<p dir="ltr">The AUX output is protected by a PTC, which is like an analog auto-resetting thermal fuse. It should save you most of the time. However, PTCs are not calibrated devices, and the trip value changes based on resistance and impedance of the fault, temperature, lateness of day, distance from your shop, and whether the owner is looking over your shoulder. I don't want to depend on the PTC saving my bacon anymore than I want to use my car's airbags. Great to know it's there, never want to make its acquaintance. </p>
<p dir="ltr">Sorry for the news,</p>
<p dir="ltr">Phil</p>
<div class="gmail_quote">On Dec 5, 2014 7:10 PM, "William Miller" <<a href="mailto:william@millersolar.com">william@millersolar.com</a>> wrote:<br type="attribution"><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div lang="EN-US" link="blue" vlink="purple"><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">Jay:<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1f497d"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">Is this true for an FX manufactured in 2003?  What version manual is this from?<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1f497d"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">Wm<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1f497d"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><img width="64" height="28" src="cid:image003.jpg@01D010BF.A1425020" alt="Gradient Cap_mini"><br>Lic 773985<br><a href="http://www.millersolar.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color:blue">millersolar.com</span></a><br><a href="tel:805-438-5600" value="+18054385600" target="_blank">805-438-5600</a><u></u><u></u></span></p></div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1f497d"><u></u> <u></u></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";color:windowtext">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:windowtext"> RE-wrenches [mailto:<a href="mailto:re-wrenches-bounces@lists.re-wrenches.org" target="_blank">re-wrenches-bounces@lists.re-wrenches.org</a>] <b>On Behalf Of </b>jay peltz<br><b>Sent:</b> Friday, December 05, 2014 5:26 PM<br><b>To:</b> RE-wrenches<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [RE-wrenches] Aux Output on Outback Devices<u></u><u></u></span></p></div></div><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><div><p class="MsoNormal">Hi William<u></u><u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal">Page 23 of the VFX manual states " will reset if short circuited, no fusing is required". <u></u><u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal">Jay<u></u><u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt">Peltz power<br><br><u></u><u></u></p><div><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p></div></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><br>On Dec 5, 2014, at 5:01 PM, "William Miller" <<a href="mailto:william@millersolar.com" target="_blank">william@millersolar.com</a>> wrote:<u></u><u></u></p></div><blockquote style="margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt"><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">Jay:</span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1f497d"> </span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">I suspect shorting the Aux leads will kill an FX inverter.  We traced the Aux PCB traces to the scorch marks on the control board, so it seemed pretty clear we had tested the scenario.</span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1f497d"> </span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">William</span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1f497d"> </span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1f497d"> </span><u></u><u></u></p><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><image003.jpg><br>Lic 773985<br><a href="http://www.millersolar.com/" target="_blank">millersolar.com</a><br><a href="tel:805-438-5600" value="+18054385600" target="_blank">805-438-5600</a></span><u></u><u></u></p></div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1f497d"> </span><u></u><u></u></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";color:windowtext">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:windowtext"> RE-wrenches [<a href="mailto:re-wrenches-bounces@lists.re-wrenches.org" target="_blank">mailto:re-wrenches-bounces@lists.re-wrenches.org</a>] <b>On Behalf Of </b>jay peltz<br><b>Sent:</b> Friday, December 05, 2014 4:25 PM<br><b>To:</b> RE-wrenches<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [RE-wrenches] Aux Output on Outback Devices</span><u></u><u></u></p></div></div><p class="MsoNormal"> <u></u><u></u></p><div><p class="MsoNormal">Hi William<u></u><u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"> <u></u><u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal">Supposed to be. <u></u><u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal">I've tried them with too large of a relay and wouldn't work ( the relay that is). Dead short would be the same. <u></u><u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"> <u></u><u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal">But i did have a VFX 3648 many years ago that had 48v on the aux output. Stumped the hell out of outback. While talking to tech, they had me short the aux wires, and poof 1 dead inverter. <u></u><u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"> <u></u><u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal">Jay<u></u><u></u></p></div></div></blockquote><blockquote style="margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt"><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><span style="color:windowtext">_______________________________________________<br>List sponsored by Redwood Alliance<br><br>List Address: <a href="mailto:RE-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org" target="_blank">RE-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org</a><br><br>Change listserver email address & settings:<br><a href="http://lists.re-wrenches.org/options.cgi/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org" target="_blank">http://lists.re-wrenches.org/options.cgi/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org</a><br><br>List-Archive: <a href="http://www.mail-archive.com/re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org/maillist.html" target="_blank">http://www.mail-archive.com/re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org/maillist.html</a><br><br>List rules & etiquette:<br><a href="http://www.re-wrenches.org/etiquette.htm" target="_blank">www.re-wrenches.org/etiquette.htm</a><br><br>Check out or update participant bios:<br><a href="http://www.members.re-wrenches.org" target="_blank">www.members.re-wrenches.org</a><u></u><u></u></span></p></div></blockquote></div></div><br>_______________________________________________<br>
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