Thanks Ryan, there is a new Midnite arrestor in the Clipper and I don't think that is the prob. but will check. There are two Delta LA's in the main Outback panel and I don't think they're involved.
Ron On 2013-09-08, at 6:24 PM, Synergy Renewable Systems <ryan.hark...@energycraft.com> wrote: > Is there a lightning arrestor of any kind installed? If so, check for > continuity (ohm out) between the leads of it; there should be none. If there > is continuity the device can be replaced and the turbine will be up and > running. > > If the arrestors get fried, they can act like a shunt across the 3 phases of > turbines which acts like a magnetic brake. > > My 2cents. > > Ryan Harkins > Synergy Renewable Systems, LLC > > > > On Sep 8, 2013, at 8:14 PM, Ron Young <solarea...@solareagle.com> wrote: > >> I have a client with a Whisper 200 that failed recently. It was shortly >> after a severe lightning storm so the assumption was that the controller got >> fried. The wind turbine would not spin, it was as if the brake was on - if >> you know the Whisper, the brake is electrical, basically a shorting of the >> three phases. When the turbine was disconnected from the controller it would >> spin up and produce voltage at the leads. So the controller was replaced >> with a Clipper and Classic and the same problem still exists. I have >> resisted pulling the turbine down as it is a complicated sidehill >> installation but it looks like it will have to be done. Before I do that I >> thought I'd throw this out into the Wrenches community to see if anyone >> could offer suggestions. My conclusion is that there is some kind of short >> in the electronics in the turbine that only shows up when it is under load, >> i.e. has a battery connection. Suggestions, ideas? >> >> If the turbine is fried I guess I'll be looking for another turbine that >> would work on the 80' tower installation already in place, I know SWWP has >> folded it's tent. >> >> Ron Young >> >> _______________________________________________ >> List sponsored by Home Power magazine >> >> List Address: RE-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org >> >> Change email address & 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 >> > _______________________________________________ > List sponsored by Home Power magazine > > List Address: RE-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org > > Change email address & 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 > _______________________________________________ List sponsored by Home Power magazine List Address: RE-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org Change email address & 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
