<div dir="ltr">Many appliances, motors, AC units, etc are rated for 230 volts, but really they work for our modern 240 volt services. If you do a quick web search, it appears that US standard voltages over the years have morphed from 110 to 115, to 120 volt:<div><br></div><div><a href="https://forums.tesla.com/forum/forums/difference-between-220v-and-240v">https://forums.tesla.com/forum/forums/difference-between-220v-and-240v</a></div><div><br></div><div>-August <br><br></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Thu, Jul 25, 2019 at 12:11 PM David Palumbo <<a href="mailto:palumbo131m@gmail.com">palumbo131m@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div lang="EN-US"><div class="gmail-m_-1221647648750967804WordSection1"><p class="MsoNormal">The heat pump is a made for USA product that operates on 1ph 60Hz and with an acceptable voltage range of 210 to 253Vac. I don\u2019t know why they list it as 230Vac, could have listed it as 240Vac. Same thing as loads that are either listed as 115Vac or 120Vac, not much real world difference. With typical utility voltages and with line loss going out to the heat pump actual voltage at the load is more likely closer to 230Vac than to 240Vac.</p><p class="MsoNormal">Dave Palumbo</p><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">Sent from <a href="https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=550986" target="_blank">Mail</a> for Windows 10</p><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><div style="border-right:none;border-bottom:none;border-left:none;border-top:1pt solid rgb(225,225,225);padding:3pt 0in 0in"><p class="MsoNormal" style="border:none;padding:0in"><b>From: </b><a href="mailto:glenn.burt@glbcc.com" target="_blank">Glenn Burt</a><br><b>Sent: </b>Thursday, July 25, 2019 1:53 PM<br><b>To: </b><a href="mailto:re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org" target="_blank">'RE-wrenches'</a><br><b>Subject: </b>Re: [RE-wrenches] 230Vac load on OB FX2524T system</p></div><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">If you are talking about two 120VAC legs, then the split phase voltage is 240V, not 230V which is what you would see as a standard in Europe not here.<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><div><div style="border-right:none;border-bottom:none;border-left:none;border-top:1pt solid rgb(225,225,225);padding:3pt 0in 0in"><p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> RE-wrenches <<a href="mailto:re-wrenches-bounces@lists.re-wrenches.org" target="_blank">re-wrenches-bounces@lists.re-wrenches.org</a>> <b>On Behalf Of </b>David Palumbo<br><b>Sent:</b> Thursday, July 25, 2019 12:48 PM<br><b>To:</b> RE-wrenches <<a href="mailto:re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org" target="_blank">re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org</a>><br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [RE-wrenches] 230Vac load on OB FX2524T system<u></u><u></u></p></div></div><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">It is a standard 60Hz 230Vac unit<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">Sent from <a href="https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=550986" target="_blank">Mail</a> for Windows 10<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><div style="border-right:none;border-bottom:none;border-left:none;border-top:1pt solid rgb(225,225,225);padding:3pt 0in 0in"><p class="MsoNormal"><b>From: </b><a href="mailto:solarworks@gmail.com" target="_blank">Kirpal</a><br><b>Sent: </b>Thursday, July 25, 2019 12:45 PM<br><b>To: </b><a href="mailto:re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org" target="_blank">RE-wrenches</a><br><b>Subject: </b>Re: [RE-wrenches] 230Vac load on OB FX2524T system<u></u><u></u></p></div><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><div><p class="MsoNormal">Is the mini split European voltage where it is 230v line 1 to neutral......Outback makes inverters for that too.... 50 hz?<u></u><u></u></p><div><p class="MsoNormal">Kirpal<u></u><u></u></p></div></div><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><div><div><p class="MsoNormal">On Wed, Jul 24, 2019, 11:06 PM David Palumbo <<a href="mailto:palumbo131m@gmail.com" target="_blank">palumbo131m@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<u></u><u></u></p></div><blockquote style="border-top:none;border-bottom:none;border-left:none;border-right:1pt solid rgb(204,204,204);padding:0in;margin:5pt 0in 5pt 4.8pt"><div><div><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. <u></u><u></u></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.<u></u><u></u></p><ul type="disc"><li class="gmail-m_-1221647648750967804m4560348397550991981msolistparagraph">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). <u></u><u></u></li><li class="gmail-m_-1221647648750967804m4560348397550991981msolistparagraph">It uses 7.9 Amps @ 230Vac <u></u><u></u></li><li class="gmail-m_-1221647648750967804m4560348397550991981msolistparagraph">I have a OB PSX-240 Autoformer manufactured in 2008 in my inventory here. Should I use it for this application?<u></u><u></u></li><li class="gmail-m_-1221647648750967804m4560348397550991981msolistparagraph">Do I wire it up just like in this schematic?<u></u><u></u></li><li class="gmail-m_-1221647648750967804m4560348397550991981msolistparagraph">If so, what do I change in the programing on the Mate? Presently it is ADV/FX/STACK stack 1-2ph Master. Do I simply change it to ADV/FX/STACK stack Classic Slave?<u></u><u></u></li></ul><p class="MsoNormal">Thanks,<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">Dave Palumbo, Independent Power, Hyde Park, VT<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"> <u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><img border="0" width="710" height="532" style="width: 7.3916in; height: 5.5416in;" id="gmail-m_-1221647648750967804_x0000_i1025" alt="cid:image003.jpg@01D54135.D30AA520"><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"> <u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">Sent from <a href="https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=550986" target="_blank">Mail</a> for Windows 10<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"> <u></u><u></u></p></div></div></blockquote></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:12pt;margin-left:4.8pt">_______________________________________________<br>List sponsored by Redwood Alliance<br><br>List Address: <a href="mailto:RE-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org" target="_blank">RE-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org</a><br><br>Change listserver email address & settings:<br><a href="http://lists.re-wrenches.org/options.cgi/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org" target="_blank">http://lists.re-wrenches.org/options.cgi/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org</a><br><br>List-Archive: <a href="http://www.mail-archive.com/re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org/maillist.html" target="_blank">http://www.mail-archive.com/re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org/maillist.html</a><br><br>List rules & etiquette:<br><a href="http://www.re-wrenches.org/etiquette.htm" target="_blank">www.re-wrenches.org/etiquette.htm</a><br><br>Check out or update participant bios:<br><a href="http://www.members.re-wrenches.org" target="_blank">www.members.re-wrenches.org</a><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p></div></div>_______________________________________________<br>
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