Good News About "Inversores","Baterias",and an HONEST Dominican Businesman!
If you have an "Inversor" this thread is for you!(But also check the thread about "Invertors" in the "LIVING FORUM")
I have long known about "EDDY NUNEZ"(Not "F"reddy as my friend called him in the E-mail!) and his "Inversores",thanks to "AZB".I have purchased one(2.4 with 4 batteries) and recommended them to friends who have purchased from him.
Another friend has a "Trace" invertor that "went bad".He went to "Trace" in Santo Domingo,and they said 11,500 pesos! He asked me to call "Eddy Nunez" to see if he repaired "Trace" units.I called Eddy,he said he didn't,but he had a "Trace" tech.who would do the repairs.We dropped the unit off at Eddy's shop.The "Tech" said 7000 pesos,my friend said "OK"!
I will now "Paste" the e-mail I got from that friend about "Eddy & his Friend"!
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"Here It Is!"
The inversor I finally got back on Monday 4-25-05 and I connected it immediately. It seemed to be working OK at first but during it's initial charge bulk rate (fast rate) the batteries in my apartment started to get really HOT. Prior to charging I dosed them again with EDTA. I turned off the inversor and let the batteries cool overnight. They were still warm the following AM but not excessively. I then re-energized the inversor and it started to bulk charge (orange light) again but I left it run to see what would happen. To my pleasant surprise the inversor functioned perfectly. The function went from bulk rate (orange light) to absorption rate (orange blinking) and then to float (green light). That afternoon the power went off (Normal DR Blackout) and no one even noticed a change. All the lights stayed on and the fans ran as they should. I had to check and see if it was the inversor or not because the transfer was just so smooth and the fans ran real quite. The inversor was running perfectly and the batteries were holding a charge as they should. I checked the cells one more time on Tuesday 4-26-05 and the cells were all in the upper end of the scale in the hydrometer. The batteries were acting like they were bran new!
Here is the real news. Freddy quoted me a price of 7000 pesos for the repair. the original quote for Trace was 11,500. As you know it was a little hard to contact Freddy but when I did he follow up as promised. When I called him on Monday 4-25-05 to see if the inversor was ready he said he had tried to call me earlier but couldn't get through but yes the inversor was ready and the price was less than quoted. The final bill was 5500 pesos. That is 6000 less than my original Trace Quote and 1500 less than his original quote. I am just amazed!!!!!!!!!!!!! Please report this on DR1 for me. I want to let people know what a rare find this man is in the DR.
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There you have it!
Now,here is "MY" story about "EDDY".My invertor in my apartment went bad". Or so I thought. I don't go there much,so I let it go for about 6 months.Finally my friend disconnected my inversor,I called Eddy,and he said to drop it by his shop.He called me back and said I could pick it up,it was not broken,and that he repaired a broken connection to the cooling fan."No Charge" he said.
We connected the invertor to the 4 batteries,again,"Nothing"! I called Eddy,who said that if the batteries are completely "Dead" the invertor will not charge them.
Soooooooooooo,we thought,"This is a good time to use some "EDTA" to see if it really works.By "Hydrometer" (Cross between a turkey baster and a Gauge" of some sort)the 4 batteries were "DEAD",no charge at all! We removed as much "battery water" as we could,and added 2 tablespoons of EDTA dissolved in about 4 oz. of distilled water.We then filled to the "full" line each cell with the "reserved" battery water.Then using a "Car Battery Charger" we "charged" 2 of the batteries.We got them charged enough so that when we turned on the invertor(there was "street power" at the time),it kicked in and began to charge all 4 batteries!Over the next few days,we would check the batteries "Charge" to see how they were doing.That was about 2 weeks ago.All batteries are now holding a "Full Charge" according to the meter on the hydrometer.(Which I plan to buy "many" of when I go to the US at the end of this month!)
Now this gets even "Better"! I have a Trace 3.6 inverter in my house with 8 batteries.The batteries are over 3 years old,and were only giving me about 6 or 7 hours of "time" before they would give out.(I must confess that I have NEVER used the "Equalize" feature on the invertor to "De-Sulfate" the plates)Soooooooo,it was time to "EDTA" them too! We used the same proceedure,remove as much solution as possible from each cell,add the solution of 2 Tablespoons EDTA in 4 onces of distilled water,fill with the reserved solution(Do NOT "overfill" the cells,as they may overflow when they start to recharge after adding the EDTA)Well,all 8 batteries are fully charged.They are now holding a charge as long as the power is out,but that is only tested to 12 hours so far.
Let me,or "AZB", know if you want to talk to Eddy.His "Inversores" are about half what you pay for a Trace!He is an HONEST MAN,it is hard to find one of those anywhere,nearly impossible in the DR!
I am now a firm believer in the use of EDTA in solution to give new life to old batteries.I have spent many hours researching that topic on the "net" and thousnds of other are convinced also! Do check out the Thread on the "Living Forum" about "Invertors","Rocky" has some additional info posted there.I give all the credit to "Rocky" for getting me to try some EDTA! IT REALLY WORKS!"
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If you have an "Inversor" this thread is for you!(But also check the thread about "Invertors" in the "LIVING FORUM")
I have long known about "EDDY NUNEZ"(Not "F"reddy as my friend called him in the E-mail!) and his "Inversores",thanks to "AZB".I have purchased one(2.4 with 4 batteries) and recommended them to friends who have purchased from him.
Another friend has a "Trace" invertor that "went bad".He went to "Trace" in Santo Domingo,and they said 11,500 pesos! He asked me to call "Eddy Nunez" to see if he repaired "Trace" units.I called Eddy,he said he didn't,but he had a "Trace" tech.who would do the repairs.We dropped the unit off at Eddy's shop.The "Tech" said 7000 pesos,my friend said "OK"!
I will now "Paste" the e-mail I got from that friend about "Eddy & his Friend"!
________________________________________________________________
"Here It Is!"
The inversor I finally got back on Monday 4-25-05 and I connected it immediately. It seemed to be working OK at first but during it's initial charge bulk rate (fast rate) the batteries in my apartment started to get really HOT. Prior to charging I dosed them again with EDTA. I turned off the inversor and let the batteries cool overnight. They were still warm the following AM but not excessively. I then re-energized the inversor and it started to bulk charge (orange light) again but I left it run to see what would happen. To my pleasant surprise the inversor functioned perfectly. The function went from bulk rate (orange light) to absorption rate (orange blinking) and then to float (green light). That afternoon the power went off (Normal DR Blackout) and no one even noticed a change. All the lights stayed on and the fans ran as they should. I had to check and see if it was the inversor or not because the transfer was just so smooth and the fans ran real quite. The inversor was running perfectly and the batteries were holding a charge as they should. I checked the cells one more time on Tuesday 4-26-05 and the cells were all in the upper end of the scale in the hydrometer. The batteries were acting like they were bran new!
Here is the real news. Freddy quoted me a price of 7000 pesos for the repair. the original quote for Trace was 11,500. As you know it was a little hard to contact Freddy but when I did he follow up as promised. When I called him on Monday 4-25-05 to see if the inversor was ready he said he had tried to call me earlier but couldn't get through but yes the inversor was ready and the price was less than quoted. The final bill was 5500 pesos. That is 6000 less than my original Trace Quote and 1500 less than his original quote. I am just amazed!!!!!!!!!!!!! Please report this on DR1 for me. I want to let people know what a rare find this man is in the DR.
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There you have it!
Now,here is "MY" story about "EDDY".My invertor in my apartment went bad". Or so I thought. I don't go there much,so I let it go for about 6 months.Finally my friend disconnected my inversor,I called Eddy,and he said to drop it by his shop.He called me back and said I could pick it up,it was not broken,and that he repaired a broken connection to the cooling fan."No Charge" he said.
We connected the invertor to the 4 batteries,again,"Nothing"! I called Eddy,who said that if the batteries are completely "Dead" the invertor will not charge them.
Soooooooooooo,we thought,"This is a good time to use some "EDTA" to see if it really works.By "Hydrometer" (Cross between a turkey baster and a Gauge" of some sort)the 4 batteries were "DEAD",no charge at all! We removed as much "battery water" as we could,and added 2 tablespoons of EDTA dissolved in about 4 oz. of distilled water.We then filled to the "full" line each cell with the "reserved" battery water.Then using a "Car Battery Charger" we "charged" 2 of the batteries.We got them charged enough so that when we turned on the invertor(there was "street power" at the time),it kicked in and began to charge all 4 batteries!Over the next few days,we would check the batteries "Charge" to see how they were doing.That was about 2 weeks ago.All batteries are now holding a "Full Charge" according to the meter on the hydrometer.(Which I plan to buy "many" of when I go to the US at the end of this month!)
Now this gets even "Better"! I have a Trace 3.6 inverter in my house with 8 batteries.The batteries are over 3 years old,and were only giving me about 6 or 7 hours of "time" before they would give out.(I must confess that I have NEVER used the "Equalize" feature on the invertor to "De-Sulfate" the plates)Soooooooo,it was time to "EDTA" them too! We used the same proceedure,remove as much solution as possible from each cell,add the solution of 2 Tablespoons EDTA in 4 onces of distilled water,fill with the reserved solution(Do NOT "overfill" the cells,as they may overflow when they start to recharge after adding the EDTA)Well,all 8 batteries are fully charged.They are now holding a charge as long as the power is out,but that is only tested to 12 hours so far.
Let me,or "AZB", know if you want to talk to Eddy.His "Inversores" are about half what you pay for a Trace!He is an HONEST MAN,it is hard to find one of those anywhere,nearly impossible in the DR!
I am now a firm believer in the use of EDTA in solution to give new life to old batteries.I have spent many hours researching that topic on the "net" and thousnds of other are convinced also! Do check out the Thread on the "Living Forum" about "Invertors","Rocky" has some additional info posted there.I give all the credit to "Rocky" for getting me to try some EDTA! IT REALLY WORKS!"
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