Hi Kris, I have only had one experience similar to yours. It was a DR inverter, and a the client installed a new Budaris boiler. The boiler didn't like the power source, and we were faced with a similar choice of replacing inverter or appliance. In my inquiry someone suggested putting a capacitor (I believe 50 micro farad) in line with the power source. With the blessing of the client, we tried it and It worked like a charm (about 4 years now). In theory I follow the logic, but as I put this out to the blog I would be curious what others have to say about this cheaper (about $30) fix.
Jay Jay Poz Nunatak AES (970) 349-3432 On Mon, Mar 26, 2012 at 12:51 PM, Kristopher Schmid <sol...@legacysolar.com>wrote: > Esteemed wrenches, > > I am assisting in troubleshooting a stand alone system with three stacked > Magnum 4448 PAE inverters. The electric ignition of LP for the wood boiler > will not fire from inverter power. As soon as we fire up the generator, > the boiler ignites. Has anyone seen this before? Is there a solution? > The boiler is a Central Boiler E-Classic 2400. > > Thanks in advance! > > ---------- > Shine On! > > Kris Schmid > Legacy Solar, LLC > 864 Clam Falls Trail > Frederic, WI 54837 > 715-653-4295 > www.legacysolar.com > NABCEP Certified PV Installer > BSEE > > _______________________________________________ > List sponsored by Home Power magazine > > List Address: RE-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org > > Options & settings: > http://lists.re-wrenches.org/options.cgi/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org > > List-Archive: > http://lists.re-wrenches.org/pipermail/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org > > List rules & etiquette: > www.re-wrenches.org/etiquette.htm > > Check out participant bios: > www.members.re-wrenches.org > > >
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