Often when the fan fails it is caused by the thermistor on the PC board that has failed. That is why Outback wanted you to buy the PCB. The battery temp sensor is probably fine and you can check it reading the temperature of the battery in one of the menus. --Dave
> <html><body><span style="font-family:Verdana; color:#000000; > font-size:10pt;"><div>Did you pull the boards when you replaced the fan > club? could have pinched/ shorted a temp sensor > wire.<br></div><div><br></div><div>db</div><div><br>Dan Brown<br>Foxfire > Energy Corp.<br>Renewable Energy Systems<br>(802)-483-2564<br><a > href="http://www.Foxfire-Energy.com";>www.Foxfire-Energy.com</a><br>NABCEP > #092907-44</div><div></div><div><br><br></div> > <blockquote id="replyBlockquote" webmail="1" style="border-left: 2px solid > blue; margin-left: 8px; padding-left: 8px; font-size:10pt; color:black; > font-family:verdana;"> > <div id="wmQuoteWrapper"> > -------- Original Message --------<br> > Subject: Re: [RE-wrenches] OutBack FX Internal Fan running 24/7<br> > From: "Dave Palumbo" <<a > href="mailto:palumbo1...@gmail.com";>palumbo1...@gmail.com</a>><br> > Date: Sun, April 30, 2017 11:27 am<br> > To: "'RE-wrenches'" <<a > href="mailto:re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org";>re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org</a>><br> > <br> > <style> > #wmQuoteWrapper /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:"Cambria > Math"; panose-1:2 4 5 3 5 4 6 3 2 4;} > #wmQuoteWrapper @font-face {font-family:Calibri; panose-1:2 15 5 2 2 2 4 > 3 2 4;} > #wmQuoteWrapper @font-face {font-family:Tahoma; panose-1:2 11 6 4 3 5 4 > 4 2 4;} > #wmQuoteWrapper /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, #wmQuoteWrapper > li.MsoNormal, #wmQuoteWrapper div.MsoNormal {margin:0in; > margin-bottom:.0001pt; font-size:11.0pt; > font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";} > #wmQuoteWrapper a:link, #wmQuoteWrapper span.MsoHyperlink > {mso-style-priority:99; color:blue; text-decoration:underline;} > #wmQuoteWrapper a:visited, #wmQuoteWrapper span.MsoHyperlinkFollowed > {mso-style-priority:99; color:purple; text-decoration:underline;} > #wmQuoteWrapper span.EmailStyle17 {mso-style-type:personal; > font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; color:windowtext;} > #wmQuoteWrapper span.EmailStyle18 {mso-style-type:personal-reply; > font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; color:#1F497D;} > #wmQuoteWrapper .MsoChpDefault {mso-style-type:export-only; > font-size:10.0pt;} > #wmQuoteWrapper @page WordSection1 {size:8.5in 11.0in; margin:1.0in > 1.0in 1.0in 1.0in;} > #wmQuoteWrapper div.WordSection1 {page:WordSection1;} > > </style><div class="WordSection1"><div class="MsoNormal" > style="font-size:12pt;"><span > style="color:#1F497D">No<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" > style="font-size:12pt;"><span > style="color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></div><div><div > style="border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in > 0in"><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;"><b><span > style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">From:</span></b><span > style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif""> > RE-wrenches [<a > href="mailto:re-wrenches-boun...@lists.re-wrenches.org";>mailto:re-wrenches-boun...@lists.re-wrenches.org</a>] > <b>On Behalf Of </b>Jay<br><b>Sent:</b> Sunday, April 30, 2017 10:27 > AM<br><b>To:</b> RE-wrenches<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [RE-wrenches] OutBack > FX Internal Fan running 24/7<o:p></o:p></span></div></div></div><div > class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;"><o:p> </o:p></div><div><div > class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;">Hi > Dave,<o:p></o:p></div></div><div><div class="MsoNormal" > style="font-size:12pt;"><o:p> </o:p></div></div><div><div > class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;">Did you replace the temp > sensor?<o:p></o:p></div></div><div><div class="MsoNormal" > style="font-size:12pt;"><o:p> </o:p></div></div><div><div > class="MsoNormal" > style="font-size:12pt;">Jay<o:p></o:p></div></div><div><div > class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;">Peltz > power. <o:p></o:p></div></div><div><div class="MsoNormal" > style="font-size:12pt;margin-bottom:12.0pt"><br>On Apr 30, 2017, at 6:30 > AM, Dave Palumbo <<a target="_blank" > href="mailto:palumbo1...@gmail.com";>palumbo1...@gmail.com</a>> > wrote:<o:p></o:p></div></div><blockquote > style="margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt"><div><div class="MsoNormal" > style="font-size:12pt;">Wrenches,<o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal" > style="font-size:12pt;"> <o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal" > style="font-size:12pt;">We recently swapped in a new internal fan on a OB > FX 2524T after the original fan stopped working on the 6 yr old inverter. > <o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal" > style="font-size:12pt;"> <o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal" > style="font-size:12pt;">Now the new internal fan is running all the time. > Unrelated to temperature (Air, Fet and Cap temps all good). I've tried > removing all loads from the inverter and also resetting the inverter > (off/on). <o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal" > style="font-size:12pt;"> <o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal" > style="font-size:12pt;">OutBack tech support says the control board is the > most likely cause of this problem and that I should buy a new board and > swap that in. Or, as another option he said I could let the fan continue > to run 24/7.<o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal" > style="font-size:12pt;"> <o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal" > style="font-size:12pt;">Any advice?<o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal" > style="font-size:12pt;"> <o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal" > style="font-size:12pt;">Thanks,<o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal" > style="font-size:12pt;">Dave<o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal" > style="font-size:12pt;"> <o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal" > style="font-size:12pt;">David Palumbo <o:p></o:p></div><div > class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;">Independent Power > LLC<o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;">462 > Solar Way Drive<o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal" > style="font-size:12pt;">Hyde Park, VT 05655<o:p></o:p></div><div > class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;">802-371-8678 > cell<o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal" > style="font-size:12pt;">802-888-4917 home<o:p></o:p></div><div > class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;"> <o:p></o:p></div><div > class="MsoNormal" > style="font-size:12pt;"> <o:p></o:p></div></div></blockquote><blockquote > style="margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt"><div><div class="MsoNormal" > style="font-size:12pt;margin-bottom:12.0pt"><span > style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New > Roman","serif"">_______________________________________________<br>List > sponsored by Redwood Alliance<br><br>List Address: <a target="_blank" > href="mailto:RE-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org";>RE-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org</a><br><br>Change > listserver email address & settings:<br><a target="_blank" > href="http://lists.re-wrenches.org/options.cgi/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org";>http://lists.re-wrenches.org/options.cgi/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org</a><br><br>List-Archive: > <a target="_blank" > href="http://www.mail-archive.com/re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org/maillist.html";>http://www.mail-archive.com/re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org/maillist.html</a><br><br>List > rules & etiquette:<br><a target="_blank" > href="http://www.re-wrenches.org/etiquette.htm";>www.re-wrenches.org/etiquette.htm</a><br><br>Check > out or update participant bios:<br><a target="_blank" > href="http://www.members.re-wrenches.org";>www.members.re-wrenches.org</a><o:p></o:p></span></div></div></blockquote></div><hr>_______________________________________________<br> > List sponsored by Redwood Alliance<br> > <br> > List Address: <a > href="mailto:RE-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org";>RE-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org</a><br> > <br> > Change listserver email address & settings:<br> > <a > href="http://lists.re-wrenches.org/options.cgi/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org";>http://lists.re-wrenches.org/options.cgi/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org</a><br> > <br> > List-Archive: <a > href="http://www.mail-archive.com/re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org/maillist.html";>http://www.mail-archive.com/re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org/maillist.html</a><br> > <br> > List rules & etiquette:<br> > <a > href="http://www.re-wrenches.org/etiquette.htm";>www.re-wrenches.org/etiquette.htm</a><br> > <br> > Check out or update participant bios:<br> > <a > href="http://www.members.re-wrenches.org";>www.members.re-wrenches.org</a><br> > <br> > > </div> > </blockquote></span></body></html> > _______________________________________________ > List sponsored by Redwood Alliance > > List Address: RE-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org > > Change listserver email address & settings: > http://lists.re-wrenches.org/options.cgi/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org > > List-Archive: > http://www.mail-archive.com/re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org/maillist.html > > List rules & etiquette: > www.re-wrenches.org/etiquette.htm > > Check out or update participant bios: > www.members.re-wrenches.org > > Dave Angelini Offgrid Solar "we go where powerlines don't" http://members.sti.net/offgridsolar/ e-mail offgridso...@sti.net text 209 813 0060 _______________________________________________ List sponsored by Redwood Alliance List Address: RE-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org Change listserver email address & settings: http://lists.re-wrenches.org/options.cgi/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org List-Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org/maillist.html List rules & etiquette: www.re-wrenches.org/etiquette.htm Check out or update participant bios: www.members.re-wrenches.org
