[RE-wrenches] Smell from Radian

[drake.chamberlin at redwoodalliance.org]

The room is not overly dusty, but a little. The intake screens look 
clean. The charge was at around 30 ADC and had been going for around an 
hour.

The smell seems to have dissipated, and the unit is still working fine. 
It must have been due to some particles that had gotten in. Blowing out 
the interior with compressed air seems like a good suggestion.

Thanks,

Drake

Drake Chamberlin
Athens Electric LLC
Ohio Electrical Contractor's License 44810
CO Master Electrician's License 4526
NABCEP Certified PV Installation Professional


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On 2021-12-29 11:08, Dana Orzel wrote:

>> 

> Another thought -
> 
> Open up the Radian & do a really thorough compressed air blow out of 
> the cabinet interior?
> 
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> From: RE-wrenches <re-wrenches-bounces at lists.re-wrenches.org> On Behalf 
> Of Jerry Shafer
> Sent: Wednesday, December 29, 2021 9:05 AM
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> Subject: Re: [RE-wrenches] Smell from Radian
> 
> Drake
> 
> These inverters are indoor rated so dust cans still get inside and if 
> the humidity is high and there is dirt on the boards they omit an odor 
> now I can not say I have ever smelled corn chips but anything is 
> possible, now to get the important info, how hard was the charge, how 
> long was the charge, what was the ambient temperature,  the environment 
> the inverter is residing, condition of the inlet screens, is the room 
> dusty, musty or clean and simi habitable,  lastly, can criders get on 
> top of the inverters,
> 
> On Wed, Dec 29, 2021 at 6:57 AM <drake.chamberlin at redwoodalliance.org> 
> wrote:
> 
>> A 8048 Radian emitted a smell while charging batteries. It smelled 
>> like
>> Fritos corn chips. The smell seemed to come out of the exhaust vent on
>> top of the box.
>> 
>> Has anyone experienced this? Would you suspect electronic components
>> frying or just some dust?
>> 
>> Thanks,
>> 
>> Drake
>> 
>> Drake Chamberlin
>> Athens Electric LLC
>> Ohio Electrical Contractor's License 44810
>> CO Master Electrician's License 4526
>> NABCEP Certified PV Installation Professional
>> 
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