<html><body><span style="font-family:Verdana; color:#000000; font-size:10pt;"><div>Howie,</div><div><br></div><div>A Fan Test is described in the T80 user Manual;Page 26;5M(misc.section).</div><div><span style="font-size: 10pt;">This is a simple Fan test to toggle Fan ON/OFF;Most likely it will turn Fan ON to full speed.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: 10pt;">(Based on their Manual).</span></div><div><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><br></span></div><div>For a Real-World test(If there is enough current passing through C.C.);</div><div>Cover heat-sink/C.C. to prevent airflow through heat-sink.</div><div>Wait for temperatures to rise and monitor;Fan will come on and ramp-up from a low speed to it's highest speed.</div><div>If this is left in this condition long enough;once the Fan has reached it's highest speed the C.C. should go into a Derate mode and start backing-off the amount of current moving through it.</div><div>When C.C. is in Derate mode there should be some type of indication of this presented on the C.C. display.</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>If time does not permit;use a Heat-gun and gradually heat-up the heat-sink.</div><div>Use caution;do not overheat any components etc.</div><div>If you do not have experience in doing this type of "experiment" I would not advice doing this.</div><div><br></div><div>Hope this helps.</div><div><br></div><div>Louis Segarra</div><div>Tech.Department/Field Service</div><div>Solar Cowboyz</div><div>Cell#916-212-0282</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div>
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Subject: [RE-wrenches] Apollo charge controller<br>
From: Howie Michaelson <<a href="mailto:howie@suncatchervt.com">howie@suncatchervt.com</a>><br>
Date: Mon, October 05, 2015 7:34 pm<br>
To: RE-wrenches <<a href="mailto:re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org">re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org</a>><br>
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<div dir="ltr"><div><div>Does anyone have a decent way of checking whether the cooling fan in an Apollo T80 is working properly? It is a variable speed fan, but appears to be a bit challenged (making noise, moving somewhat slowly...<br><br></div>Thanks,<br></div>Howie<br></div> <hr>_______________________________________________<br>
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