<div dir="auto">Wrenches, Jay,<div dir="auto">Transformer temp sensors in the FX Fails, fans fail causing fet boards to overheat, dirty filters cause high temps on all the intervals. When outback was still running the parts department you always got temp senders with fans, boards and a relocation procedure, yes you must put the sensor in a new location.</div><div dir="auto">FunTimes</div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote gmail_quote_container"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Thu, Jan 8, 2026, 3:26 PM Jay via RE-wrenches <<a href="mailto:re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org">re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="auto"><div dir="ltr"></div><div dir="ltr">I’ve replaced dozens of internal temp sensors over the years. </div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">I learned to also replace the fan at the same time. </div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">Or vice versa. </div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">Jay</div><div dir="ltr"><br><blockquote type="cite">On Jan 8, 2026, at 4:01 PM, Luke Christy via RE-wrenches <<a href="mailto:re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org</a>> wrote:<br><br></blockquote></div><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr">Drake,<div>I agree with Ray,<div>The message you’re seeing does not refer to the RTS that has been absent for years- it’s an issue with an internal sensor. </div><div>I have seen intermittent warnings relating to internal sensors on VFX units that have self-resolved with a reboot, but if the warning is persistent then you’ll likely need to open the unit up and replace the sensor. </div><div><br id="m_-6666882237133324589lineBreakAtBeginningOfMessage"><div>
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<div><br><blockquote type="cite"><div>On Jan 8, 2026, at 3:00 PM, Drake Chamberlin via RE-wrenches <<a href="mailto:re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org</a>> wrote:</div><br><div><div style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif">
<div style="margin:0;padding:0;font-family:monospace"><span style="font-size:12pt">A couple of years back, a client changed from lead acid batteries to LiFeBlue, lithium batteries. At that time the temperature sensor was removed. </span></div>
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<div style="margin:0;padding:0;font-family:monospace"><span style="font-size:12pt">The other day, a warning light started blinking. The warning turned out to be a bad temperature sensor. It is strange that this message showed up now, as the sensor has been gone for years.</span></div>
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<div style="margin:0;padding:0;font-family:monospace"><span style="font-size:12pt">Is there any way to turn off the warning light?</span></div>
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<div style="margin:0;padding:0;font-family:monospace"><p><em>Drake Chamberlin</em></p><p><em>Athens Electric LLC</em></p><p><em>Ohio Electrical Contractor’s License 44810</em></p><p><em>NABCEP Certified PV Installation Professional</em></p>
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