I would make sure that if you rebuild this, you paint "No Seat" "Do Not Stack " on top. Then ,if your employees are like mine, screw 100 1-inch sheet rock screws through a piece of 1/4" plywood cut to the same size as the top, turn it with the points facing up and screw it down to the top. It works!
Had a inverter blow up!!! Literally went BOOOOOOM!!!! My guess is all the caps exploded! Haven’t taken it apart because it might be covered by warranty.
I have the same inverter. It's been a workhorse. Thanks for the heads up on the screw head. I'll get some insulation on the inductor and screw head on my inverter. You might be able to repair that arced out section of the inductor. It appears to be melted open on one of the windings. If the MOSFETs took a hit and they are shorted, you might as well replace the board.
i'd like to see if the cells in those packs are still balanced. the two packs i use every day (one has been cycled 300+ times, the other ~100 times) are still balanced, but probably no thanks to the daly bms.
Hey I know you! Possibly. I'm going to try cleaning it up and reinsulating it first to see if that works. There's a chance it blew the mosfets though, it which case I'll probably just get a new board.
Crazy year is an understatement. That's a shame for the Inverter...looking at it after the event, its clear that short was waiting to happen. If/when you replace the main board, perhaps put a nice thick piece of plastic between the pcb on the fascia and the bits below. Some is bound to sit on it eventually.
Ben, I've missed you and your videos. You always provide so much good information. I was hoping to see you get to 100K subscribers by the end of this coming year. You must be very busy. Hope you and family had a Merry Christmas and have a Happy New Year!
It definitely is, but the way I had it set up, the lid pushed on the face of the inverter when it was sat on. Basically I tried to fit too much stuff in too small of a box.
I love the words of advice at 1:10
Agreed!
I would make sure that if you rebuild this, you paint "No Seat" "Do Not Stack " on top. Then ,if your employees are like mine, screw 100 1-inch sheet rock screws through a piece of 1/4" plywood cut to the same size as the top, turn it with the points facing up and screw it down to the top. It works!
Had a inverter blow up!!! Literally went BOOOOOOM!!!! My guess is all the caps exploded! Haven’t taken it apart because it might be covered by warranty.
Good to see you back on YT. Give me a holler the next time you are in the St. Albans Area!
Will do! Fairfax tomorrow, but only briefly.
Well. If something was gonna go bad, a fart noise was probably the most Spike Jones outcome you'd want. Better a fart than a KABLAMMMM.
I have the same inverter. It's been a workhorse. Thanks for the heads up on the screw head. I'll get some insulation on the inductor and screw head on my inverter.
You might be able to repair that arced out section of the inductor. It appears to be melted open on one of the windings. If the MOSFETs took a hit and they are shorted, you might as well replace the board.
It's never the one component; there will be at least a reduced lifespan
Just a little silicone! 😁
Any chance the inductor is simply coating challenged? Maybe spray some shellac on it and see if it works?
Definitely. I am going to try messing with it a little bit to see if that's all that's wrong.
Second from Vermont moved to Idaho 🤙🏻
Oh hey, I was just talking about you yesterday!
@@benssolarandbattery hopefully good things haha 😂
@@Starkchris nope...
i'd like to see if the cells in those packs are still balanced. the two packs i use every day (one has been cycled 300+ times, the other ~100 times) are still balanced, but probably no thanks to the daly bms.
I would bet they are, but I'll definitely check them.
Hey Ben let us know if you get any info or better yet a schematic for that inverter. Mine will not charge the battery anymore.
You can't get hold of the schmatic for that board and just replace the component?
Hey I know you! Possibly. I'm going to try cleaning it up and reinsulating it first to see if that works. There's a chance it blew the mosfets though, it which case I'll probably just get a new board.
Crazy year is an understatement. That's a shame for the Inverter...looking at it after the event, its clear that short was waiting to happen. If/when you replace the main board, perhaps put a nice thick piece of plastic between the pcb on the fascia and the bits below. Some is bound to sit on it eventually.
You might separate the windings and paint the area with some clear paint and do a smoke test to see if that fixes it.
"Smoke test" haha! I will definitely try.
Ben, I've missed you and your videos. You always provide so much good information. I was hoping to see you get to 100K subscribers by the end of this coming year. You must be very busy. Hope you and family had a Merry Christmas and have a Happy New Year!
Ben's box bit the dust
So the lid of the super expensive red plastic box isn't stiff enough to sit on?
It definitely is, but the way I had it set up, the lid pushed on the face of the inverter when it was sat on. Basically I tried to fit too much stuff in too small of a box.
I'd still expect that lid to be a bit stiffer, or that damn screw to be shorter, or redesigned out of the way.
You can fix it@ (or send it to me :) )
First from San Diego
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