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According to a document I received from an F-P technician, here is what
it takes to run their washers on an inverter: I passed this document on
to the list late last year, so check your attachments folder for <br>
Using 120V Alternate Energy Generation.doc<br><br>
Are There Existing Customers who are Successfully Running a Smart
Drive Autowasher From An Inverter Supply?<br>
<br>
There are many installations where Smart Drive Autowashers are
successfully operating on an inverter supply. In our experience if
the following technical criteria are met by an inverter then
operation and reliability should not be an issue:<br>
<br>
RMS Voltage: 120V +/- 10% (up to -20% may still work provided
the pump outlet hose is not too high i.e. pumping a high head of
water)<br>
Frequency: 60 Hz +/- 5%<br>
Peak Voltage: 200V peak - <i> This is the major point!!!<br>
</i>Older style inverters can have an rms voltage inside specification
but do so by having short duration high voltage pulses. The Smart
Drive treats this high voltage pulse as a voltage transient and clamps
the voltage above 200V. The electronics are well rated to absorb
this clamp energy on a transient basis but not 120 times a second
(60Hz) continuously. If this continuous clamping occurs then it may
lead to premature failure of the Smart Drive electronics or the Inverter
electronics.<br>
Power Rating: 2kVA (2,000VA) minimum.<br>
While the Smart Drive only consumes about 650W of power maximum, the VA
rating can exceed 1kVA. Successful installations have a rating of
2kVA min.<br><br>
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Allan Sindelar wrote at 04:41 PM 7/1/2009:<br>
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<font face="Times New Roman, Times">According to others on this list, the
sine wave Magnum won\u2019t run one, so I would be very cautious.<br>
Allan<br>
<br>
</font><font face="Calibri" size=2>Allan Sindelar<br>
<a href="mailto:Allan@positiveenergysolar.com">
Allan@positiveenergysolar.com</a><br>
NABCEP Certified Photovoltaic Installer<br>
EE98J Journeyman Electrician<br>
Positive Energy, Inc.<br>
3201 Calle Marie<br>
Santa Fe</font>, New Mexico 87507<br>
<font face="Calibri" size=2>505 424-1112<br>
</font><a href="http://www.positiveenergysolar.com">
www.positiveenergysolar.com</a><br>
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<font face="Tahoma" size=2><b>From:</b>
re-wrenches-bounces@lists.re-wrenches.org
[<a href="mailto:re-wrenches-bounces@lists.re-wrenches.org" eudora="autourl">
mailto:re-wrenches-bounces@lists.re-wrenches.org</a>] <b>On Behalf Of
</b>Dana<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, July 01, 2009 5:20 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> 'RE-wrenches'<br>
<b>Subject:</b> [RE-wrenches] Fisher Paykal on a MAGNASINE<br>
</font><font face="Calibri" size=2> <br>
</font>Has anyone run a Fisher-Paykal washer on the Magna sine modified
sine wave 1200 watt inverter? Good to do or not?<br>
<br>
Thanks<br>
<br>
<font color="#1F497D">Dana Orzel</font></blockquote></body>
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