T-Pain Is On A Boat: Re: [Electric Boats] Xantrex monitors

Sunday, August 14, 2011

Re: [Electric Boats] Xantrex monitors

Jason

That's the beauty of a group like this some of us have made mistakes so others don't have to. In reality there was nothing wrong with my Xantrex XBM monitor as it was made by TBS which seems to be a reliable company from the Netherlands and made the units for Xantrex. The problem was I assumed that when the Xantrex literature says the units were "splash proof" that I could conveniently install it in the cockpit where the diesel gages use to be. Of course they did not mention that the sun would destroy the LCD in a little over a year. Where Xantrex did fail was their customer service as they would not repair the unit or sell me the part. Luckily, I found out about TBS and was able to order the new display from them for $15 (plus a wire transfer fee) http://biankablog.blogspot.com/2009/12/going-electric-repairing-zantrex-xbm.html

which was much better than Xantrex customer service advice which was to buy another $250+ monitor. My advice would be to do like Eric did and cut out the middle man and go with the TBS unit from the start.

Capt. Mike

http;//biankablog.blogspot.com

--- On Sun, 8/14/11, Jason Taylor <jt.yahoo@jtaylor.ca> wrote:

From: Jason Taylor <jt.yahoo@jtaylor.ca>
Subject: Re: [Electric Boats] Xantrex monitors
To: "electricboats@yahoogroups.com" <electricboats@yahoogroups.com>
Cc: "electricboats@yahoogroups.com" <electricboats@yahoogroups.com>
Date: Sunday, August 14, 2011, 1:12 AM

And this kind of information is *exactly* why I love this group so much.

Cheers,

/Jason

On Aug 13, 2011, at 17:45, "Eric" <ewdysar@yahoo.com> wrote:

I lucked out, I chose the TBS E-Xpert Pro HV, with no pre-scaler for my 48V system. I am completely satisfied with the unit. The features and performance are everything that I could have hoped for.

Fair winds,
Eric
Marina del Rey, CA

--- In electricboats@yahoogroups.com, "Tom" <boat_works@...> wrote:
>
> The TBS monitor is also available in an -HV model, which can be used with 36-48V systems without the need for a pre-scaler.
>
> I am running 48V using a Xantrex Link-Pro with a Belktronix pre-scaler (about $25, if I recall correctly). This combination works well, but you do lose some of the functionality of the monitor with regard to the alarm settings.
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> If I had known then what I know now, I would certainly buy the TBS unit.
>
> -Tom