I used to do this with the Trace SW inverters so that they would run a certain brand of copiers.
I'm not sure about the size of cap, but I'm thinking it was smaller, maybe 5 or 10 uF.
A drawback is that the inverter wouldn't go the sleep since it always saw the cap as a load.
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Subject: Re: [RE-wrenches] Wood boiler ignition issue
From: jason pozner <[email protected]>
Date: Tue, March 27, 2012 11:02 am
To: RE-wrenches <[email protected]>
Hi Kris,
I have only had one experience similar to yours. It was a DR inverter, and a the client installed a new Budaris boiler. The boiler didn't like the power source, and we were faced with a similar choice of replacing inverter or appliance. In my inquiry someone suggested putting a capacitor (I believe 50 micro farad) in line with the power source. With the blessing of the client, we tried it and It worked like a charm (about 4 years now). In theory I follow the logic, but as I put this out to the blog I would be curious what others have to say about this cheaper (about $30) fix.
Jay
Jay Poz
Nunatak AES
(970) 349-3432On Mon, Mar 26, 2012 at 12:51 PM, Kristopher Schmid <[email protected]> wrote:
Esteemed wrenches,I am assisting in troubleshooting a stand alone system with three stacked Magnum 4448 PAE inverters. The electric ignition of LP for the wood boiler will not fire from inverter power. As soon as we fire up the generator, the boiler ignites. Has anyone seen this before? Is there a solution? The boiler is a Central Boiler E-Classic 2400.Thanks in advance!----------
Shine On!Kris Schmid
Legacy Solar, LLC
864 Clam Falls Trail
Frederic, WI 54837
715-653-4295
www.legacysolar.com
NABCEP Certified PV Installer
BSEE
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