Thanks Ray, This is a circa 2002 inverter. I may just tell them to go to a pilot light stove model (hate to waste gas, ya know).
Kris On Mon, Sep 19, 2016 at 5:39 PM, Ray Walters <r...@solarray.com> wrote: > Sounds like ovens have gotten more complicated over the years. As soon as > I read "control board" and modified sine wave, I cringe. The good old DR > inverters worked great, I even ran my own shop on one for several years > back in the 90s. I for the most part quit selling them though, as even > though most equipment worked on the mod sine, we started noticing premature > failures. I would attribute this to the extra heat generated by all the > extra harmonic distortion. Sorry I can't recommend an oven; they probably > would be better going to something older form Craig's list with no AC > connection at all. > > R.Ray Walters > CTO, Solarray, Inc > Nabcep Certified PV Installer, > Licensed Master Electrician > Solar Design Engineer303 505-8760 > > On 9/19/2016 4:35 PM, Kristopher Schmid wrote: > > Hi Wrenches, > > I have a client that has blown out 2 control boards on their oven in the > last few months. The appliance is a Whirlpool Model WFG515S0EW0 powered by > a Xantrex DR1512. Since this is an off-grid home, i recommended that they > get an LP stove with no oven glow bar and this was the unit that the > appliance company supplied. > > Has anyone seen this before (i am assuming incompatibility of the > circuitry with the modified sine wave output)? > > Can you recommend another model that has been tried and true (preferably > Whirlpool)? > > Thanks tons, > Kris > > -- > Shine On! > > Kris Schmid > Legacy Solar, LLC > 864 Clam Falls Trail > Frederic, WI 54837 > www.legacysolar.com > 715-653-4295 > NABCEP Certified PV Installer > Licensed Wisconsin Master Electrician > BSEE > > > _______________________________________________ > List sponsored by Redwood Alliance > > List Address: RE-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org > > Change listserver email address & > settings:http://lists.re-wrenches.org/options.cgi/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org > > List-Archive: > http://www.mail-archive.com/re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org/maillist.html > > List rules & etiquette:www.re-wrenches.org/etiquette.htm > > Check out or update participant bios:www.members.re-wrenches.org > > > > _______________________________________________ > List sponsored by Redwood Alliance > > List Address: RE-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org > > Change listserver email address & settings: > http://lists.re-wrenches.org/options.cgi/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org > > List-Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches. > org/maillist.html > > List rules & etiquette: > www.re-wrenches.org/etiquette.htm > > Check out or update participant bios: > www.members.re-wrenches.org > > > -- Shine On! Kris Schmid Legacy Solar, LLC 864 Clam Falls Trail Frederic, WI 54837 www.legacysolar.com 715-653-4295 NABCEP Certified PV Installer Licensed Wisconsin Master Electrician BSEE
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