Keeping the lights on during battery replacement

lelson
lelson Registered Users Posts: 8 ✭✭
in Grid Tie and Grid Interactive Systems #1
I have a XW6048, an old grid tied Sunny Boy and a Generac. If it's possible I want to keep household power while replacing the 4 x12 Volt gel batteries in the system. It seems like this should be possible with bypass selected, the inverter, PV and BAT breakers off but keeping the grid tie inverter breaker on. Will this work?


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  • Dave Angelini
    Dave Angelini Solar Expert Posts: 6,952 ✭✭✭✭✭✭
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    The pix is not of an XW power distribution! Best guess below. With the standard PDP from xantrex this would work. Who made this PDP?

    Either way if you shut down the 250A DC breaker, the PV, the XW should go off and you can change batteries. You could run lights from grid or gen. I would also shut down the sunnyboy and AC in to XW.

    Just be careful. There may be a spark when you connect the new batts. Just beware!  Good Luck!
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  • lelson
    lelson Registered Users Posts: 8 ✭✭
    #3
    I believe the PDP is MidNite since a Classic 150 is attached.
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