[RE-wrenches] GVFX3524 fan replacement

[Ray]

You'll pinch the ribbon cable, get really pissed and have to take it off 
the wall anyway.  I just deal with the tight AC connections, the DC main 
lugs that should not be torqued over 7 ft-lbs, and take it off the 
wall.  Every time. I also now go ahead and do the control board, and the 
AC board if the clear covered relays are getting hard to see through 
from soot on the inside. I just don't have time any more to run out 3 
times in 6 months fixing an old Outback system.

Its really like replacing the timing belt on a car and not replacing the 
water pump at the same time.  A year from now, you'll wish you did.

Ray Walters
Remote Solar
303 505-8760

On 2/14/21 11:08 PM, Howie Michaelson wrote:
> Ron,
> Easier than board replacement, but you need to open the body up the 
> same way. The fan is attached to the upper part of the housing - 4 
> screws and a single connection. Trick will be finding the fan, 
> although I think lots of distributors still have it in stock.
> Howie
>
> Howie Michaelson
> Sun Catcher
> NABCEP Certified Solar PV Installer™
> Solar Electric & Heat Pumps Systems Sales & Service
> 802-272-0004
>
> On Sun, Feb 14, 2021, 8:15 PM Ron Young <solareagle at solareagle.com 
> <mailto:solareagle at solareagle.com>> wrote:
>
>     Hi Wrenches, I have a client with an Outback GVFX3524 inverter
>     that has had a fan failure. I will check with Outback but thought
>     I might get a head start here. Is this a field replaceable item? I
>     know the boards are but not sure about the fan. Any info much
>     appreciated, thanks.
>
>     Ron
>
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