Another thought – Open up the Radian & do a really thorough compressed air blow out of the cabinet interior?
Dana Orzel Great Solar Works, Inc. C - 208.721.7003 d...@solarwork.com Idaho Contractor - # 028765 Idaho PV # 028374 NABCEP # 051112-136 <http://www.greatsolarworks.com> www.greatsolarworks.com "Responsible Technologies for Responsible People since 1988" P Please consider the environment before printing this email. From: RE-wrenches <re-wrenches-boun...@lists.re-wrenches.org> On Behalf Of Jerry Shafer Sent: Wednesday, December 29, 2021 9:05 AM To: RE-wrenches <re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org> Subject: Re: [RE-wrenches] Smell from Radian Drake These inverters are indoor rated so dust cans still get inside and if the humidity is high and there is dirt on the boards they omit an odor now I can not say I have ever smelled corn chips but anything is possible, now to get the important info, how hard was the charge, how long was the charge, what was the ambient temperature, the environment the inverter is residing, condition of the inlet screens, is the room dusty, musty or clean and simi habitable, lastly, can criders get on top of the inverters, On Wed, Dec 29, 2021 at 6:57 AM <drake.chamber...@redwoodalliance.org <mailto:drake.chamber...@redwoodalliance.org> > wrote: A 8048 Radian emitted a smell while charging batteries. It smelled like Fritos corn chips. The smell seemed to come out of the exhaust vent on top of the box. Has anyone experienced this? Would you suspect electronic components frying or just some dust? Thanks, Drake Drake Chamberlin Athens Electric LLC Ohio Electrical Contractor’s License 44810 CO Master Electrician’s License 4526 NABCEP Certified PV Installation Professional -- _______________________________________________ List sponsored by Redwood Alliance Pay optional member dues here: http://re-wrenches.org List Address: RE-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org <mailto:RE-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org> Change listserver email address & settings: http://lists.re-wrenches.org/options.cgi/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org There are two list archives for searching. When one doesn't work, try the other: https://www.mail-archive.com/re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org/ http://lists.re-wrenches.org/pipermail/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org List rules & etiquette: http://www.re-wrenches.org/etiquette.htm Check out or update participant bios: http://www.members.re-wrenches.org
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