Re: [RE-wrenches] Outback vfx 3648 question

2023-01-04 Thread Steve Higgins via RE-wrenches
Hey Jay. The AC input Amps should be the "Total" Amperage the inverter uses for pass-thru and charging. Having the AC In at five and the Charger at five may be what is causing the pulsing. Something else to consider the charging output of the inverter is not monitored very closely so there is

Re: [RE-wrenches] Outback vfx 3648 question

2023-01-04 Thread Jay via RE-wrenches
Hi john Good to hear from you. Your system charges at above Outback programmed amp setpoints? And in a sort of cyclical way? Sometimes it’s normal for an hour then will go to 2x charge rate then back down then maybe 1.5. I talked to a senior Outback tech and they haven’t heard of this

Re: [RE-wrenches] Outback vfx 3648 question

2023-01-03 Thread John Blittersdorf via RE-wrenches
Jay, I have seen this a few times but usually with a generator that is not designed for hard wired system. I have a Ryobi work generator that does this on both of my outback systems. It says in the instructions that it is not to be used for stationary applications (ie normally grounded

Re: [RE-wrenches] Outback vfx 3648 question

2023-01-03 Thread Jay via RE-wrenches
Hi JerryThere is no battery temp sensor. Lithium battery. ThxJayOn Jan 3, 2023, at 9:11 AM, Jerry Shafer via RE-wrenches wrote:Wrenches, Jay You may want to remove the battery temp sensor and see what it does, an open/short in the sensor will send it all over to compensate for the range issue,

Re: [RE-wrenches] Outback vfx 3648 question

2023-01-03 Thread Jerry Shafer via RE-wrenches
Wrenches, Jay You may want to remove the battery temp sensor and see what it does, an open/short in the sensor will send it all over to compensate for the range issue, the issue may also be in the temp compensation board inside the inverter. Jerry On Tue, Jan 3, 2023 at 6:16 AM Jay via

[RE-wrenches] Outback vfx 3648 question

2023-01-03 Thread Jay via RE-wrenches
Has anyone had a vfx sort of not pay attention to it charging current settings, I have a customer who’s older vfx will do the following Settings are 5 amps ac, 5 amp ac charge It’ll run at about 10 amps dc charging Then randomly go up to 30 amps dc then back down. Maybe 15 seconds Later go