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Old 04-01-2015, 04:51 PM   #7
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Packages like that, especially when sold through Costco or some other big retailer, is typically an exercise in dumping excess inventory.

As for Xantrex, they were bought by Schneider 7 years ago. Leading up to that, Xantrex had been on a multi-year buying binge snatching up pretty much every inverter company out there. Some were good, and some were junk. I suspect what we have been experiencing over the past years is Schneider/Xantrex shedding themselves of the junk, and unfortunately a lot of customers at the same time.

I do think they have one good product line and Schneider continues to push it - namely the XW Inverter/Chargers, solar chargers, and various accessories. All network together via a CANBUS and work very well in concert with each other. I've got such a system powering my house and it has worked great for the past 7-8 years. But other than the XW line, I wouldn't buy anything from them.
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