[RE-wrenches] Outback question

[Ron Young]

Hi Wrenches, I have a client who has a 6 year old Outback 3524 inverter. It has performed well for him until two months ago when he started seeing huge fluctuations in the charging behaviour indicated on the Mate and flaky behaviour in the household loads. He said he’s also “burned out” a couple of generators. The AC loads remaining constant while the charging loads would fluctuate, doubling sometimes. 

Because he’s pretty remote I’ve had him troubleshooting and he has replaced the battery pack, switched generators, checked all the wiring. He found a loose wire incoming from the generator but when repaired it made no difference. I believe the problem may be the charging board in the Outback is failing. Appreciate any comments or suggestions. Also what is the current status of boards from Outback? From reading the Wrenches list I see that Outback has changed hands recently.

Thank you!

Ron Young
earthRight Solar - Solareagle.com