Howdy folks,
Having used, been abused by, and spending countless hours attempting to
talk through clients over the phone through the elegant menu structure of
the Outback Mate2 since it was first released, I'm very interested in
hearing people's experience with the Mate 3 and whether it is worth
I second Howies request. For several reasons, including the extreme difficulty
in using the Mate, I have been steering customer away from Outback systems. The
inverters are great and have been very reliable but they are not worth all the
headaches and wasted time that the Mate has caused.
Thanks Daryl for the feedback.
Have you or anyone else used the Mate3 on a VFX or GVFX, and is that an
improvement over using the Mate2?
Howie
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Howie Michaelson
NABCEP Certified Solar PV Installer™
Catamount Solar, LLC
Renewable Energy Systems Sales and Service
VT Solar Electric Hot Water
Howie,
We have a couple of these out there now. They are good for techno geek
types. But for regular people they are no easier than the Mate 2.
David Palumbo
Independent Power LLC
462 Solar Way Drive
Hyde Park, VT 05655
www.independentpowerllc.com
NABCEP Certified PV Installer
Vermont Solar
I use them, and have one at my house.
The biggest issue I have with M2 is that people mess up getting to the reset of
the AGS mode.
With the M3 that is a separate button which is a big improvement.
And that you can reprogram it via SD card is a big improvement.
Try that with a XW!
Overall
Howie:
I second your frustration with complex menu structures. We have combatted
that problem with concise, laminated instruction cards for fundamental
operations (Inverter On/Off, Generator Remote Start, Equalization, etc).
More critical is the location in the menu structure of the Charger
Hi Howie,
Having installed a half dozen Radians so far I have gotten comfortable
fairly quickly with the Mate3. It is much more intuitive than the
original Mate and uses a touch pad similar to an Ipod. I have had an
issue a couple of times not being well grounded and the touch pad was a
bit
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