New XW gear by Xantrex
nigtomdaw
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Hi, Ive noticed than Xantrex has launched there new XW range of inverters and MPPT XW 60 charge controller. I say launched in respect than they have a new micro site www.xantrex.com/xw/index.html and indications that the 6 kw inverter and charge controller will ship later this month, as I live in Spain Ive imported all my stuff from USA primarily Xantrex gear and I was wondering if anyone knows when any supplier will be in stock of the new Xw Mppt Charge controller, also has anyone had any dealings or tested the new MPPT controller in beta testing
My current set up is Sw3024E 2 x C40s Solar 1600 watts, Isophoton Mono Panels 8x200w and a 2100 ah 24volt battery bank 3 strings of 12 x 2v Varta 700ah. Ive only used my genset for 2 hours in last 87 days.
My current set up is Sw3024E 2 x C40s Solar 1600 watts, Isophoton Mono Panels 8x200w and a 2100 ah 24volt battery bank 3 strings of 12 x 2v Varta 700ah. Ive only used my genset for 2 hours in last 87 days.
Comments
Watt*Hours = V*I*Hrs = 300 Amp*Hours * 12 volts (assuming bat volts) = 3,600 watt*Hours per day...
Or 3.6 kWatt*Hours per day... Not bad.
-Bill
Latest word on the new XW stuff is that some will start shipping the end of July, so we expect to have it around the first week of August.
We will be testing out the new charge controller as a top priority and will post our findings here then.
The manual for the XW MPPT 60/150 charge controller is available as a PDF download from www.xantrex.com
http://www.xantrex.com/web/id/252/p/1/pt/5/product.asp
Just an update..
As usual, Xantrex seems to be running late on deliveries of the new XW line. It was originally posted on the Xantrex board that they would start shipping some of it in July.
Here it is half-past August, and we have yet to see a single item available.
any update on shipment dates?
Nope, as of the end of August, we don't even have an estimated ship date on any of it.
The word "vaporware" is starting to come to mind.
I heard a rumor that something like 30,000 inverters had to be sent back to China because of something to do with wiring or a circuit board, but that might be total BS also, nobody will confirm it.
And lately the Xantrex forum seems totally dead, so much so that the spam messages are starting to pile up there.
Starting to have serious doubts about that company.
well the fact they want to discontinue there good inverters seems like a dumb idea to me not many of my customers can afford a cadillac inverter specially if it doesnt exist
Somebodys hoovered up the Spam but havent addressed any XW issues, starting to get a little concerned... expected my XW MPPT CC to be installed by now after a spring launch date,,, bob o.... hows your Classic boiling is it close to being served *salt and pepper ready*
still no xw stuff????????????????????????????????????????
Not a thing yet. Some of this stuff is months overdue now. Starting to wonder if they might have some serious problems...
I'm running a production XW-6048, I had it for about 2 months but didn't get around to hooking it up until last week. I can say with a straight face, this inverter is the real deal. When I got the inverter and charger, I was told the holdup was the BIG balance of system box, that is the wiring and breaker compartment, they had plenty of inverters and chargers but would not start selling until there was full stock of everything
My delays were bulding the battery racks, wiring and putting it all together old school ( seperate breaker boxes ect ).
It has an optional control panel that is great, easy to use and is fully graphical, shows load, battery state ect. I can now trip the mains and the AC still runs!, which is a 4.5kw load and the inverter has no problem with the startup surge. Its a generation ahead of anything on the market. It's also gridtie with 95% peak efficency, on par with the best gridtie only units
Its been a 5 year effort for Xantrex to get the XW system ready for market and it is much more than a standalone box, its EVERYTHING to have a true split-phase power center that does everything. when ever it makes it to the sale channels, it will be worth the wait IMHO.
I think Xantrex should do a much better job on communications and what is causing the delays, but its not because of any technical reasons to my knowledge.
Finally - an Update!!!
To add to that about the XW MPPT, it is also FCC part 15 compliant, which means a lot less radio noise from the PWM.
Will the XW be sold as an all-in-one (Inverter + breaker box+Charge controller) with possibly a cheaper price than buying the parts individually?
Off Grid Cabin, 24V 440ah 6V GC battery bank, Xantrex MPPT60-150 CC, Magnum MS4024 inverter-charger, >1200w Solar bank
Not sure yet, and we are not sure if all items will be available or just some.
They do list a "set", but it appears to be just the breaker box + inverter.
OK, I had lost hope for the old Trace legacy!
But I am Sold on this unit!
The biggest was the ability to have both AC from Genny And Grid without separate transfer.
Do the Smaller XW's have this capability?
Is this thing available for purchase with SCC, Inverter and Distribution?
Any one wanna Buy a New In Box MX60?
Right now nothing is available. All we have is a promise from Xantrex that they are going to start shipping "before the 21st". And no idea if that means all products or just some.
We won't know until they actually show up on our doorstep.
I attended the online open office meeting today by Xantrex on the new Xw MPPT 60 cc at the end of the presentation it was confirmed that as of today units had shipped out to the the distribtors and should be available for purchase soon, he didnt mention what else was shipping as this was a XW60 MPPT presentation only.
Interesting each and every XW60 is bench tested before shipping and has an expected 22/23 year life expectancy bff.
nigtomdaw,
how did you get to sit in on that?
Hi Neil, I subscribe to Xantrex news letter they provide and last week one arrived with a open invite to all to sign up for a two hour live open online meeting presentation of the new XW controller.
I responded via the online registration and was confirmed and given an access number for the meeting. I was sent 2 reminders and clicked the link in the email to join the presentation. I struggled to get on as I didnt have the correct software and all my system warning messages on my new Microsoft Vista Pro operating system are in Spanish and cant be changed.Warning dont buy a pc with vista in a forgien country the core lanuage cannot be changed. Anyway I digress, after downloading the correct MS open meeting attachment I was online in the meeting. With like a powerpoint display with pointers ect, you had to ring a toll free number to hear audio which I did and a real person was taking the meeting live. I got on 15 minutes late and audio about another 15 minutes. Questions were taken from callers at the end and were answered live. Surprisingly only 10 guest, but I think they are also doing one on either the new grid tie or the new Xw soon HTH
Anything on your door step this morning ?
who are your asking? and no.
See WindSun Last post Neil
my supplier has some of the xw stuff now they said it was air frieghted to them. no xw charge controllers yet but xantrex promised the 3rd of october?
Anyone get their stuff in?
http://forum.solar-electric.com/showthread.php?p=8793#post8793