<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=""><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" class=""><div dir="auto" class=""><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class="">Andrew </span><div class=""><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class=""><br class=""></span></div><div class=""><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class="">The charge controller and inverter use different fans. </span></div><div class=""><font color="#000000" class=""><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class=""><br class=""></span></font></div><div class=""><font color="#000000" class="">The CC I\u2019ve opened up uses a 4\u201d fan usually model AD0812FB-71(N). I have ordered several brands that are cross compatible. Recently ordered Delta </font><span style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" class="">FFB0812VH-T500 from <a href="http://Mouser.com" class="">Mouser.com</a>.</span></div><div class=""><font color="#333333" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2" class=""><span style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" class=""><br class=""></span></font></div><div class=""><font color="#333333" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2" class=""><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" class="">It is fine to leave the charge controller in place (powered down), remove the four philips head screws holding the fan bracket in place on the top of the charge controller. Cut the wires from the fans (keep the pairs together), mount the new fans to the bracket and splice the new fans to the "fan harness" using telco crimps (UY K1 Connectors [Amazon]). If you want to be extra careful, you can take the CC off the wall and open it up. The fan wires go down a hole onto the PCB and have press in connectors that </span><span style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51);" class="">receive the wire directly from the fan (assuming the wire is long enough).</span></font></div><div class=""><font color="#333333" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2" class=""><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" class=""><br class=""></span></font></div><div class=""><font color="#333333" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2" class=""><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" class="">The Inverter fan is 6\u201d and I have those details on another computer\u2026 let me know if you need that as well. Also, since you are at the customer site, there is a filter element covering that inverter fan which is located directly on the bottom of the inverter and I am sure it might need to be cleaned while you are there. Hopefully it got installed. ;-) </span></font></div><div class=""><font color="#333333" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2" class=""><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" class=""><br class=""></span></font></div><div class=""><font color="#333333" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2" class=""><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" class="">Thank you,</span></font></div><div class=""><font color="#333333" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2" class=""><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" class=""><br class=""></span></font></div><div class=""><font color="#333333" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2" class=""><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" class="">Maverick</span></font></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><div class=""><font color="#000000" class=""><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class=""><br class=""></span></font><br class=""><div dir="ltr" class=""><!-- signature open --><div class="" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><div>Maverick Brown<br class="">Off-Grid Solar Commander since 2006<br class=""><b class="">Maverick Solar Enterprises, Inc.</b></div><div><b class=""> \u2022 Solar Commander Remote Power</b></div><div><b class=""> \u2022 SunFlow Systems Cathodic Protection <br class=""></b><a href="mailto:maverick@mavericksolar.com" class="">maverick@mavericksolar.com</a><br class="">512-460-9825</div><div><br class=""></div></div><!-- signature close --></div><div dir="ltr" class=""><br class=""><blockquote type="cite" class="">On Jul 7, 2021, at 6:54 PM, Andrew Perkins <<a href="mailto:andrew@greenwired.com" class="">andrew@greenwired.com</a>> wrote:<br class=""><br class=""></blockquote></div><blockquote type="cite" class=""><div dir="ltr" class="">\ufeff<meta content="text/html;charset=UTF-8" http-equiv="Content-Type" class=""><div style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;" class=""><div class="">Anyone have any experience changing out the fans on a Conext 80 600v MPPT charge controller? I have a supplier where I can get the internal fans for the Conext XW inverters but I dont know if they are the same or not.<br class=""></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Thanks,<br class=""></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><span style="" class="">Andrew Perkins</span><br class=""></div><div class=""><span style="" class="">Greenwired</span><br class=""></div><div class=""><span style="" class="">P: 707-923-2001 ext. 100</span><br class=""></div><div class=""><span style="" class="">1150 #1 Evergreen Rd</span><br class=""></div><div class=""><span style="" class="">Redway, CA 95560</span><br class=""></div><div class=""><span style="" class=""><a target="_blank" href="http://www.greenwired.com/" class="">www.greenwired.com</a></span><br class=""><div class=""><1596050015677007_1701277005.png></div><br class=""><br class=""></div><br class=""></div><br class=""><span class="">_______________________________________________</span><br class=""><span class="">List sponsored by Redwood Alliance</span><br class=""><span class=""></span><br class=""><span class="">Pay optional member dues here: <a href="http://re-wrenches.org" class="">http://re-wrenches.org</a></span><br class=""><span class=""></span><br class=""><span class="">List Address: <a href="mailto:RE-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org" class="">RE-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org</a></span><br class=""><span class=""></span><br class=""><span class="">Change listserver email address & settings:</span><br class=""><span class=""><a href="http://lists.re-wrenches.org/options.cgi/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org" class="">http://lists.re-wrenches.org/options.cgi/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org</a></span><br class=""><span class=""></span><br class=""><span class="">There are two list archives for searching. 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