regarding schneider XW and SW

t00ls

 since they are discontinuing and replacing it all with the AIO you have to use their battery with their inverter
1) the battery is rated a maximum of 480V ( not a typo )
2) for that much battery voltage you need enough solar panels to get to at least 420V

so off gridders who only want to power a cabin in the woods could not even use their new pulse stuff ( boost battery, AIO inverter, smart breakers with meter base, backup control switch )

I say they give it back to Xantrex since they are still in business......I dont want to buy a victron or any other brand if my inverters gets destroyed ( it has before ) the XW and SW were the best inverters that could handle surges

I did finally find a board for my old XW4548 for $648 but can't buy it till the first of the month when I get my VA money

I dont understand the reasoning behind them discontinuing them...so now whats a solar guy to do

Dave Angelini

Move on !   All good things come to an end.  Talk with installers who like lifting an all in one system that weighs 75 pounds and you are done. All connected and just land 8 wires or so.

An XW is 125 pounds and not a one man lift either.

t00ls

yeah...but how much does that big battery weigh.....whoaaaa 279Lbs

Dave Angelini

It was a good run for me with XW and it will keep going as there are many thousands that run just fine for decades.

I got paid from them to help develop Schneider Home. Sadly they decided not to add the generator input and used a high voltage battery. All things that are deal breakers for offgrid. 

The battery can be done with a heated rack and the individual 5Kwh blocks are less than 95 pounds.