Hey all,
I've searched all around and can't find anything regarding what's going on in my setup. I have an off-grid system in a travel trailer that has been working incredibly all year. It's 4x SOK batteries wired in series-parallel; the system is 24V/200Ah. 4x 200W rich solar panels, a lynx distributor, step down converter, victron battery shut-off protect and a bunch of other little things and of course the Victron Multiplus 24V/3000W that this post is about!
Over the last couple days, I've noticed a burning electrical smell when I power on the inverter and hit it with some loads. Needless to say, it hasn't been on long! I checked all the connections and they all seem tight. Right before this, a friend was watching my rig and noted the batteries kept draining/ weren't adequately charging, but I think what was going on was that whatever is happening with the inverter was alarming the rest of the system and it was shutting off in response.
Also, when testing it earlier I had all DC appliances shut off and put a few loads on the inverter (steadily increasing in amperage) while observing the inverter with the face plate off. Nothing smoked and nothing smelled. But I tried again later with a few 12V lights on and the smell happened almost immediately. Could it have anything to do with DC loads and AC loads occurring simultaneously?
Let me know if anyone has any recommendations or troubleshooting ideas/ if any of the above theories may be a lead to something. Apart from the smell, it continues to power loads like normal, but I haven't left it on and running long enough to see if anything else weird happens.
Please let me know what you all think. I really appreciate it!
I've searched all around and can't find anything regarding what's going on in my setup. I have an off-grid system in a travel trailer that has been working incredibly all year. It's 4x SOK batteries wired in series-parallel; the system is 24V/200Ah. 4x 200W rich solar panels, a lynx distributor, step down converter, victron battery shut-off protect and a bunch of other little things and of course the Victron Multiplus 24V/3000W that this post is about!
Over the last couple days, I've noticed a burning electrical smell when I power on the inverter and hit it with some loads. Needless to say, it hasn't been on long! I checked all the connections and they all seem tight. Right before this, a friend was watching my rig and noted the batteries kept draining/ weren't adequately charging, but I think what was going on was that whatever is happening with the inverter was alarming the rest of the system and it was shutting off in response.
Also, when testing it earlier I had all DC appliances shut off and put a few loads on the inverter (steadily increasing in amperage) while observing the inverter with the face plate off. Nothing smoked and nothing smelled. But I tried again later with a few 12V lights on and the smell happened almost immediately. Could it have anything to do with DC loads and AC loads occurring simultaneously?
Let me know if anyone has any recommendations or troubleshooting ideas/ if any of the above theories may be a lead to something. Apart from the smell, it continues to power loads like normal, but I haven't left it on and running long enough to see if anything else weird happens.
Please let me know what you all think. I really appreciate it!
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