BFL13 wrote:
IMO ignore everything except its amps output. If it walks like a duck... etc. Anyway you got the original 60 from Randy and sending it back to Florida didn't work out. So now you want him to look at that "75" himself (he has a shop) and pay the shipping and try and figure it all out, since the other guy didn't get around to it for whatever reason. Info Errin on it too. He doesn't like cranks but is reasonable with reasonable people, and he has some sway with Randy AFAIK.
So IMO now this isn't a tech problem, it is a customer problem you can sort out with those guys.
The problem for me now is, I have split my bank and decided on a different charging regimen; two chargers on two banks, simultaneously, as opposed to one higher output charger on one bank . For this I need a charger with a lower input current to pair with my gophert... and frankly, this is my problem, not Randy's, nor Errin's. And, ironically, this 45 would work well for me if the input wasn't so high; otherwise, I would use it as is, and adjust it occasionally to suit the weather. (to compare, I checked the peak 40a yesterday, and it was pulling about 720 watts thru the inverter, so about 6a. perfect.)
At the same time, I have been subject to a continuing series of rather frustrating experiences with these powermax converters. So, yes, it has become a customer problem (or always was, perhaps). But how many times should the customer be reasonably expected to pay return shipping on these things??? Another $35, and I'm in to the sum of $275! Sure, one could say that's all part of shopping on-line, but when should the folks making money, as opposed to those spending money, be on the hook for the added expense of return shipping?
I will indeed email Randy and Errin to see if this can all be rectified. (pun intended) :)
