Maybe it’s a real arc-fault in the system somewhere, and the breaker is trying to tell you that.
Tom McCalmont CEO, Paired Power pairedpower.com <http://pairedpower.com/> | LinkedIn <https://www.linkedin.com/company/paired-power/> Direct: (669) 877-2931 > On Nov 21, 2025, at 3:32 PM, Kent via RE-wrenches > <[email protected]> wrote: > > Fellow Wrenches, > > I have a system that we installed a few weeks ago that is driving us crazy > with overload faults. It is a remote cabin with maybe a half dozen circuits > being fed by a Little Rosie inverter. Every couple weeks the power system > shuts down with the Little Rosie showing an overload for no apparent reason. > Client resets the inverter and everything runs fine for a couple weeks or so. > The system seems to have no trouble when the Arc Fault (a Siemens arc fault > breaker in a 100-A Siemens panel) breaker is turned off. Any of you have > similar issues with these breakers? It is weird that the breaker could > actually be causing the inverter to trip off. > > Kent Osterberg > Blue Mountain Solar > > > _______________________________________________ > List sponsored by Redwood Alliance > > Pay optional member dues here: http://re-wrenches.org > > List Address: [email protected] > > 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/[email protected]/ > 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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