Hi Mac

The radian is low voltage transformer
Based. Has hella surge capacity 

I would consider what web based monitoring system he wants and go with that 
platform. 

Regardless of system I’d install soft start/vfd on the larger units. Just 
easier on everything.

The solark 12 doesn’t seem to be good for larger loads and doesn’t do out of 
balance well, and limited to 6kw per phase. The new 15 might be better, not 
sure. Numerous YouTube videos showing side by side vs XW and radian. Both run 
stuff over their rating which the SolA won’t run even though its under its 
rating. 

Good luck

Jay








> On Jan 13, 2023, at 11:34 AM, Mac Lewis via RE-wrenches 
> <re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org> wrote:
> 
> 
> Hello Wrenches,
> 
> I have a new client that has ran a pretty decent wood shop for about 10 years 
> on a Magnum 4448.  He's got some large loads, planers, saws, compressors 
> vacuums etc.  They are really nice, heavy duty pieces of equipment.  
> Amazingly, the Magnum has been able to start these loads for the most part 
> for 10 years, but he has reported that it has gotten worse lately (could be a 
> load issue), brown outs, dimming etc
> 
> He wants to upgrade the system, get remote monitoring etc.  I tried a test 
> with a Sol-Ark 12, and it won't start these large motor loads.  I was a 
> little surprised by that but I know they aren't as good as the low freq 
> transformer based inverters at these surges.
> 
> I confirmed that its not just an overload from imbalance because the 240V 
> loads will also overload it.  I got an inrush measurement of 48.5A Ac @240 
> (but it didn't start the load before Sol-Ark would shut off)  
> 
> What are my options?
> Schneider XW Pro 6848
> Outback Radian 8048 (Is this a low freq device?)
> Sunny Islands are beasts but weird to work with and not user friendly
> 
> Any others I should consider?  He does have some significant 120 only loads 
> so I don't think the Outback vfxr are a good choice.
> 
> Is it as simple as saying if the Magnum can start this load, the Radian 
> should?
> 
> I appreciate your input!
> 
> --
> Mac Lewis
> 
> "Yo solo sé que no sé nada." -Sócrates
> 
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