I had a similar experience with a Xantrex Freedom SW 2000 unit. Not a great experience. It cost $1188.00 and?didn't work. The unit?ran constantly and the?electric bill at my slip quadrupled.??It was returned to the company (shipping $70.00)?where they reprogrammed it to work like the previous non-computerized and cheaper model. I have not yet re-installed the unit but have serious concerns about the reliability of anything Xantrex markets. They also install these little boxes of garbage on RVs which is less vital to working properly than a boat. RV owners call the Good? Sam club and viola they're on the hook and off to the shop. Being at sea with a broken component is?different situation.?
-----Original Message----- From: 'Frank Hudson' via UnifliteWorld <[email protected]> To: unifliteworld <[email protected]> Sent: Thu, May 14, 2015 10:54 am Subject: Re: [UnifliteWorld] Inverters I've used xantrax on my previous boat for 8 years with no problems, 3kw model. ?Bought a 3kw ?Royal Power inverter on my present boat. I DO NOT RECOMMEND ?THEM. ?unit failed, sent back, cost $100 plus shipping. ?Installed it, ?worked less than a day. ?Contacted them again, told to return. ?Sent back and never heard from again. ?Several emails and not response .will not return phone messages. ?Frank 37 Coastal Cruiser? Sent from my iPad On May 14, 2015, at 8:13 AM, John Strong <[email protected]> wrote: Xantrex is good stuff.? They're a Canadian company that bought up Trace and Heart Interface.? Their brand name used to be Statpower, but they changed it when they bought the Seattle companies.? They also build very good monitoring systems. On Wed, May 13, 2015 at 7:53 PM, Doug Thomas <[email protected]> wrote: OK, so y'all convinced me to go with a 3Kw Inverter. Probably going with a MSW design. The refrig draws 16a (1920w) peak and 12a (1440w) normal. West Marine has several made by Magnum and KISAE. Also came across some by Newmar and Xantrex. Other than Newmar, I've never heard of any of these companies. Any suggestions out there? It'll probably be a built-in model and also considering an Inverter/Charger combo. Found a few less than $1000, not including installation. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "UnifliteWorld" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/unifliteworld. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "UnifliteWorld" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/unifliteworld. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "UnifliteWorld" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/unifliteworld. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "UnifliteWorld" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/unifliteworld. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
