Brown via RE-wrenches <re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org> wrote: I do wonder what the real reason is that James bought outback and he also invented flex boss and grid boss. The Outback transition has languished uninformed to Wrenches and even to the DIY community.  Just like the Gudgel boys, James has also shaped the industry in the new transition to the next era.  After 20 years in the solar/battery business we built a homestead from the ground up in 2017 and the main inverter was a single Radian at the house and the outbuildings all had used XW inverters. I always thought I’d switch them to Radian  One of the XWs died after over tens years of service. I replaced it with a Fortress Envy 12k. I guess if I have another failure here, that’s what I’ll get.  Always open to customers wishes and have installed just about every inverter that’s ever been made installed from Tucson to Tucumcari ;-) but mostly in Texas. But, I’m Willin’ to work on the next best thing.  Thank you, Maverick Maverick Brown Off-Grid Solar Commander since 2006 Maverick Solar Enterprises, Inc.  • Solar Commander Remote Power  • SunFlow Systems Cathodic Protection  maver...@mavericksolar.com 512-460-9825 On Aug 2, 2025, at 11:15 AM, Jason Szumlanski via RE-wrenches <re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org> wrote:  The question I have is, if they come back, would you trust them again? It would take a lot to convince me. Jason Szumlanski Principal Solar Designer | Florida Solar Design Group NABCEP Certified Solar Professional (PVIP) Florida State Certified Solar Contractor CVC56956 Florida Certified Electrical Contractor EC13013208 On Sat, Aug 2, 2025 at 11:30 AM Dana Orzel via RE-wrenches <re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org> wrote: Any word on whether OUTBACK power is coming back to life or they just died.? I sure miss the products personally, not to mention my whole system is OUTBACK Dana Orzel - d...@solarwork.com - 208.721.7003 _______________________________________________ List sponsored by Redwood Alliance Pay optional member dues here: http://re-wrenches.org List Address: RE-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org Change listserver email address & settings: http://lists.re-wrenches.org/options.cgi/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org There are two list archives for searching. 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