Re: [RE-wrenches] SW4024 remote shut down switch

2021-11-12 Thread Allan Sindelar
How remote? I have just picked up a consignment Sw4024 remote with cable. Interested? I don’t think that there’s a remote switch option other than this. Allan > On Nov 12, 2021, at 12:17 PM, Dana Orzel wrote: > >  > Oh Wise Older Ones! > > I have a client that wants to be able to turn off

[RE-wrenches] SW4024 remote shut down switch

2021-11-12 Thread Dana Orzel
Oh Wise Older Ones! I have a client that wants to be able to turn off his SW4024 remotely, say with a 2 wire single gang switch? I cannot remember & it does not appear in the manual he has as to how this can happen. Any memories or suggestions? Dana Orzel

Re: [RE-wrenches] SW4024

2021-04-14 Thread Steve Romo
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Re: [RE-wrenches] SW4024

2021-04-14 Thread Tump
If the terminal blocks have #s then he would use block #7 and use the com. & NO contacts. 3 terminals; com, NO & NC > On Apr 14, 2021, at 7:23 AM, Steve Romo > wrote: > > Hello Wrenches, > I have a customer with a very old (1995) Xantrex SW4024. He is trying to > connect the two wire start

[RE-wrenches] SW4024

2021-04-14 Thread Steve Romo
Hello Wrenches, I have a customer with a very old (1995) Xantrex SW4024. He is trying to connect the two wire start to his generator. This unit has two sets of terminal blocks instead of the relay spade connectors I'm used to. Does anyone know or have an old manual that shows which ones to use? I

Re: [RE-wrenches] SW4024

2020-06-06 Thread Starlight Solar
Hello Bob, Voltage and frequency will have a greater affect on whether the converter powers on. Waveform distortion under load may affect the converter but I have seen many types of loads working fine with some nasty looking AC waveforms. Larry Crutcher > On Jun 5, 2020, at 2:08 PM, RE

Re: [RE-wrenches] SW4024

2020-06-05 Thread Ray
I don't know about a Bolt, but we've successfully charged a customer's Chevy Volt from an SW inverter for several years. Ray Walters Remote Solar 303 505-8760 On 6/5/20 5:07 PM, RE Ellison wrote: Has anybody ever tried to charge a Chevy bolt with an SW 4024 ? I don’t know if it would be

[RE-wrenches] SW4024

2020-06-05 Thread RE Ellison
Has anybody ever tried to charge a Chevy bolt with an SW 4024 ? I don’t know if it would be happy with the way form or not and I’m hoping somebody has toyed with it ! Thanks Bob Ellison ___ List sponsored by Redwood Alliance List Address:

[RE-wrenches] SW4024

2015-03-25 Thread Dana
(5) SW4024 change outs last year, they just wore out. Dana Orzel Great Solar Works, Inc - NABCEP # 051112-136 E - d...@solarwork.com - Web - solarwork.com O - 970.626.5253 C - 208.721.7003 - No FAX Line

Re: [RE-wrenches] SW4024

2015-01-21 Thread Kirk
Daryl- I do have a functional 4024 available. Please contact me off-list. Kirk Herander VSE On Jan 19, 2015, at 2:50 PM, Dan Tittmann dan...@greenwired.com wrote: unfortunately these great inverters after years and years of service are dropping like flies. Often the chargers go first

Re: [RE-wrenches] SW4024

2015-01-20 Thread Dan Tittmann
unfortunately these great inverters after years and years of service are dropping like flies. Often the chargers go first then We have be replacing them with Magnum MS 4024 as the price of a new inverter is only slightly higher than the cost shipping and repairing the old and it can be done

[RE-wrenches] SW4024

2015-01-16 Thread penobscotsolar
Hi all, I know this is a real shot in the dark, but is there a possibility someone out there has an SW4024 for sale. I have an off grid client whose has a major issue. Because they are off grid, they do not want to send the inverter off to be fixed and have to run their generator for a couple

[RE-wrenches] SW4024 relay spark issue

2013-11-18 Thread Allan Sindelar
Wrenches, A longtime off grid customer with a 1997-era Trace SW4024 and a Kohler 8.5RMY backup generator (with 1,800 hours over 16 years) has never had an inverter failure, but requested my assistance with a recent development. His generator has been set up on automatic

Re: [RE-wrenches] SW4024 relay spark issue

2013-11-18 Thread Ray Walters
I thought the relays on the SWs were sealed, so visible arcing sounds bad. Are you sure its not a loose connection? Also on the batteries, anytime I've ever seen someone replace just a couple of cells in a bank that old, it never ended well. It was like that gopher stomping game, and you hit

Re: [RE-wrenches] SW4024 relay spark issue

2013-11-18 Thread Allan Sindelar
Ray, Yes, I know... Doesn't ten years seem a bit weak on a set of Surrette's best? And the other ten cells are remarkably even. If replacement (which is already being arranged by Surrette in a good way) gives 3-5 more years, even with keeping a close

Re: [RE-wrenches] SW4024 relay spark issue

2013-11-18 Thread Ray Walters
I've not had good luck on Surrette 5000s actually. We had a set that was really problematic early on with battery voltage temporarily dropping below the inverter lo volt shut off, when a well pump was started. They have amp hours rated at the 100 hr rate, and they seem to behave as expected

Re: [RE-wrenches] SW4024 relay spark issue

2013-11-18 Thread dan
Systems(802)-483-2564www.Foxfire-Energy.comNABCEP #092907-44 Original Message Subject: Re: [RE-wrenches] SW4024 relay spark issue From: Ray Walters r...@solarray.com Date: Mon, November 18, 2013 8:59 pm To: al...@positiveenergysolar.com, RE-wrenches re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org

Re: [RE-wrenches] SW4024 RY8

2013-08-04 Thread Mac Lewis
/2013 05:01 AM Subject: Re: [RE-wrenches] SW4024 RY8 Sent by: re-wrenches-boun...@lists.re-wrenches.org -- Hi Eric, Are you aware of any of your Authorized Inverter Repair Facilities that are doing component level replacement on pricey or even discontinued

Re: [RE-wrenches] SW4024 RY8

2013-08-04 Thread William
Mac: I pulled the cover off a defunct SW in the shop to determine how this might be done. It is doable if you know how to work on printed circuit boards. There is an art and a science to this type of repair and if you mess up the consequences are dire. I've had experience with PCB rework so I

Re: [RE-wrenches] SW4024 RY8

2013-08-04 Thread b...@midnitesolar.com
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Re: [RE-wrenches] Sw4024

2013-06-21 Thread William Miller
Lee: I have been installing and repairing SW inverters for decades but I admit complete ignorance, until now, of the MC version units. In case you need resources, below are some: MC2 Supplement 1:

Re: [RE-wrenches] Sw4024

2013-06-21 Thread Steve Higgins
Exclusive manufacturer of [cid:rollsa2c986]http://www.rollsbattery.com From: William Miller Sent: Friday, June 21, 2013 10:17 AM To: i...@solarplexus1.com Reply To: RE-wrenches Cc: RE-wrenches Subject: Re: [RE-wrenches] Sw4024 Lee: I have been installing and repairing SW inverters for decades but I

Re: [RE-wrenches] SW4024 compatibility question

2009-11-01 Thread Nick Soleil
From: Allan Sindelar al...@positiveenergysolar.com To: RE-wrenches re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org Sent: Fri, October 30, 2009 6:05:00 PM Subject: [RE-wrenches] SW4024 compatibility question Esteemed Wrenches: Wrench esoterica time… another contest like Mick’s to win the chance

Re: [RE-wrenches] SW4024 compatibility question

2009-10-31 Thread Mick Abraham
I have an early vintage SW unit (which is overdue for retirement but refuses to break...) Those early models had to be physically removed from the wall to get the cover off, so a chipset replacement was difficult. Then Series II came out (which can be identified by the easier method for removing

Re: [RE-wrenches] SW4024 compatibility question

2009-10-31 Thread Bob-O Schultze
Allan, Yes, probably. However IF your very early inverter has a serial # 50 or so, there was a board issue and it will not stack unless that board was changed out. They got most of them but not all. :) Bob-O On Oct 30, 2009, at 6:05 PM, Allan Sindelar wrote: Esteemed Wrenches: Wrench

Re: [RE-wrenches] SW4024 compatibility question

2009-10-31 Thread William Miller
Friends: FWIW, I have synced a 4048 with a 5548. It seemed to work fine up until the customer refused to pay me and then I lost interest! William At 07:59 AM 10/31/2009, you wrote: I have an early vintage SW unit (which is overdue for retirement but refuses to break...) Those early

[RE-wrenches] SW4024 compatibility question

2009-10-30 Thread Allan Sindelar
Esteemed Wrenches: Wrench esoterica time. another contest like Mick's to win the chance to take time off. A customer has a late-2005 SW4024 with Rev. 4.30 firmware. He needs to add a second inverter for series stacking to increase output to run a big well pump. We have an early SW4024 with

Re: [RE-wrenches] SW4024 compatibility question

2009-10-30 Thread David Katz
Allan Ask Greg Thomas at Outback. He wrote the software. David David Katz Chief Technical Officer AEE Solar 1155 Redway Drive P.O. Box 339 Redway, CA 95560 Tel (707) 825-1200 Fax (707) 825-1202 dk...@aeesolar.com mailto:da...@aeesolar.com www.aeesolar.com http://www.aeesolar.com/