Xantrex Technology HF 1800, HF 1000 manual Troubleshooting Reference

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Troubleshooting Reference

Table 5-2Troubleshooting Reference

Problem

Possible Cause

Solution

 

 

 

No output voltage. The Status

GFCI has tripped or 15A

Check load and reset the GFCI or

LED is green or yellow.

supplementary breaker

supplementary breaker.

 

has tripped.

 

 

Circuit breaker on the AC

Reset the circuit breaker or check the AC

 

load panel or AC output

output disconnect circuits.

 

disconnect has tripped.

 

 

Battery voltage is too low

Check DC connections and cable.

 

(<10.5 Vdc) to start

Recharge battery.

 

inverting. Display screen

 

 

may show DC voltage as

 

 

00.0.

 

 

 

 

No output voltage. The status

AC shore power is not

• Check AC shore power.

LED is not lighting up.

available or out of

• Turn the inverter ON.

 

operating range and the

 

 

inverter is OFF.

 

 

 

 

 

AC shore power is not

• Check AC shore power and battery

 

available and the inverter

voltage.

 

is OFF due to a shutdown

• Turn the inverter ON and look at the

 

for more than 30 seconds.

display panel for any error code.

 

 

• See Table 5-1, “Error Codes Displayed

 

 

on the Display Panel Screen” on page

 

 

5–5.

 

 

 

 

The inverter’s DC input

The inverter was probably damaged due to

 

polarity is reversed.

the reverse polarity. This type of damage

 

 

is NOT covered by the warranty.

 

 

• Return the unit.

 

 

• See Appendix WA, “Return Material

 

 

Authorization Policy” page WA–3 for

 

 

information on returning the unit.

 

 

 

The fan turns on and off

• The battery is

Do not be alarmed, the unit is performing

during AC shore power

discharged and

normally.

mode.

demands high current

 

 

from the charger.

 

 

• AC pass-through

 

 

current is high.

 

 

 

 

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