Re: [RE-wrenches] New Outback FXR Series as GTGBB on existing Off Grid Home

2024-10-24 Thread Bradley Bassett via RE-wrenches
As I remember the FXR inverters will rarely connect to any generators beside very well controlled or inverter type generators. I agree that I don't think there is any automatic transfer from grid tie to generator input. Brad Bassett On Thu, Oct 24, 2024 at 3:42 PM Wayne Irwin via RE-wrenches < re

Re: [RE-wrenches] New Outback FXR Series as GTGBB on existing Off Grid Home

2024-10-24 Thread William Miller via RE-wrenches
Jeremy: Question: Did you install the ATS as a work-around to the problem described? William Miller Miller Solar 17395 Oak Road, Atascadero, CA 93422 805-438-5600 www.millersolar.com CA Lic. 773985 *From:* RE-wrenches [mailto:re-wrenches-boun...@lists.re-wrenches.org] *On Behalf

Re: [RE-wrenches] New Outback FXR Series as GTGBB on existing Off Grid Home

2024-10-24 Thread Jeremy Rodriguez via RE-wrenches
Generac Eco Gen Jeremy Rodriguez Solar Installation / Design All Solar, Inc. 1453 M St. Penrose Colorado 81240 Sent by Jeremy's iPhone. Sorry for typos and shorthand. On Oct 23, 2024, at 9:06 PM, Jerry Shafer via RE-wrenches wrote:  What gen set are you using Fun times On Wed, Oct 23, 2024

Re: [RE-wrenches] New Outback FXR Series as GTGBB on existing Off Grid Home

2024-10-24 Thread Jeremy Rodriguez via RE-wrenches
We Installed the automatic transfer switch so the inverter AC input could be either grid or generator. Jeremy Rodriguez Solar Installation / Design All Solar, Inc. 1453 M St. Penrose Colorado 81240 Sent by Jeremy's iPhone. Sorry for typos and shorthand. On Oct 24, 2024, at 10:41 AM, William Mil

Re: [RE-wrenches] New Outback FXR Series as GTGBB on existing Off Grid Home

2024-10-24 Thread chriswatsww--- via RE-wrenches
Hi Jeremy, We have a client with 4 of the VFXR3648's in the same situation, GTBB and you've described our solution perfectly although we installed a manual transfer switch instead of the ATS, so if someone has figured out a better solution we'd like to know what it is, thanks. Chris Worceste

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Re: [RE-wrenches] Module snail trails

2024-10-24 Thread Jay via RE-wrenches
On Oct 24, 2024, at 4:40 PM, Jay wrote:That one cell you have a picture of sure looks suspicious to me. Especially given the good IR picture. It looks it’s physically broken, right about where a hard hat would rest while moving it. That level of hot spot can’t be good. There are two kinds of thin

Re: [RE-wrenches] New Outback FXR Series as GTGBB on existing Off Grid Home

2024-10-24 Thread Todd Cory via RE-wrenches
One of the unfortunate changes from the SW to FX /FXR inverter architecture was the elimination of two AC inputs. The whole point of a battery based inverter is for backup power, so this becomes a huge issue when a grid tied system has a grid outage long enough to necessitate generator charging

Re: [RE-wrenches] New Outback FXR Series as GTGBB on existing Off Grid Home

2024-10-24 Thread Jay via RE-wrenches
Hi Jeremy There are two issues I think. 1 is that the inverter won’t connect. And I don’t have an answer why the inverter won’t in sell mode but will in gen mode. Maybe the generator is slightly out of the more narrow window for grid. I presume you’ve checked hz and volts and they are in spec

Re: [RE-wrenches] New Outback FXR Series as GTGBB on existing Off Grid Home

2024-10-24 Thread John Blittersdorf via RE-wrenches
I have switched to Radians to get back to where we were with SW4048’s. Also split phase and Optics make a good package. Heavy and wiring are a nuisance but reliability has been good and the few issues solved with board or module swaps. BUT with Outback in Limbo ? On Thu, Oct 24, 2024 at 5:1