Re: [RE-wrenches] trouble shooting system with Sun Tie

Randy and Dana, Not sure here (never installed a SunTie, thanks to this list in the early days), but I believe that Xantrex' swap program ended years ago. I see from your website that you're in Bellingham, Washington. OK, that explains your low expectations (1,123 kwh/yr from 1.44kW? Here in NewM

Re: [RE-wrenches] Fake Email solar orders

I used to call the local FBI about this stuff (like5 years ago), but even then it was so rampant that they basically just act interested and forgot about it after you've hung up. I know this because I know someone who works for these people. There are just way, way too many of these things goin

Re: [RE-wrenches] Fake Email solar orders

Bob is right. Forward their emails to your state's attorney general. - Original Message - From: "boB Gudgel" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Thursday, September 11, 2008 10:36 AM Subject: Re: [RE-wrenches] Fake Email solar orders Instead of calling the police or FBI, I suggest you guys

Re: [RE-wrenches] trouble shooting system with Sun Tie

Dana, I thought Xantrex recalled all the ST1500s and replaced them with XR2500s. Mine was, years ago. You might check with them about this. Good luck, Randy Brooks Brooks Solar, Inc. Solar Power for People 140 Columbia View Chelan, WA 98816 509-682-9646 [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.BrooksSolar.c

Re: [RE-wrenches] trouble shooting system with Sun Tie

Dana: The failure mode of the original ST inverters were a failure in the MPPT algorithm. The inverter would sweep the impedance too high until the voltage would collapse. The inverter would then take several minutes until it allowed the PV voltage to rise again. This would repeat throughou

[RE-wrenches] trouble shooting system with Sun Tie

Hi all, I was called out this week to trouble shoot a system I didn't install. It's a five year old 1.44kW system with the following: Sun Tie ST 1500 inverter and 12 Astro Power modules. It only produced 634kWh last year. With our sun here, the shading, orientation, equipment, etc. it should have

Re: [RE-wrenches] Wireless control of off-grid pumps

I've played with the Hudson valves and have not had the experience of a "snap-shut" opperation others have mentioned, nor in exploring the valve can I see how it would. They have my pumps cycling like crazy and throttled back in flow as the last 1/8" of water in the tank is topped off. I also fo

Re: [RE-wrenches] Fake Email solar orders

Instead of calling the police or FBI, I suggest you guys call your state's attorney general's office and start there. This falls under identity theft, which really seems to be getting out of hand these days. Maybe if everybody does this, you might get farther too. People paying their credit c

Re: [RE-wrenches] Fake Email solar orders

Hi All: A lot of times it's foreigners in THIS country (judging from the varied accents I hear on the few times I get someone on the phone). But all that ever happens is the credit card company cancels the card, then re-issues a new one to their (real) client. No one is much interested in pursu

Re: [RE-wrenches] Fake Email solar orders

The probably got the rip-off special package deal that includes stolen credit card and phony id. I wonder if the INS would be interested in their address? - Original Message From: Todd Cory <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: RE-wrenches Sent: Thursday, September 11, 2008 7:55:34 AM Subject: Re:

Re: [RE-wrenches] Fake Email solar orders

I actually made contact with one of these crooks. Their initial email looked convincing enough because it asked for specific number and model of panel. After a phone call and a couple of follow up emails, I became suspicious and contacted the owner of the credit card that they had supplied. He had

Re: [RE-wrenches] Fake Email solar orders

When this first happened to me I tried to contact the police, and even the FBI but I found that was a waste of time also. Also beware of fake casheers checks. Darryl --- On Thu, 9/11/08, Todd Cory <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > From: Todd Cory <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: [RE-wrenches]

Re: [RE-wrenches] Fake Email solar orders

I always write them back and tell them I will only sell to them if they use a bogus credit card. I never hear back. Todd John Raynes wrote: Jeff, We get a few a week, every week. They're always for a list of parts, never for a group of items that would go together and make anything resemb

Re: [RE-wrenches] Fake Email solar orders

These are all fake, I get them looking for engine rebuild kits as well as solar gear. REST ASSURED if you contact the card issuer for approval it will make no difference at all.. They will charge you back anyway in a couple months. You have absolutley NO protection unless you are holding the (hot)