Drake I think the cause of your problems are NOT the generator but our, as installers a lack of accurate information. I believe & I would hope that someone at OB will chime in here is.... A GFVX inverter( operative word here is Grid tied) will work w/ a generator NOT in that way you are trying to use it BUT using the controls of the OB to start a large enough generator which can in turn supply the loads of the house NOT to supply charging or AC source thru the "pass thru" relay of the OB. Batteries enough to sustain brief power outages then on low battery voltage the inverter will command the generator to start. Once the AC source is supplied from the gen the transfer switch (utility/gen) will move the loads to the gen. The OB will NOT latch onto the gen source to charge batteries until the utility is reconnected. I have found products that will take the AC gen source & supply DC current enough to power the loads & charge the batteries using the inverter but its really not the best/ cost effective way. Let me know if you need info on the DC power/battery charger supply. TUMP
-----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of [email protected] Sent: Saturday, October 31, 2009 9:57 AM To: RE-wrenches Subject: [RE-wrenches] Outback-Honda Sync problem Your replies are greatly appreciated. On the testing, there were no loads on the inverter, and I reduced the battery charging amperage to 5 amps. I went to do more testing, but the generator wouldn't start. In my limited experience with the Honda EU series, these are usually easy starting machines. Could this be a clue? With cheap generators on Outback off grid inverters, I use the method of connecting the generator at low amperage and slowly ramping the inverter charge rate up from the mate, unit the combination is stable at the highest charge rate. Even if I could accomplish that with this system, it wouldn't satisfy the customer. >From previous posts on the list, it appeared that these generators have been working well with Outback grid-tie inverters. Am I mistaken in this? Should I refund the customer for the transfer switch, or is the problem with his generator? Will anyone attest to creating reliable systems with this combination, or should we avoid using any generator with the on grid Outbacks? Thanks, Drake _______________________________________________ List sponsored by Home Power magazine List Address: [email protected] Options & settings: http://lists.re-wrenches.org/options.cgi/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org List-Archive: http://lists.re-wrenches.org/pipermail/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org List rules & etiquette: www.re-wrenches.org/etiquette.htm Check out participant bios: www.members.re-wrenches.org _______________________________________________ List sponsored by Home Power magazine List Address: [email protected] Options & settings: http://lists.re-wrenches.org/options.cgi/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org List-Archive: http://lists.re-wrenches.org/pipermail/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org List rules & etiquette: www.re-wrenches.org/etiquette.htm Check out participant bios: www.members.re-wrenches.org
