[RE-wrenches] Puzzle: Dryer does not work during FXR battery charging

[Jay]

Check power factor, it might be getting pretty poor during charging. 

Jay

Peltz power. 

> On Aug 15, 2020, at 8:06 AM, Matt Sherald <matt at getpimby.com> wrote:
> 
> 
> Hello All,
> 
> My curiosity was piqued by a recent customer complaint.  I'm hoping someone has bumped up against this issue before.
> 
> The customer has a OB FXR2812 and a 3,000W Honda gen.  
> Her gas clothes dryer runs just fine off the OB inverter.
> It runs properly on the Honda gen (when the inverter is bypassed)
> It will not run when the gen is on and battery charging is taking place.
> 
> All the other AC loads (including the washing machine) run properly during battery charging with the gen.
> The OB inverter replaced an old Trace unit.  The dryer worked as it should with the Trace during battery charging.
> 
> Any thoughts are greatly appreciated.  Thanks in advance!
> 
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