<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><div dir="ltr"></div><div dir="ltr">Hi Ray,</div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">I am going to disagree with you.&nbsp;</div><div dir="ltr">The transformer in OB stacking mode balances the inverter outputs and allows out of balance phase power. &nbsp; Depending on how you set the power save mode it\u2019ll use master then trigger slave to turn on about &nbsp;1000 watts. But you could have 2000 watts on leg 1 with each inverter doing 1000 watts.&nbsp;</div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">As to the mode, you need OB stacking, not classic stacking for the use of the balancing transformer.&nbsp;</div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">Jay</div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr"><br>On Jul 24, 2019, at 9:43 PM, Ray &lt;<a href="mailto:ray@solarray.com">ray@solarray.com</a>&gt; wrote:<br><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr">
  
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    <p>The transformer is just to balance the legs, and isn't necessary
      to run the heat pump with 2 inverters.&nbsp; On the programming, port 1
      should be <i>stack </i><i>1-2 ph Master</i>, and then set port 2
      to <i>Classic slave.</i>&nbsp; <br>
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    <p>BTW,&nbsp; we as an industry should move far away from this archaic
      and offensive labeling.&nbsp; Master? Slave?&nbsp;&nbsp; My daughter heard me
      mention that the other day and was mortified, as all of us should
      be too.&nbsp; Gentlefolks, it's time for some 21st Century solar
      Vocabulary.<br>
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    <pre class="moz-signature" cols="72">Ray Walters
Remote Solar
303 505-8760</pre>
    <div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 7/24/19 6:08 PM, David Palumbo
      wrote:<br>
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        <p class="MsoNormal">I apologize for my ignorance on this issue,
          but in all my years I have never had to power a 230V load with
          an OutBack system before. </p>
        <p class="MsoNormal">A couple of quick questions. It is a 8 year
          old OutBack system with two FX2524T\u2019s presently powering two
          120Vac legs with no 240Vac output.<o:p></o:p></p>
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          <li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">Homeowner is
            adding a Fujitsu mini split heat pump for air conditioning
            the home (summers are getting hot enough for AC even in
            northern Vermont). <o:p></o:p></li>
          <li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">It uses 7.9
            Amps @ 230Vac <o:p></o:p></li>
          <li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">I have a OB
            PSX-240 Autoformer manufactured in 2008 in my inventory
            here. Should I use it for this application?<o:p></o:p></li>
          <li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">Do I wire it
            up just like in this schematic?<o:p></o:p></li>
          <li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">If so, what
            do I change in the programing on the Mate?&nbsp; Presently it is
            ADV/FX/STACK&nbsp; stack 1-2ph Master. Do I simply change it to
            &nbsp;ADV/FX/STACK &nbsp;stack Classic Slave?<o:p></o:p></li>
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        <p class="MsoNormal">Thanks,<o:p></o:p></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal">Dave Palumbo, Independent Power, Hyde Park,
          VT<o:p></o:p></p>
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