Re: [RE-wrenches] Backup System Blues

2016-06-16 Thread Drake
I had a Radian blow up a light bulb when first commissioned. It literally exploded the bulb. The bulb had worked fine with grid power minutes before. Testing the inverter voltage showed no problems. It worked fine after the initial issue. It remains one of those uncomfortable issues. At 09:5

[RE-wrenches] Backup System Blues

2016-06-15 Thread Ray Walters
Hi All; I'm in the process of finishing a grid tie with battery backup system, and besides the many pitfalls of this type of work, I destroyed a Tripp lite surge suppressor when I turned on the system. The system has a pair of the new Outback VFXR 3524 inverters wired in 120/240 series config.