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rgormley
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Posted: 08:54am 16 Apr 2009

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is it normall for the lcd display to go out/off at night
as in i cant access any functions to look at the wattage logged during today, unit does nothing...

bugger 1st day installed and i cant look at the log

hope it`s not stuffed

it was working happily this arvo 1562 watt peak around 3pm ish them i went out, came back tafter dark to look at log data and cant..

GWatPE

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Posted: 10:04pm 16 Apr 2009

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The modern grid inverters do not consume power from the grid at night, ala no display.

Get used to reading first thing in the morning. and comparing log data.

Gordon.

become more energy aware

rgormley
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Posted: 12:15am 17 Apr 2009

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yes your correct, I read the manual (cover to cover) last night, it says that it uses zero power at night, but does not say that the display is turned off (would have been handy for them to state this)

but as the sun came up this morning the unit sprang to life (7:30 am making 80watts...

so as you said just have to jot down the stats before the sun goes down..

Thanks!!!

petanque don
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Posted: 06:09am 17 Apr 2009

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From my experience the number of Kw/h mad in the last 30 minutes of the day is modest so it is not that critical that you check it at dusk.

My sunny boy inverter also goes blank at night.

rgormley
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Posted: 06:15am 17 Apr 2009

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not having experiance with them, it was a fear factor that the unit had $hit it`s self on day one. but knowing they blank out at night is ok. (now that i know)

it is more a "handy" factor to be able to record daily stats in the night, as that when i get home....after dark

Cheers,
made 6 kwh hours today!!

rgormley
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Posted: 11:02am 25 Apr 2009

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Noticed just as the sun goes down (not quiet enough power to run the fronius)
it flashes the front lcd and ilumination LEDs wildly..

flashing the whole display + LEDS and on off, on and off.
for maybe 5-8 minutes then goes off till morning...
is this normal?
i know that most electronic things dont like this kind of repeated on/off cycle.

i would have thought there would be voltage guard bands to stop the attempted startups on marginal output..??

AMUN-RA

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Posted: 07:12am 26 Apr 2009

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this is normal

Every day the sun shines
& gravity sucks= free energy.

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