[RE-wrenches] Solectria 3.8 Inverter Failures

[Matt Partymiller]

Wrenches,

We have recently had a string of Solectria 3.8 failures.  The commonality
to the failures seems to be a failed internal relay on the top part of the
inverter and we (and one customer) have witnessed brief arcing occur as
the inverter attempts to start up.  In every instance we have seen a
tripped AC breaker.

I had a positive conversation with Solectria about this problem and they
tell me they have not seen this problem frequently and do not believe the
error is systemic.  That said, our failure rate is very high and our
sample size is very small.

I am curious if any folks installing Solectria 3.8s have seen this error
or had a high failure rate as of late.

Thanks,

Matt



Matthew Partymiller
Solar Energy Solutions LLC
(877) 312-7456
matt at solar-energy-solutions.com