Jeff, What inverter were you using? I had a VFX accept a freq from a cheap generator that looked like random noise on my scope meter and it could not even read off the same frequency twice in a row. As I recall, I was generally seeing higher harmonic numbers.
John Cvsolar Sent from my iPhone On Apr 5, 2012, at 9:11 PM, Dan Fink <danbo...@gmail.com> wrote: > Already been caught on this one. The inverter/charger is a Magnum MME > with a Honda 3000i. > Adding a load to the Honda drops the Hz reading in half, but still > some high harmonic of the real reading, and the Magnum still rejects > it. > > Glad I didn't spend the $900 on the new honda module now! Didn't take > the genny to the dealer because the only way to get it there is by > helicopter. > > Expensive lesson here too; our solution was for the client to purchase > another honda eu2000i for that site with the Magnum MME and bring the > 3000i to a different camp that has no inverter/charger by helicopter > long line sling load. And hey, same price for the new 2000i as for the > new 3000i module that probably wouldn't have worked!!! > > -- > Dan Fink, > Executive Director; > Otherpower > Buckville Energy Consulting > Buckville Publications LLC > NABCEP / IREC accredited Continuing Education Providers > 970.672.4342 (voicemail) > > > On Thu, Apr 5, 2012 at 2:28 PM, Jeff Oldham <starpowe...@juno.com> wrote: >> I recently had a costly lesson with one of these usually sweet gensets - >> With a good and fast meter like my Fluke 189 you can get wacky Hz readings. >> I had one that the inverter would not accept. checked V and Hz and saw the >> Hz at over 1000. Talked to Honda service center and they confirmed that the >> genny's inverter module contained ALL control parts and if there is a V, Hz, >> low power or constant overload it will be this single module. So, $900 later >> and a quick and easy swap, the problem did not go away and the Hz was still >> crazy. Talked to service center again, they confirmed that it was the module >> but could not believe that the new one was defective and asked if I could >> bring it to them. I did and their meters read 60Hz, all 3 of the meters they >> had in the shop, put mine on it and over 1000Hz again. Plugged my leads into >> the shop utility power and it was 60Hz and so it was on a Honda 1000 and >> 2000, they had another EU3000i in the shop and again I got over 1000. OK, a >> call into Honda now this time we got a rep that saw this before and said it >> is normal for this with a very fast meter and ONLY on the EU3000i no other >> genny they make! Took it back, put the old inverter module back in and still >> no connection to inverter. Now (perhaps before?) I check his inverter >> settings, the AC input current was set too high!! UUuurrggg, never had my >> trusty Fluke live up to its brand name before. So, stuck with an inverter >> module for a EU3000i with 5 mins. on it, anyone need one contact me off >> list. >> >> Don't get caught in this one! >> >> >> From the Solar, Wind and Hydro powered office of Jeff Oldham/Regenerative >> SOLutions > _______________________________________________ > 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 > _______________________________________________ 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
