Allan, The new VFXR has updatable firmware through the MATE3 but the old series has firmware on the control board but not updatable. I have run into this before but lucked out that both older inverters had the same firmware.
John On Sun, Mar 20, 2022 at 10:55 AM Sindelar Solar <al...@sindelarsolar.com> wrote: > John, > I've never faced your situation so can't address it directly. However, I > don't think matching firmware requires replacing a control board. Can't you > just update the firmware to the latest for that legacy product using a > Mate3? > The firware for these should be available at > https://www.outbackpower.com/resources-mobile/technical-support/firmware-updates/item/fxr-vfxr-series-firmware-archive > Allan > > On 3/20/2022 8:14 AM, John Blittersdorf wrote: > > Wrenches, I just added a 2nd VFX3648 stacked as SLAVE L1 to increase > charging of his new eVault 18.5 from 12kw Kohler gen. It connects to the > generator but doesn’t charge. I read in the manual that both inverters > must be the same firmware revision. Once hooked up I found that the added > inverter was rev #68 and the original one rev 61. Would it be possible to > switch which inverter is the master and have the newer one recognize the > older one.? Otherwise is my only option to put a new control board in the > original inverter? And possibly also in the new one. Anyone know what the > latest rev or last one was? > > John Blittersdorf > > > _______________________________________________ > List sponsored by Redwood Alliance > > Pay optional member dues here: http://re-wrenches.org > > 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 > > 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 > > > -- > > *Allan Sindelar* > al...@sindelarsolar.com > New Mexico EE98J Journeyman Electrician > Founder (Retired), Positive Energy, Inc. > *505 780-2738 cell* > > > _______________________________________________ > List sponsored by Redwood Alliance > > Pay optional member dues here: http://re-wrenches.org > > 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 > > 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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