AGS problems with Outback system [RE-wrenches]

[Blair May]

I'll put my 2 cents in here. The wire used to start & stop the generator is it run in the same conduit as your AC output from the generator? Is the wire shielded w/ a bleed wire, is the blead wire connected at only 1 end? Watch out for the carorna effect producing enough voltage to mess w/ the remote relay coil. If not then I have had problems w/ the mate. I've also have had interminit operation that re poling cured.  

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From: Daryl DeJoy <penobscotsolar at midmaine.com>



Date: Tue, 4 Dec 2007 16:52:38 

To:RE-wrenches at topica.com

Subject: Re: AGS problems with Outback system [RE-wrenches]







I would have to agree with Jay on this. We had a very high profile client

and had this same problem. Firmware was up to date, etc. but I finally

changed out the Mate and it now works fine.



Daryl DeJoy

NABCEP Certified PV installer

Penobscot Solar Design









>

> Hi Hugh,

>

> Nice to hear from you.

>

> If that was the case usually the inverter would still see the AC

> input although it would be outside of its connection parameters.  So

> it "shouldn't" shut the generator down and then restart it.

>

> The fact that it does it on both inverters and how quickly to me

> indicates a bad mate ie sending a bad set of signals.

>

> I've seen it a number of times, and usually when I do get a mate gone

> bad, resetting it doesn't seem to work.  Or it might for a short

> time, then will have the same problem again, so its not worth trying

> and having to go back again to swap it out.  I just change then out.

>

> jay.

>

> On Dec 4, 2007, at 12:47 PM, Hugh Piggott wrote:

>

>>

>> At 12:36 -0800 4/12/07, Jonah Liebes wrote:

>>> I have not tried that. I keep the gen itself set to Auto and use

>>> the mate to

>>> toggle between manual and auto as needed. It is strange that the

>>> gen cycling

>>> occurs even when the AGS in the mate is set to manual. I hear the

>>> relay

>>> click so I know the FX is sending the signal- even in manual mode.

>>

>> I wonder what you have set for the generator size (INPUT AC2 gen),

>> and whether it is overloaded.  I wonder if the AC voltage drops to

>> the point that the FX rejects its input, and shuts it off?

>> --

>> Hugh Piggott

>>

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