Trace charger [RE-wrenches]

[Chuck Heath, SunPower]

Jason Fisher of Aurora Energy <aurora at toad.net> suggested...
>If FETs weren't damaged by generator high voltage running out of fuel like
>Tom suggested, a similar thing could have happened by a lightning surge
>coming in on generator line (assuming gen is outside).  Are there any
>suppressors on the system?

The Kohler 12RY, Trace SW4024, DC250 and 85-25 battery are all inside the 
"Powerhouse", an 8 x 8 ft. outbuilding about 125 ft. from the 
house/garage. All AC and control wiring is buried conduit - none 
overhead. The location is down in a year-round creek canyon surrounded on 
4 sides by National Forest. There are no suppressors on the system. SW 
and Kohler share the same ground rod. AFAIK, the Kohler has never run out 
of fuel while tied to the Trace. The LP storage tank is 1,150 gallon 
capacity, dedicated to just the Kohler.

Cordially, Chuck _who still wants to scope the AC output_

p.s. Still no reply from Bryan at Trace Tech Support, emailed 7/12/00, 
describing this problem. The owner thinks _I'm slow_ not getting answers!

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