[RE-wrenches] Getting "GFDI Open" Message When It's Not

[Kelly Keilwitz, Whidbey Sun & Wind]

Hi All,
We¹ve seen this on 2 SMA SB¹s (one a 3000; can¹t recall the other) this
year. In both cases we got it to work by fiddling with the jumper. Another
installer recommended that trick.
-Kelly

Kelly Keilwitz, P.E.
Whidbey Sun & Wind, LLC
Renewable Energy Systems
NABCEP Certified PV Installer
987 Wanamaker Rd, 
Coupeville, WA 98239
PH & FAX 360-678-7131
sunwind at whidbeysunwind.com


On 9/22/08 4:08 AM, "design" <design at elementalenergy.com> wrote:

> I have also seen this GFDI OPEN message on a few SB3000US units.  I have
> managed to get the unit to boot properly by switching it off, pulling the GFDI
> fuse out, slightly crimping the fuse clips to make them tighter, then putting
> fuse back in and switching it on.  This may have actually had an affect, or it
> may have simply been the restart that did it.  In any case it seems like this
> may be a more common occurrence than SMA knows. Two units required one
> restart, one unit took three before it finally booted correctly.
> 
>  
> 
> Jim Grundy
> 
> NABCEP Certified Solar PV Installer
> 
> Vermont Solar Specialist Plumber PS-279
> 
> Elemental Energy, Inc.
> 
> 1750 Clark Rd
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> E. Montpelier, VT   05651
> 
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> 
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> 802-272-8933 (c)
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> 


 


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