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BFL13
May 29, 2015Explorer II
Nobody would know about the thermistors if not for me, so it is all my fault! There are kabillions of happy PowerMax customers and my problems were over three years ago with the models back then. Which PowerMax addressed.
IMO just use your unit and enjoy. If you have a problem, use the warranty provided.
On a tech note per this forum, the thermistor is just one component in the 120v "front end", and it could be an "issue" and the "fix" could be changes to it or the rest of the "front end" or both.
I don't know if PowerMax changed the whole front end or just the thermistors to solve the problems back then, but they did something, so IMO you just have to use the unit as you would like a regular human and see how it goes. If it smokes, use the warranty, but don't be gun-shy because of me from some years ago.
BTW, I am told that PowerMax is working on a new design of the "front end" which does not use a thermistor at all.
IMO just use your unit and enjoy. If you have a problem, use the warranty provided.
On a tech note per this forum, the thermistor is just one component in the 120v "front end", and it could be an "issue" and the "fix" could be changes to it or the rest of the "front end" or both.
I don't know if PowerMax changed the whole front end or just the thermistors to solve the problems back then, but they did something, so IMO you just have to use the unit as you would like a regular human and see how it goes. If it smokes, use the warranty, but don't be gun-shy because of me from some years ago.
BTW, I am told that PowerMax is working on a new design of the "front end" which does not use a thermistor at all.
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