A client found one on eBay.
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Re: [RE-wrenches] Old Outback Mate question
Allan,
I believe the original Mate is still available. At least my
distributor still has them in stock.
Kent Osterberg
Blue Mountain Solar
On 9/5/2019 8:01 PM, Sindelar Solar wrote:
Wrenches,
I have a customer with a 2005-era Outback VFX3648-based off grid
residential system. Her original Mate had lost response on several of
the six buttons. I told her that the Mate is no longer made, and a
Mate3 is larger (won't fit her space), expensive and overkill for her
needs. I offered to attempt to repair hers, as it seemed to me that it
would be a simple task. I removed the cover and the silicon button
molding, and used a Q-tip with a bit of electronic cleaner and
lubricant from Radio Shack to clean the contacts. When I put it back
together none of the buttons made active contact.
- Any idea what I might have done wrong to cause further failure? I'm
wondering if the cleaner included an oil that hindered conductivity,
rather than enabled it, and whether trying again with denatured
alcohol (or something more potent still?) might resolve the problem.
- Any suggestions about how to correct the (fairly common) problem of
the buttons not making contact after years of service?
- Anyone repairing older Mates that you might pass on?
- Any way to buy a new or refurbished Mate?
Thank you for any help here.,
Allan
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