William - thank you for completing my thoughts... wish we had hooked up at the show - oh well.
I believe on the Mate there are TWO amps one can play with - AC charge as well as another "total" AC input that includes the charger as well as the loads. I have still popped genny breakers using this one.... For a brighter energy future, Geoff Greenfield President Third Sun Solar & Wind Power Ltd. 340 West State street, Unit 25 Athens, Ohio 45701 (740) 597-3111 fax: (740)597-1548 www.third-sun.com Clean Energy - Expertly Installed -----Original Message----- From: re-wrenches-boun...@lists.re-wrenches.org [mailto:re-wrenches-boun...@lists.re-wrenches.org] On Behalf Of William Miller Sent: Friday, October 30, 2009 3:34 PM To: RE-wrenches Subject: Re: [RE-wrenches] Sync problem At 12:18 PM 10/30/2009, you wrote: Sorry, incomplete sentence in original post. Corrected below: Friends: In addition to ramping down the charge amps, you also need to ensure that the loads are removed for testing. Even with charge amp at 1, if the loads exceed the capabilities of the generator to maintain adequate voltage and frequency the inverter will disconnect the generator. I discussed this very issue with Outback at the show yesterday. The GFX series inverter has tighter input tolerances on the AC input than a none grid-tie model. This is because there is only one AC input and that input needs to comply with grid tie requirements. Another short coming of the Outback is: if the loads exceed the source capabilities, once the transfer occurs, the source will overload, be it to trip a source breaker or bog down a generator. If this were an SW or XW inverter, the inverter would synchronize with the source and assist in delivering power to the loads. William At 12:07 PM 10/30/2009, you wrote: Hi Drake- You may be overloading the genny (and it either pops a reset breaker or just shows a red light that there is an internal overload, requiring you cycle the on/off switch to reset. To "test" I suggests ramping down the charging AC amps on the mate to 1 or so, see if the genny charges, then step up the charger amps until the unit cuts out. Kinda like the Appalachian torque wrench: tighten until the SS bolt breaks off, then back it off 1/2 turn. _ No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 8.5.423 / Virus Database: 270.14.39/2469 - Release Date: 10/30/09 07:52:00 _______________________________________________ List sponsored by Home Power magazine List Address: RE-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org Options & settings: http://lists.re-wrenches.org/options.cgi/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org List-Archive: http://lists.re-wrenches.org/pipermail/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org List rules & etiquette: www.re-wrenches.org/etiquette.htm Check out participant bios: www.members.re-wrenches.org
