<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><div dir="ltr"></div><div dir="ltr">I was troubleshooting a site on Friday with the same Imax error on the same SB8000 inverter. Took the cover off and found a cracked capacitor. </div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">Inverter was manufactured 12/2021 and SMA is telling me it\u2019s out of warranty (by a week). I\u2019m</div><div dir="ltr">trying to appeal to their humanity. </div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">Good luck!</div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">Garrison Riegel</div><div dir="ltr">Celestar Solar</div><div dir="ltr"><br><blockquote type="cite">On Jan 9, 2022, at 11:55 AM, Marco Mangelsdorf <marco@pvthawaii.com> wrote:<br><br></blockquote></div><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr">\ufeffHey Mac,<div><br></div><div>It\u2019s been my experience over the years that the Imax failure is fatal.</div><div><br></div><div>marco <br><br>On Sunday, January 9, 2022, Mac Lewis <<a href="mailto:maclewis1@gmail.com">maclewis1@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr">Hello Wrenches,<div><br></div><div>I've got a customer that has an issue with their ~10 yr old SB8000US connected to a quad stack of Sunny Island system that's off-grid.</div><div><br></div><div>It looks like it's on and off, trying to make power but seems to think there is a problem on the AC side. Do you have any advice as to what may be going on? Anything that I can do that may not require replacement? Very tough communicating to SMA while on site and of course, this always happens on Friday night.</div><div><br></div><div>Thanks!<br clear="all"><div><br></div>-- <br><div dir="ltr" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div><br></div><div><font color="#305A78" face="'times new roman', serif"><br></font></div><div><br></div>Mac Lewis<br><br><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:medium;color:rgb(255,153,0)"><b><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="3"><p align="left"><font color="#000000" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:small"><span style="font-family:arial;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(48,90,120)"><font face="'times new roman', serif">"Yo solo sé que no sé nada." </font><span style="font-weight:700;color:rgb(104,104,104)"><font face="'times new roman', serif">-Sócrates</font></span></span></span></font></p></font></b></span></div></div></div>
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