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Inverter overvoltage shutoff | 13 comments (13 topical, editorial)
Re: Inverter overvoltage shutoff (3.00 / 0) (#9)
by CmeBREW (smke833f@hotmail.com) on Tue May 13th, 2008 at 09:10:30 PM MST
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I just looked at the book again, and found out I mis-read a page. There is no discrepancy with the voltage ranges. I was looking on the wrong page--something about cutting a resister which changes the voltage parameters..Bla,bla,bla.   Sorry about that.  
Yes, Tom, there are points on the pots that I can read the voltage with my digital voltmeter while it is charging. I will do so during the next windy day.

I was thinking, Another possibility with Brian's system problem could be that he may  need to move up to the bigger 60 or even 80 amp charge controller.  I notice that he has a nice 10 footer mill which is probably going way over just 40 amps in a big wind gust.

I'm not sure how those work exactly, but my C60 book says that when an over current trip occurs (orange led I believe) that the controller stays OFF for 6 minutes and then resets.  This is probably when the volts of the batts goes beyond 15 volts during a big gust and trips the inverter off. (which is a pain in beep! I know)

-Just a thought!

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Inverter overvoltage shutoff | 13 comments (13 topical, 0 editorial)

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