Socaldmax - Bought a solar from him and never installed. Anyone have a contact number for Steve? - (((((Solar install)))))

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Never installed the system so now I am going to put it on the coach we just bought. Need to start figuring out what all I need and what needs changed. Coach has lithium batteries now and we will be putting in a residential fridge. Might need more panels and a different controller. I assume a battery monitoring system as well. Still have not found the inverter but I think I know where it might be hidden. Has the keypad in the coach that lights up. 2003 Country Coach Intrigue. I will probably have lots of questions once I figure out what is what. Still at the don't know stage. Meant to take pictures of the batteries today and forgot. Going out of town for a few days and back next week. Go back up to the cool country to play with pine needles. So far we have filled the tractor box 52 times and the trailer 13 dumps. Still not done. Mega job.


 
He's Steve Frakes on Facebook, for anyone else wondering or needing his help.
 
I was able to talk to him last night. Super helpful and he's going to dial me in on doing my system.
 
I bought a solar 'kit' from socaldmax years go and installed it on my RV's roof. I added a second panel from Steve a year later and had to upgrade the MPPT controller. That controller failed pretty quickly and I got a replacement from Steve. Then that one failed. I was done with his junk shit. Checking my system I found the cheap ass wire Steve sold me was melted and burned. I had Andrew, a different solar guy, dial my system in with a new MPPT controller and wiring. Andrew has since done most of the solar systems for our Glamis group and several systems for board members on GD.com Mine has been working great ever since Andrew worked on it (which he did in Glamis).
 
L.R.S. said:
I bought a solar 'kit' from socaldmax years go and installed it on my RV's roof. I added a second panel from Steve a year later and had to upgrade the MPPT controller. That controller failed pretty quickly and I got a replacement from Steve. Then that one failed. I was done with his junk shit. Checking my system I found the cheap ass wire Steve sold me was melted and burned. I had Andrew, a different solar guy, dial my system in with a new MPPT controller and wiring. Andrew has since done most of the solar systems for our Glamis group and several systems for board members on GD.com Mine has been working great ever since Andrew worked on it (which he did in Glamis).
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Do you have a contact number for Andrew ?

Thanks
 
L.R.S. said:
I bought a solar 'kit' from socaldmax years go and installed it on my RV's roof. I added a second panel from Steve a year later and had to upgrade the MPPT controller. That controller failed pretty quickly and I got a replacement from Steve. Then that one failed. I was done with his junk shit. Checking my system I found the cheap ass wire Steve sold me was melted and burned. I had Andrew, a different solar guy, dial my system in with a new MPPT controller and wiring. Andrew has since done most of the solar systems for our Glamis group and several systems for board members on GD.com Mine has been working great ever since Andrew worked on it (which he did in Glamis).
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Steve is a better golfer than you.
 
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lincster said:
For the AZ side of things, Pete at Main Street RV is your guy for Solar.
Has done everyone's rig in our group and does a bunch in Havasu.
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Pete at Main street is the man for anything RV. He just needs a west side location so I don't have to drive to the east valley anymore!
 
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