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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>Tom,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>The L-16’s are 6v. So, they all had to be in series to operate
at 24v (FX2024 is a 24v inverter).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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color:#1F497D'>Dave<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span
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re-wrenches-bounces@lists.re-wrenches.org
[mailto:re-wrenches-bounces@lists.re-wrenches.org] <b>On Behalf Of </b>The
Office of Tom Duffy<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, October 01, 2009 8:53 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> 'RE-wrenches'<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [RE-wrenches] FX2000 / Trojan battery question<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial Rounded MT Bold","sans-serif";
color:green'>Bob<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial Rounded MT Bold","sans-serif";
color:green'>On the other note: Were the L-16s in series or series/parallel?
Also were the voltage readings and Hydrometer readings done on an active bank
or “at rest” and what were the readings?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:"Arial Rounded MT Bold","sans-serif";
color:green'> Tom Duffy</span><span style='color:green'><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-family:"Arial Rounded MT Bold","sans-serif";
color:#99CC00'> Systems Design Engineer</span><span style='color:#99CC00'><o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
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color:green'> <a href="mailto:tom@thesolar.biz">tom@thesolar.biz</a></span><span
style='color:green'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial Rounded MT Bold","sans-serif";
color:green'> 575-539-2111 X 301<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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re-wrenches-bounces@lists.re-wrenches.org
[mailto:re-wrenches-bounces@lists.re-wrenches.org] <b>On Behalf Of </b>robert
ellison<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, October 01, 2009 5:40 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> RE-wrenches<br>
<b>Subject:</b> [RE-wrenches] FX2000 / Trojan battery question</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>Just visited a site with a 04 version FX2024 The inverter is
shutting down and showing "low AC output voltage" <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>It is hooked to 4 Trojan L-16 G batteries. When i arrived
the voltage was 23.8, the other day when i arrived it was 25.5 volts and shut
down both times with the same error showing. There are 1050 watts of panels and
an MX 60 on the battery bank also. In the past when the batteries went low it
would show a low battery error, so i don't expect that is the problem. Loads
are minimal<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>Disconnecting the battery or starting the generator clears
the error.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>When i called Outback i was told there was a $250.00
"out of warranty charge" as well as a retail of $1400 for the boards.
She also insists it was probably a bad battery bank, or at least needing an eq
charge. It just had one 9 days ago. The hydrometer readings are all close and
the voltages similar.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>Anyone run into this before and have any knowledge on this
error? <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>On another note, has anyone had any Trojan L-16 G batteries
with cell failures? The date code is J8 <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>I have had 2 in the last year, one was under warranty and
the last one out of warranty.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>Anyone else had this problem or am i just unlucky?<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>Thanks,<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>Bob<o:p></o:p></p>
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