I just was looking at them the other day. They do make US versions. I don’t think they are junk, Growatt is one if not the largest inverter company in the world.
jay > On Jan 4, 2021, at 4:33 PM, Chris Schaefer <ch...@solarandwindfx.com> wrote: > > G'Day and Happy New Year's All, > > Just wanted to share this with you all. A potential client purchased a > somewhat complete system off the internet and is now seeking an installer. I > know, same old story. The package came with two Growatt SPF-5000 ES inverters > with two Huawei HW-TX-5000 transformers. The twist to the story is > apparently the inverters put out 230vac on a single leg and the transformers > are required to split the 240vac into two legs of 120. I've never come across > an inverter like this. As an off gridder the first thing I think of is the > inefficiencies of the additional transformers to do something like this when > we have plenty of manufacturers that don't require this. I'd love to hear > your thoughts on this setup and possible experiences and pitfalls to beware > of. > > PS the client is kicking themselves in the butt, lol. > > Gratefully, > Christopher-- > Chris Schaefer’s > <http://www.solarandwindfx.com/> > Tel/Fax 585-229-2083 or Cell 585-748-1870 > 5115 South Hill Road ~ Canandaigua New York 14424 > www.solarandwindfx.com <http://www.solarandwindfx.com/> ~ E-mail: > ch...@solarandwindfx.com <mailto:ch...@solarandwindfx.com> > > Thomas Jefferson, the author of our great Constitution, once said, > "democracy" will cease to exist when you take away from those who are willing > to work and give to those who would not." > > _______________________________________________ > List sponsored by Redwood Alliance > > 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. When one doesn't work, try the > other: > https://www.mail-archive.com/re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org/ > 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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