<table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0" ><tr><td valign="top" style="font: inherit;">My apologies. I see this recommendation comes from Magnum.<br>The suggestion is still valid when other brands are involved and<br>parallel capacitors are considered. <br><br><br>Dan<br><br><br>--- On <b>Tue, 3/27/12, Exeltech <i><exeltech@yahoo.com></i></b> wrote:<br><blockquote style="border-left: 2px solid rgb(16, 16, 255); margin-left: 5px; padding-left: 5px;"><br>From: Exeltech <exeltech@yahoo.com><br>Subject: Re: [RE-wrenches] Wood boiler ignition issue<br>To: "RE-wrenches" <re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org><br>Date: Tuesday, March 27, 2012, 5:11 PM<br><br><div id="yiv583271410"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td style="font:inherit;" valign="top">Adding a capacitor of that size across the inverter's output may cause problems for the inverter. Much depends on how the inverter's output<br>voltage
control loop is designed, among other things.<br><br>Before making any changes of this nature, I highly suggest contacting the inverter manufacturer to ask them what issues (if any) may result from such a modification.<br><br>In turn, they may request from you more detail about nature of the load the inverter will be powering. Is it reactive (and if so, what's the power factor)?<br> Linear or non-linear? And so forth.... It would be helpful to if you have this<br>information available before you call them.<br><br><br>Regards,<br><br><br>Dan Lepinski<br>Senior Engineer<br>Exeltech<br><br> <br>--- On <b>Tue, 3/27/12, Brian Faley <i><BFaley@magnumenergy.com></i></b>
wrote:<br><blockquote style="border-left:2px solid rgb(16, 16, 255);margin-left:5px;padding-left:5px;"><br>From: Brian Faley <BFaley@magnumenergy.com><br>Subject: Re: [RE-wrenches] Wood boiler ignition issue<br>To: "RE-wrenches" <re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org><br>Date: Tuesday, March 27, 2012, 4:04 PM<br><br><div id="yiv583271410"><style><!--
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--></style><div><div class="yiv583271410WordSection1"><p class="yiv583271410MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D;">Hi Kris,</span></p><p class="yiv583271410MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D;"> </span></p><p class="yiv583271410MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D;">A solution to try would be to add a motor run capacitor across the line at the boiler. 10uF-20uf range may improve the crossover distortion enough to allow the boiler ignitor to operate properly. Start with 10uF. </span></p><p class="yiv583271410MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D;"> </span></p><p class="yiv583271410MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D;">Regards,</span></p><p class="yiv583271410MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D;">Brian</span></p><p class="yiv583271410MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D;"> </span></p><p
class="yiv583271410MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D;">Brian Faley</span></p><p class="yiv583271410MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D;">Chief Engineer</span></p><p class="yiv583271410MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D;">Magnum Energy Inc.</span></p><p class="yiv583271410MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D;">2211 West Casino Rd</span></p><p class="yiv583271410MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D;">Everett, WA 98204</span></p><p class="yiv583271410MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D;">Ph 425-353-8833</span></p><p class="yiv583271410MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D;">www.magnumenergy.com</span></p><p class="yiv583271410MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D;"> </span></p><p class="yiv583271410MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D;"> </span></p><p
class="yiv583271410MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D;"> </span></p><p class="yiv583271410MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;"> re-wrenches-bounces@lists.re-wrenches.org [mailto:re-wrenches-bounces@lists.re-wrenches.org] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Kristopher
Schmid<br><b>Sent:</b> Monday, March 26, 2012 11:51 AM<br><b>To:</b> RE-wrenches<br><b>Subject:</b> [RE-wrenches] Wood boiler ignition issue</span></p><p class="yiv583271410MsoNormal"> </p><p>Esteemed wrenches,</p><p>I am assisting in troubleshooting a stand alone system with three stacked Magnum 4448 PAE inverters. The electric ignition of LP for the wood boiler will not fire from inverter power. As soon as we fire up the generator, the boiler ignites. Has anyone seen this before? Is there a solution? The boiler is a Central Boiler E-Classic 2400.</p><p>Thanks in advance!</p><p>----------<br>Shine On!</p><p>Kris Schmid<br>Legacy Solar, LLC<br>864 Clam Falls Trail<br>Frederic, WI 54837<br>715-653-4295<br><a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.legacysolar.com">www.legacysolar.com</a><br>NABCEP Certified PV Installer<br>BSEE </p></div></div></div><br>-----Inline Attachment Follows-----<br><br><div
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