[RE-wrenches] Outback question

2024-08-15 Thread Ron Young via RE-wrenches
Hi Wrenches, I have a client who has a 6 year old Outback 3524 inverter. It has performed well for him until two months ago when he started seeing huge fluctuations in the charging behaviour indicated on the Mate and flaky behaviour in the household loads. He said he’s also “burned out” a couple

[RE-wrenches] Recommendations for A/B battery switch

2024-01-03 Thread Ron Young via RE-wrenches
Hi Wrenches & Happy New Year! I have a client who wants to switch between two 24v 800 a/h battery banks. I know this isn’t a recommended strategy and have advised him accordingly but he still insists this is a method he wants to use in his off-grid system. None of the A/B type switches I look a

[RE-wrenches] Magnum problem

2023-10-31 Thread Ron Young via RE-wrenches
Hello Wrenches, I am completely stumped. I built a Magnum 4448 panel for a client and it was installed by an electrician. It was thoroughly tested before going out the door on all functions and pre-programmed for the off-grid site. Electrician just had to hang it on the wall and make 4 connecti

[RE-wrenches] Charger recommendations

2023-09-04 Thread Ron Young via RE-wrenches
Hi All, I am looking for recommendations for a standalone 48v high amp charger (min. 100a). I have a client with a large battery bank that needs a minimum 85a charge but his all-in-one inverter/charger won’t deliver more than 40. Finding high amp 48v chargers has proven to be a challenge. Victr

[RE-wrenches] Magnum issues?

2023-06-19 Thread Ron Young via RE-wrenches
I’m in Canada, on the west coast, and while the supply chain issues over the last 2 years with Magnum inverters were severe they seem to have eased over the last few months. However I have just had a local service depot tell me that repair boards are unavailable and to get back to them in 4 - 6

Re: [RE-wrenches] Xantrex AC Fault 186.6v

2022-12-08 Thread Ron Young via RE-wrenches
Back in the mid ’90’s one of my businesses used colour laser copiers worth $50k each. Located at the end of a long rural route the voltage would whiplash through a wild range depending on demand upstream (mostly low voltage). It kept blowing the $5,000 lasers out of the copiers until the techs r

Re: [RE-wrenches] Magnum Inverters

2022-07-20 Thread Ron Young via RE-wrenches
I have been waiting literally months for delivery of 4024 and 4448 PAE inverters both this year and 2021. It seems Magnum has dropped through the cracks in the floorboards. My supplier, the largest in Canada, has no idea of future shipments, they just show up without advance notice. I think Magn

[RE-wrenches] Leakage of current

2022-07-10 Thread Ron Young via RE-wrenches
I have a customer that has self installed an array on a metal roof using APS Rapid shutdown devices. The roof rack is standard rails and L-feet. It is a high voltage system that will be connected to a Sol-Ark but it has yet to be connected, just MC cables from each set of 8 panels (3 altogether)

[RE-wrenches] Sol-Ark install

2022-04-12 Thread Ron Young via RE-wrenches
Hi Wrenches, trying to wrap my head around a first time Sol-Ark install. Because the max DC voltage is 500v at 18a and the PV I’m using is 40v DC each I will have to create three strings each 480v. What would be the best choice for a home run wire? I’ve always used smaller strings with micro in