Help with wrong installation of inverter.. :(
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I was just thinking on doing that; starting giving it 'work' little by little. Will see how it goes and come back here to report how it goes for the next day. Thank you! And everybody else who helped me!Comment
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Even if it's working today, something extreme happened to it, and it should at least be opened and inspected. If you open it, you void your warranty,
And you could write to the Mfg and ask them what could happen. But getting hot and smelling bad is not a indicator of no damage,Powerfab top of pole PV mount (2) | Listeroid 6/1 w/st5 gen head | XW6048 inverter/chgr | Iota 48V/15A charger | Morningstar 60A MPPT | 48V, 800A NiFe Battery (in series)| 15, Evergreen 205w "12V" PV array on pole | Midnight ePanel | Grundfos 10 SO5-9 with 3 wire Franklin Electric motor (1/2hp 240V 1ph ) on a timer for 3 hr noontime run - Runs off PV ||
|| Midnight Classic 200 | 10, Evergreen 200w in a 160VOC array ||
|| VEC1093 12V Charger | Maha C401 aa/aaa Charger | SureSine | Sunsaver MPPT 15A
solar: http://tinyurl.com/LMR-Solar
gen: http://tinyurl.com/LMR-ListerComment
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It's been almost two days and it's still working well! I have been adding load little by little; started with a led bulb (6w), then added charging my phone, a home tool, my GoPro, DSLR camera and then even my computer. Today I plan to add the fridge! Is a low consumption model though (it says 70w). It gets a bit, just a bit warm with all the load mentioned before. Which I'm guessing is completely normal. Any thoughts?
Now I have another 'problem': the controller doesn't go on. I thought it could be the cables been somewhat lose as when removing and putting them back in it worked, but then it wil stop working again when turning the circuit breaker off/on.. I think it could be the circuit breaker. can it? It looks a bit cheap too (Or are they all the same?). Well I want to try it with another CB. But the only spare one I have at hand is rated at 20A, whereas the one installed is rated at 32A. So my question is: Can I use the 20A CB? Brand is good, better than the one installed, if that matters.Last edited by Alkaline; 10-28-2016, 09:35 AM.Comment
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Now I have another 'problem': the controller doesn't go on. I thought it could be the cables been somewhat lose as when removing and putting them back in it worked, but then it wil stop working again when turning the circuit breaker off/on.. I think it could be the circuit breaker. can it? It looks a bit cheap too (Or are they all the same?). Well I want to try it with another CB. But the only spare one I have at hand is rated at 20A, whereas the one installed is rated at 32A. So my question is: Can I use the 20A CB? Brand is good, better than the one installed, if that matters.
Make sure you are turning on the battery side of your charge controller FIRST. Many charge controllers don't work correctly if you connect solar side first.
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You can use a 20A circuit breaker as long as you are passing less than 20A (16A is a good max.)
Make sure you are turning on the battery side of your charge controller FIRST. Many charge controllers don't work correctly if you connect solar side firstComment
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I've been using that fridge before with the same setup 24/7 no problems and without running out of electricity. Of course now with what happened.. I don't know. On the internet I find this info about the power consumption of this fridge: "19.8 kwh/month". But I don't know how to interpret it.
If it worked before on your inverter it will likely work again. Most inverters have a pretty high surge rating.
How do I know how much I'm passing? And yes, forget now I check everything twice before turning it/on anything and I have read the manual I dont know many times 😂. Thank you!
You can also test the "bad" breaker with an ohmmeter to see if that's the problem. Should be zero ohms when closed, infinite when open.
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That's the amount of energy it needs to run for a month in average conditions (likely 72F, no sun exposure.) The power is different - that's the amount of power it needs to start its compressor.
If it worked before on your inverter it will likely work again. Most inverters have a pretty high surge rating.
Best way is with a meter - either a conductive one (by removing one wire) or an inductive one (that clamps around the wire.) Or you can just calculate it - based on your numbers you'll be sending about 24 amps through that MPPT charge controller during full power operation. Or you can read the Imp from the data sheet on your panels, add them all and that's your number.
You can also test the "bad" breaker with an ohmmeter to see if that's the problem. Should be zero ohms when closed, infinite when open.
I don't know if it matters but the circuit breaker will be used between controller/battery. I have just tried it with the 20A circuit breaker and the controller now goes on. So the problem really was the circuit breaker. But now I'm worried about the Amps that I'll be passing through it!
Thank you!Last edited by Alkaline; 10-28-2016, 01:40 PM.Comment
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