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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body bgcolor=white lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Hi Eric,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>The only time I’ve seen battery terminals melt down was when they (the bolts and cables) were loose, either from corrosion or not tightened in the first place, and a fair amount of current was then drawn on the battery bank or put into the battery bank as a charge cycle will do.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:navy'>Sincerely,<br><br>Chris Worcester<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:navy'>Solar Wind Works<br>NABCEP Certified PV Installer<br>Phone: 530-582-4503<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:navy'>C: 530-448-9692<br>Fax: 530-582-4603<br><a href="http://www.solarwindworks.com/">www.solarwindworks.com</a><br><a href="mailto:chris@solarwindworks.com">chris@solarwindworks.com</a><br>"Proven Energy Solutions"</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> re-wrenches-bounces@lists.re-wrenches.org [mailto:re-wrenches-bounces@lists.re-wrenches.org] <b>On Behalf Of </b>SunHarvest<br><b>Sent:</b> Monday, March 25, 2013 9:15 AM<br><b>To:</b> RE-wrenches<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [RE-wrenches] GSCM-mini with Honda EM5000SX<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Larry,</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Thanks for your reply. For some reason the schematic I received from the tech at Atkinson did not show any wires being connected to pins 9 & 10 and as I'm a literalist I did not make those connections. After I received your (and other) feedback I connected gen power to those pins and the AGS seemed to function fine. Within 2 days the customer called me back saying his genny was shutting off after 20 mins of runtime. I told him to disconnect or reprogram one system component at a time to find the fault source. Before a fault source was determined, he observed that two batteries in his bank were experiencing the "battery terminals melting into the battery casing" (as was texted to me by the customer). I have no idea how a GSCM interface would cause or allow an overcurrent fault at the batteries but the timing of the installation seems to indicate that the AGS is at fault. Ever heard of this before?</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Eric Stikes</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>SunHarvest Solar</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>----- Original Message ----- <o:p></o:p></p></div><blockquote style='border:none;border-left:solid black 1.5pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 4.0pt;margin-left:3.75pt;margin-top:5.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:#E4E4E4'><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> <a href="mailto:larry@starlightsolar.com" title="larry@starlightsolar.com">Larry Crutcher,Starlight Solar Power Systems</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>To:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> <a href="mailto:re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org" title="re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org">RE-wrenches</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Sent:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> Friday, March 01, 2013 11:48 AM<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Subject:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> Re: [RE-wrenches] GSCM-mini with Honda EM5000SX<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal>You need the line and neutral from the generator connected to pin 9 & 10 or the GSCM does not know if the generator is running or not.<o:p></o:p></p><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black'>Larry Crutcher<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black'>Starlight Solar Power Systems<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black'><br><br></span> <o:p></o:p></p></div></div></div></div></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal>On Mar 1, 2013, at 10:30 AM, SunHarvest wrote:<o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><br><br><span class=apple-style-span><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal>I've installed a GSCM-mini (interfaced with a Honda EM500SX w/manual remote start box) according to the attached schematic provided by Mr. Kendall of Atkinson. The unit is not functioning properly. It seems that the GSCM-mini is not recognizing that the generator is running.<br><br>Here are the results of my troubleshooting:<br><br>Start LED (yellow) on GSCM-mini blinks once every 5 seconds to indicate it is ready.<br><br>When starting the generator using the MATE3 from either the manual Generator Status Menu, or using the auto 2 minute Voltage Start -<span class=apple-converted-space> </span><br>Generator starts OK, MATE enters RUN mode, no faults listed on MATE, AC IN shows USE AGS, i.e., everything looks OK. But when I press the OFF button on the Gen Status screen the STATUS goes to OFF but the generator will not shut off...until...<br><br>At the time of manual start the GSCM begins going through the cycle of trying to start the genny then goes into a Lockout Fault Condition:<br>Start LED goes to solid yellow, K1 light comes on, generator starts, K1 light goes off for 40 seconds, yellow Start light is solid, K1 comes back on for 20 seconds, cycle repeats 3 times, K2 light comes on for 5 seconds, Gen Hz LED Fault blinks twice repeatedly, Fault LED (terminal 12) comes on solid, GSCM enters (Max Crank) Lockout Fault, ...then the generator shuts off.<br><br>Seems the GSCM is not registering a Valid Run Condition. So, either the schematic for the 4000SX is not applicable for the 5000SX or the red wire I connected to terminal 8 (as shown in the schematic, needs to actually go to terminals 9&10, or I need to run a wire from the Pilot LED on the manual remote start box to terminal 8 on the GSCM...<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Any experience with this scenario?<span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Thanksalot,<span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Eric Stikes</span><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>SunHarvest Solar</span><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><blockquote style='border:none;border-left:solid black 1.5pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 4.0pt;margin-left:3.75pt;margin-top:5.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>----- Original Message -----<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:#E4E4E4'><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span class=apple-converted-space><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> </span></span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a href="mailto:cometenergysystems@gmail.com" title="cometenergysystems@gmail.com">Chris Mason</a><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>To:</span></b><span class=apple-converted-space><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> </span></span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a href="mailto:re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org" title="re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org">RE-wrenches</a><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Sent:</span></b><span class=apple-converted-space><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> </span></span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Wednesday, February 20, 2013 6:26 PM<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Subject:</span></b><span class=apple-converted-space><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> </span></span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Re: [RE-wrenches] Solar-direct pool pumping<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"'>We install solar pool pumps quite frequently here in the Caribbean. We use Sunpumps - excellent company, great support. Email Joe Lines </span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#777777'>joe@<a href="mailto:joe@sunpumps.com">sunpumps.com</a><span class=apple-converted-space> </span>for design assistance, he is very helpful.</span><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:13.5pt'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"'>On Wed, Feb 20, 2013 at 1:02 PM, William Korthof<span class=apple-converted-space> </span><<a href="mailto:wkorthof@gmail.com" target="_blank">wkorthof@gmail.com</a>><span class=apple-converted-space> </span>wrote:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:13.5pt'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"'>A few questions.<span class=apple-converted-space> </span><br><br>I have a customer who really wants a solar-direct pool pump for his home. Medium size in-ground pool and I'd like the pump to be strong enough to lift to the solar pool panels (12 ft lift above pool level). I'd like to offer him hardware that is at least one notch above experimental beta-test. I remember the SunCentric from several years ago, but not sure how durable that turned out, and I was having trouble a vendor for it now. Any suggestions for today with some favorable track record? 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