Sleepless solar
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No load as of yet.. future load will be heaters fans and lights.. the inverter poped the fuse on the 15 amp (yellow) extension cord I had screwed into the output side of the inverter.What exactly are the loads plugged into that cord? That's the yellow thing in the pic? Can you show a pic of the wiring going into the inverter?
Something is wrong here? That's why I would like to see a pic of the wiring doing into the inverter. I would start with disconnecting the extension, opening it up, and looking for shorts with an Ωmeter.No load as of yet.. future load will be heaters fans and lights.. the inverter poped the fuse on the 15 amp (yellow) extension cord I had screwed into the output side of the inverter.
Black-line, White-neutral and green to ground. I disconnected the output as it was throwing fault code #5 for output short circuit.
I removed the yellow extension cord as it was giving me a fault code. What is currently attached is my ac input for connecting to utilities.. I also took a pictured of the back of the yellow cord for amperage and the output voltage of the inverter when on.Something is wrong here? That's why I would like to see a pic of the wiring doing into the inverter. I would start with disconnecting the extension, opening it up, and looking for shorts with an Ωmeter.
Yes I'm in north America.. this seems to be my blind spot with this whole setup.Your yellow power strip is 115 VAC and your inverter output is 230 VAC . That is your problem, are you in North America?
Wouldn't that down grade my unit to a 12 volt unit? I would also have to rewire my batteries? Right now they are in series.You need an inverter that is 120 VAC output for north America, plugging into a 230 vac with a 115 vac is dangerous, thanks goodness for fuses. Can you return it for a 120 VAC unit? Please do not try to use a transformer to convert it to 120 vac, as you will be asking for more trouble.
120v inverter is available in 12v, 24v, 48v battery. Even a few 36v.Wouldn't that down grade my unit to a 12 volt unit? I would also have to rewire my batteries? Right now they are in series.
At full sun I was getting 23 volts from the solar panels.Do you know how many volts your solar panels are sending into your charge controller? Reading and understanding the product manuals may prevent a fire or worse.
At full sun I was getting 23 volts from the solar panels.
Hedges is correct, we need to see a drawing and panel info if you want us to help figure out what's going on.At full sun I was getting 23 volts from the solar panels.