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Ken Pridmore (Kenny)
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Username: Kenny
Post Number: 8
Registered: 10-2006
Posted From: 75.45.193.91
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Thursday, January 03, 2008 - 7:00 pm: | |
Anyone ever use an Ecostar inverter?
Below is link to one listed on eBay.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=120204907409 |
Arnie Molloy (Ayjay)
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Username: Ayjay
Post Number: 91
Registered: 10-2005
Posted From: 151.203.92.100
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Friday, January 04, 2008 - 10:32 pm: | |
Hi:
Never heard of it, apparently it's made by Ballard Electronics of Canada...BUT.... if it's as good as the specs. indicate for the price ....LOOK OUT Xantrex.
AyJay |
George M. Todd (George_mc6)
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Username: George_mc6
Post Number: 340
Registered: 8-2006
Posted From: 207.231.75.253
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Saturday, January 05, 2008 - 2:59 pm: | |
I second AJ,
But look closely at the continuous rating...
G |
Sean Welsh (Sean)
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Username: Sean
Post Number: 700
Registered: 1-2003
Posted From: 72.171.0.138
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Saturday, January 05, 2008 - 11:34 pm: | |
Umm, the unit he is talking about is not the one made by Ballard. In fact, I imagine it is only a matter of time before Ballard sues the pants off "EcoStar" for infringing their trademark.
Ballard, AFAIK, does not make anything smaller than 65 KW. Thus is demonstrated the danger of "Googling" a name without doing full research.
The units marketed by "EcoStar," which is a different company entirely ("EcoStar Renewable Energy," http://www.ecostarsolar.com), as illustrated in this eBay listing are, IMO, inferior-quality products targeting a price-point rather than a well-engineered solution.
You get what you pay for. The advertised product weighs only 22 lbs -- what exactly do you think could be in it? Certainly not enough ferro-resonant mass to make for a decent output.
Also, they are a bit fast and loose with the specs -- they call it a "4.5 KW" inverter, but the maximum continuous output is 3,500 watts, which is a 3.5KW inverter in anyone else's catalog.
FWIW.
-Sean
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