SW 4024 dies every time I try to set the inverter to run

Richard55
Richard55 Registered Users, Users Awaiting Email Confirmation Posts: 2
having problems now. when I try to set the inverter, from 50 amp shore power, to invert the screen goes blank and it turns off

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  • Richard55
    Richard55 Registered Users, Users Awaiting Email Confirmation Posts: 2
    do I need to junk this inverter and go to a victron inverter?  It appears to have a shorted out mother board. very sad
  • Dave Angelini
    Dave Angelini Solar Expert Posts: 6,889 ✭✭✭✭✭✭
    Is it a CSW 4048 or as you wrote a SW 4048 ?  How do you know the "mother board is shorted out" ?
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  • littleharbor2
    littleharbor2 Solar Expert Posts: 2,101 ✭✭✭✭✭
    50 amp shore power is 220 split phase. Which SW do you have? The original ones are only 110 single phase.

    2.1 Kw Suntech 175 mono, Classic 200, Trace SW 4024 ( 15 years old  but brand new out of sealed factory box Jan. 2015), Bogart Tri-metric,  460 Ah. 24 volt LiFePo4 battery bank. Plenty of Baja Sea of Cortez sunshine.

  • Dave Angelini
    Dave Angelini Solar Expert Posts: 6,889 ✭✭✭✭✭✭
    Hmm I think you are a little short on being right on shore power.
     In all the marina's I have been the typical 50A service is 120vac or in Europe 250 volt single phase.




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  • littleharbor2
    littleharbor2 Solar Expert Posts: 2,101 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Didn't realize that. I'm picturing a 4 prong plug.

    2.1 Kw Suntech 175 mono, Classic 200, Trace SW 4024 ( 15 years old  but brand new out of sealed factory box Jan. 2015), Bogart Tri-metric,  460 Ah. 24 volt LiFePo4 battery bank. Plenty of Baja Sea of Cortez sunshine.

  • littleharbor2
    littleharbor2 Solar Expert Posts: 2,101 ✭✭✭✭✭
    I see 3 prong plugs as well. Wow, that's a lot of power for a single phase.

    2.1 Kw Suntech 175 mono, Classic 200, Trace SW 4024 ( 15 years old  but brand new out of sealed factory box Jan. 2015), Bogart Tri-metric,  460 Ah. 24 volt LiFePo4 battery bank. Plenty of Baja Sea of Cortez sunshine.

  • BB.
    BB. Super Moderators, Administrators Posts: 33,613 admin
    OP is probably in the state of Georgia USA
    Bill
    Near San Francisco California: 3.5kWatt Grid Tied Solar power system+small backup genset
  • Dave Angelini
    Dave Angelini Solar Expert Posts: 6,889 ✭✭✭✭✭✭
    Didn't realize that. I'm picturing a 4 prong plug.
    Very Big boats/ships can be wired for whatever the Marina or Dock can supply. Just takes an electrician to wire it up.
    Single phase is the norm because that is what is on the Yacht, in most all cases.
    Georgia for sure!
    "we go where power lines don't" Sierra Nevada mountain area
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