<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><div dir="ltr"></div><div dir="ltr">Question about the fuses. </div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">For testing could you put a short test wire across the ends of the fuse holder and use a clamp on to test for current? Would it cause any damage?</div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">Instead of potentially going through lots of fuses? </div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">Jay</div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr"><br><blockquote type="cite">On Jan 19, 2025, at 7:48\u202fAM, Mac Lewis via RE-wrenches <re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org> wrote:<br><br></blockquote></div><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr">\ufeff<div dir="ltr">Hello Dana,<br><div><br></div><div>Ground faults are tricky. Here is how I would tackle this on a sunny day:</div><div>1. Visual inspection of array, looking for backsheet, wire damage, broken glass, critter stuff (nests and bite marks). Look for water intrusion or evidence that water has been somewhere that it shouldn't.</div><div>2. Visual inspection of all splice boxes, checking for wire insulation damage, evidence of water intrusion and critter entry.</div><div>3. Probe voltage between +, - and Ground (do this at a string level initially, and isolate strings and do this at open circuit). Any evidence of bouncing voltage readings, loss of voltage, not rock solid voltage suggests you may have a ground fault in that string. If its in the string somewhere, you may see the voltage bounce and read in some fraction of the string voltage. This can tell you where in the string it may be. FOr example, if you have a 5 module string, you may get a 3/5 voltage reading if the fault is near the 3rd module.</div><div>4. Turn off array at combiner and run continuity tests between +, - and Ground again (no gfp fuse). If you have continuity, this may suggest a ground fault in conduit run between combiner and FM100.</div><div><br></div><div>Good Luck, bring extra fuses!</div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote gmail_quote_container"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Sun, Jan 19, 2025 at 7:07\u202fAM Dana Orzel via RE-wrenches <<a href="mailto:re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org">re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org</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">
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Yes I have 2 FM100s<br id="m_-2975783510821813743lineBreakAtBeginningOfSignature">
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<div dir="auto">Do you have multiple FM 100s? If so only one should have the GFI fuse. </div>
<div dir="auto">Broken panel with water getting into glass?</div>
<div dir="auto">Turn it off and wait 5 min and turn it on. Usually clears it especially if it's a faulty nuisance trip. </div>
<div dir="auto">Have had numerous FM 100s give faulty afci errors. Removing the.afci boards always resolved this issue. But of course check all you connections leading to and from the cc.</div>
<div dir="auto">Keep a few extra 1A gfi fuses handy....you may need a couple to test it all out. </div>
<div dir="auto">Keep us posted. </div>
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<div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Sat, Jan 18, 2025, 2:40\u202fPM Dana Orzel via RE-wrenches <<a href="mailto:re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org" target="_blank">re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org</a>> wrote:<br>
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Hey, all you wise ones,<br>
37 years in the business and I\u2019ve never had a ground fault ever in any installation I\u2019ve done or my home systems. I went out to my system here an hour ago and one FM 100 is completely turned off claiming ground fault on the mate 3S.<br>
I guess my first question is :<br>
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Is this really a ground fault ?<br>
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I had removed the ground fault breaker when I upgraded due to space considerations<br>
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In my entire time in this business, I\u2019ve never had to deal with the ground fault any suggestions on how I should be tracing this?<br>
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Has anybody seen this in an FM 100 when it wasn\u2019t a ground fault?<br>
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I do own a megger& I\u2019ve never had to use it. I only bought it about three months ago cause it seemed like a good idea and I might need to use one someday, Maybe I\u2019m psychic ?<br>
now if I could just figure out how to trace this out.<br>
All suggestions welcome thanks all!<br>
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Dana Orzel<br>
C: 208.721.7003<br>
E- <a href="mailto:dana@solarwork.com" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">dana@solarwork.com</a><br>
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