[RE-wrenches] Xantrex XW6048 HOT!

[Jason Szumlanski]

Yes, I checked the air flow. It seems equal to the others. It's really
strange because after turning off Inverting and Charging, the unit is idle
and does not cool down. That's worrisome.

Jason Szumlanski
Principal Solar Designer | Florida Solar Design Group
NABCEP Certified Solar Professional (PVIP)
Florida State Certified Solar Contractor CVC56956
Florida Certified Electrical Contractor EC13013208


On Thu, Jun 13, 2024 at 1:12 PM Kevin Pegg via RE-wrenches <
re-wrenches at lists.re-wrenches.org> wrote:

> Hi Jason,
>
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>
> Have you checked the black removeable air intake filter on the bottom of
> the inverter to make sure it’s not clogged up? Check fan operation with a
> piece of paper above the inverter – is it blowing air? That’s where I’d
> start.
>
>
>
> Kevin
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>
>
> *From:* RE-wrenches <re-wrenches-bounces at lists.re-wrenches.org> *On
> Behalf Of *Jason Szumlanski via RE-wrenches
> *Sent:* June-13-24 8:01 AM
> *To:* RE-wrenches <re-wrenches at lists.re-wrenches.org>
> *Cc:* Jason Szumlanski <jason at floridasolardesigngroup.com>
> *Subject:* [RE-wrenches] Xantrex XW6048 HOT!
>
>
>
> I'm looking at an off-grid quad inverter setup for a client, not my
> installation. One of the stacked.inverters is extremely hot, sometimes it
> goes into F66 and takes down the adjacent inverters with it to F66 probably
> because of these Xanbus network is broken.
>
>
>
> I disabled charging and discharging on the inverter that is getting hot,
> but it's still remains very hot. Any ideas?
>
>
>
> I tried to put that one inverter in standby, but the generator will not
> sync with the remaining three and charge the batteries. So I have to leave
> it in normal operating mode for the moment.
>
>
>
> Jason Szumlanski
>
> Florida Solar Design Group
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