<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class="">HI Dave,<div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Have them turn down the AC input and see if that fixes it. </div><div class="">Sounds like a classic generator issue.</div><div class="">As to why? When did they last change the oil, air filter, fuel filter, spark plug, adjust the valve or some electronic issue with the generator. </div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">jay</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">peltz power<br class=""><div><br class=""><blockquote type="cite" class=""><div class="">On Dec 15, 2020, at 11:14 AM, Dave Tedeyan <<a href="mailto:dtedeyan@taitem.com" class="">dtedeyan@taitem.com</a>> wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><div class=""><div dir="ltr" class="">Hi All, <div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">I am going to service a system where the homeowner is telling me that their Conext SW4048 had been working fine for 14 months, and then all of a sudden recently stopped being able to charge the batteries from the generator. It is an off grid system. </div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">The inverter would start charging the batteries, but then about a minute later they would hear a relay click and the charging would stop. Then it would just keep cycling. If they turned everything off for a while, they could then turn it back on and charge for maybe 10 minutes before it would start cycling. They just have a crappy 4kw generator from Harbor Freight.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">I have not laid my own eyes on it yet, but will be there in the next day or two. Just wondering if anyone has experienced these symptoms and have a good idea of what to look for first.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Thanks!</div><div class="">-Dave<br clear="all" class=""><div class=""><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr" class=""><div class=""><div dir="ltr" class=""><div class=""><div dir="ltr" class=""><div dir="ltr" class=""><div dir="ltr" class=""><div dir="ltr" class=""><div dir="ltr" class=""><div dir="ltr" class=""><div dir="ltr" class=""><div dir="ltr" class=""><div dir="ltr" class=""><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><b class=""><font face="tahoma, sans-serif" class="">Dave Tedeyan, PE</font></b></div><div class=""><font face="tahoma, sans-serif" class="">Senior Engineer | Taitem Engineering, PC</font></div><div class=""><font face="tahoma, sans-serif" class=""><img src="https://www.taitem.com/signatures/logo.png" class=""><br class=""></font></div><div class=""><font face="tahoma, sans-serif" class="">110 South Albany Street</font><span style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif" class=""> | Ithaca, NY 14850</span></div><div class=""><font face="tahoma, sans-serif" class="">o. <u class="">607.277.1118 x121</u> f. 607.277.2119</font></div><div class=""><font face="tahoma, sans-serif" class=""><a href="http://www.taitem.com/" target="_blank" class="">www.taitem.com</a></font></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><span style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:10pt;line-height:14.2667px" class="">Solar </span><span style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:10pt;line-height:14.2667px" class="">\u2022</span><span style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:12.5pt;line-height:17.8333px" class=""> </span><span style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:10pt;line-height:14.2667px" class="">Sustainability </span><span style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:10pt;line-height:14.2667px" class="">\u2022 </span><span style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:10pt;line-height:14.2667px" class="">Energy </span><span style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:10pt;line-height:14.2667px" class="">\u2022 </span><span style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:10pt;line-height:14.2667px" class="">Design</span><br class=""></div><div class=""><span style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:10pt;line-height:14.2667px" class=""><span style="font-family:Tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:13.3333px" class="">Certified B-Corporation since 2013</span><span style="font-size:13.3333px" class=""><br class=""></span></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>
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