This is an off-grid site. It worked as programmed for about a month... I will certainly have a spare if I have to go up.
Thanks On Tue, Jan 25, 2022, 11:00 AM Nick A Lucchese <luccheseso...@me.com> wrote: > Greetings Mac, > > If it’s a snowcat ride definitely don’t go up there without a new and > tested controller. I had this happen on a large project last year and > unfortunately it ended up with an undesirable outcome. The system was > originally two of the early non AFCI versions that worked fine for 15 > months and then the client had me double the array by maxing out a large > garage structure so I therefore added two more of the newer AFCI versions. > When I went for the final step to commission and closed all the breakers on > the battery side all four controllers were stuck in Silent. I tried > everything with no success. I was also getting a “Fault Input Active” error > as if the RSI initiator had been hit but without any sort of real > consistency that would go off sometimes. No idea why this happened, all I > did was completely power down the system so that I can work safely in the > GSLC’s. To disclose all details, the system did employ their ICS combiner > solution however the RSI was back in the operational position. After I > pulled two new FM100’s from my inventory and replaced half of his > controllers they were convinced I wasn’t just huffed up on goofballs and > replaced all of them for me. The bummer was the “new” units they sent me > came from their warranty exchange stock and two of those were dead out of > the box too! Last year I also had a FNDC that also died from being powered > down so the unfortunate result to those experiences is that now I’m scared > to power down the systems anymore! (Yes, I always power down array first > before battery). > > I can fairly say that I spend at least 40 hours a year > swapping/boxing/shipping/labeling/waiting in line at UPS > Store/diagnosing/holding for tech support for FM80’s. Not trying to dish on > Outback, I love them (mostly) and after a couple decades of installing > their controllers it only makes sense that they’re going to fail but I’ve > had to learn to really keep up on my procedures to keep track of all the > failed controllers in my inventory. It’s a constant loop of controllers in > and out. Starting to see some more Classic failures as well however most of > them are much older than the Outbacks and Midnite’s RMA process takes less > than 1/4 of the time it takes to deal with Outback (though they are getting > better it seems). > > Best of luck with the effort Mac! Nick > > On Jan 25, 2022, at 4:41 AM, Mac Lewis <maclew...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Hello Wrenches, > > I have a recently installed Outback system, (Radian, FM100, Mate 3s) that > was humming along great for about a month but for some reason the FM 100 > stopped charging. It went through a full charge day, but has stayed in > Silent state ever since. No event was logged (via Optics at least) and we > are well within its current and voltage bounds. > > I can see ~ 210 V on the PV input via Optics > We are below rebulk and float thresholds. > > I have tried to remotely trigger a bulk charge, an eq charge etc. I have > tried remotely rebooting the Mate. Any other things I should try > remotely? I am trying to avoid a long snowcat ride! > > Thanks > > -- > > > > Mac Lewis > > *"Yo solo sé que no sé nada." -Sócrates* > _______________________________________________ > List sponsored by Redwood Alliance > > Pay optional member dues here: http://re-wrenches.org > > List Address: RE-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org > > Change listserver email address & settings: > http://lists.re-wrenches.org/options.cgi/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org > > There are two list archives for searching. When one doesn't work, try the > other: > https://www.mail-archive.com/re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org/ > http://lists.re-wrenches.org/pipermail/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org > > List rules & etiquette: > http://www.re-wrenches.org/etiquette.htm > > Check out or update participant bios: > http://www.members.re-wrenches.org > > > _______________________________________________ > List sponsored by Redwood Alliance > > Pay optional member dues here: http://re-wrenches.org > > List Address: RE-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org > > Change listserver email address & settings: > http://lists.re-wrenches.org/options.cgi/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org > > There are two list archives for searching. When one doesn't work, try the > other: > https://www.mail-archive.com/re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org/ > http://lists.re-wrenches.org/pipermail/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org > > List rules & etiquette: > http://www.re-wrenches.org/etiquette.htm > > Check out or update participant bios: > http://www.members.re-wrenches.org > >
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