SA15k pass-thru when powered down?

[shazam]

A curiosity question mostly.... One of the the strong points of the SA 15k is the 200A pass-thru for grid. I'm just curious if it continues to pass thru grid power to the load terminals if the SA on/off switch is turned off. Anybody had experience with this? It's probably an easy answer for some of you experienced folks! Thanks!

Jim

 

[Tulex]

Haven't tried that, but the manual says the below in the trouble shooting section

Why is the LCD screen still on when the power button is off?
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If PV or Grid power is connected, LCD stays on, but the inverter and loads are off

 

[shazam]

Haven't tried that, but the manual says the below in the trouble shooting section

Why is the LCD screen still on when the power button is off?
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If PV or Grid power is connected, LCD stays on, but the inverter and loads are off

The manual????.... ? Good catch! I also see a blurb in the same area under 'Normal LED isn't on' that says 'Sol-Ark 8k is in pass-thru mode, only a grid connection'. (Leaving out the obvious '8k' cut-and-paste 'oops') That might to to indicate it does?...speculation, of course.

Jim

 

[Quattrohead]

Does it know the difference between a fault where it shuts itself down or is deliberately turned off, verses an RSD shut down event?
I ask because passing through grid if it faults/turned off would be marvelous but if it has an RSD event it should shut off the output entirely.

 

[shazam]

Does it know the difference between a fault where it shuts itself down or is deliberately turned off, verses an RSD shut down event?
I ask because passing through grid if it faults/turned off would be marvelous but if it has an RSD event it should shut off the output entirely.

Great question!

 

[Tulex]

Does it know the difference between a fault where it shuts itself down or is deliberately turned off, verses an RSD shut down event?
I ask because passing through grid if it faults/turned off would be marvelous but if it has an RSD event it should shut off the output entirely.

I know that when I turned off my batteries to move the wiring to a busbar, it shut down my inverter and passthrough.

 

[Oldphile]

I don't have batteries, but pass through continues when I shut the 15K down. The screen shows OFF. When turning it back on it takes a minute or two to come back on.

 

[shazam]

We'll be firing up in the next few days, hopefully. Will test ??

Jim