Wrenches Yes, the wire tie asks like a deflector protecting the ribbon, works great, goes quick, inverters are too heavy to deal with for a simple fan swap. BTW, Replace the temp sensor at the same time. Jerry
On Mon, Feb 15, 2021, 7:22 PM frenergy <[email protected]> wrote: > Considering slot/board alignment, ribbon cable, sensor and poor visibility > when attempting either a board change or fan swap on a VFX Flex Power 3 or > 4, if you're doing it on one of the FX's in the middle, leaving on the wall > may not work out so well. Might be time to pull it off. > > Jerry, so is the nylon wire tie idea to allow the casting to > push in the ribbon cable a little as the case slides past it without > catching on it? > > And I think it was Ray about replacing boards when the fan > dies. I've had fans die in 5-6 years and boards last 15+ years though it > does depend on how old everything is and the condition of those pesky relay > covers. Both boards are a lot more money than just the fan if the > situation doesn't qualify for yanking boards. > > Bill > > Feather River Solar Electric > Bill Battagin, Owner > 4291 Nelson St. > Taylorsville, CA 95983 > 530.284.7849 > CA Lic 874049www.frenergy.net > > On 2/15/2021 12:20 PM, Jerry Shafer wrote: > > Thats the only way I have done repairs and service, why fight the weight > if you don't need to plus its just more to do. > > On Mon, Feb 15, 2021, 8:02 AM <[email protected]> wrote: > >> has anyone successfully done this without removing the inverter from the >> wall? >> >> todd >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> > > <https://www.avast.com/sig-email?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=emailclient&utm_term=icon> > Virus-free. > www.avast.com > <https://www.avast.com/sig-email?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=emailclient&utm_term=link> > <#m_-7010325994735940054_DAB4FAD8-2DD7-40BB-A1B8-4E2AA1F9FDF2> > _______________________________________________ > List sponsored by Redwood Alliance > > List Address: [email protected] > > Change listserver email address & settings: > http://lists.re-wrenches.org/options.cgi/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org > > There are two list archives for searching. When one doesn't work, try the > other: > https://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > http://lists.re-wrenches.org/pipermail/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org > > List rules & etiquette: > http://www.re-wrenches.org/etiquette.htm > > Check out or update participant bios: > http://www.members.re-wrenches.org > >
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