It was pointed out that I meant Ferro-resonant transformer. The transformer has a coil and a capacitor tuned to 60 hrzs. Sorry if I confused wrenches.
On Sat, Sep 9, 2023 at 11:35 AM Jerry Shafer via RE-wrenches < re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org> wrote: > I must agree with Ray, that inverter was never intended to run the slew of > electronics we have now. There are gadgets out on the market that may do > what you want but the reliability is in question. Does this site have a > genny? Using the that may get you past the issue but not solving the > problem. Upgrading the inverter would be my answer too. Good luck on > presenting this to your customer. > Not so fun times > > On Fri, Sep 8, 2023, 10:12 PM Ray via RE-wrenches < > re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org> wrote: > >> That's about what to expect from the Psuedo Sine Wave that the SWs put >> out. They shortened the list of problem appliances significantly compared >> to "mod sine", but its a stepped pyramid wave. Later inverters (Outback, >> Magnum) were step waves too, but just more steps, which translates to less >> trouble. >> >> Trace SW waveform >> >> >> I have cured the "washer not running on the SW" once, by adding a >> capacitor to the circuit. I can't recommend it 100% from a safety stand >> point, but it worked for us. Some body else chime in on the possible >> dangers? Cap blowing, fires, shorts? Definitely needs to be in a metal >> enclosure. >> >> I think its either get a different washer or get a different inverter. At >> 22+ years, its slowly reaching the time to retire those old SWs. >> >> Ray Walters >> Remote Solar >> 303 505-8760 >> >> On 9/8/23 2:53 PM, Dave Angelini Offgrid Solar via RE-wrenches wrote: >> >> I would do a load test on the inverter. It may have a damaged FET or two. >> They do not last forever! Good Luck >> >> >> >> *Dave Angelini Offgrid Solar >> "we go where powerlines don't" >> <http://members.sti.net/offgridsolar/>https://offgridsolar1.com/ >> <https://offgridsolar1.com/> <http://members.sti.net/offgridsolar/> >> e-mail offgridso...@sti.net <offgridso...@sti.net> >> text 209 813 0060* >> >> >> On 2023-09-08 12:30 pm, Darryl Thayer via RE-wrenches wrote: >> >> New washing machines are small loads 400 Watts about. >> >> On Fri, Sep 8, 2023, 2:27 PM Darryl Thayer <darylsol...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> I once used a ferro-resonant transformer to clean up a sine wave. You >> have to know the power. >> >> On Fri, Sep 8, 2023, 1:59 PM Chris Daum via RE-wrenches < >> re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org> wrote: >> >> Hi folks: >> >> >> >> I have a fellow with a Trace SW5548, purchased from us in 2001. It's >> been working great for him all this time, but the dilemma is he's >> gotten a new Hotpoint washing machine, and its electronics don't like the >> old inverter. 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