Troubleshooting Reference

Table 5-2Troubleshooting Reference

Problem

Possible Cause

Solution

 

 

 

No output voltage. The Status

30 A supplementary

Check load and reset the supplementary

LED is green or yellow.

breaker has tripped.

breaker.

 

Circuit breaker on the AC

Reset the circuit breaker or check the AC

 

load panel or AC output

 

disconnect has tripped.

output disconnect circuits.

 

Battery voltage is too low

 

 

to start inverting. Display

Check DC connections and cable.

 

screen may show DC

Recharge battery.

 

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 or change the

 

operating range and the

inverter setting to Standby mode.

 

inverter is in OFF mode.

 

 

 

 

 

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–3for

 

 

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.

 

 

 

 

The fan turns on and off

The inverter is running

Do not be alarmed, the unit is performing

during inverter mode.

continuously at high

normally. The fan is activated

 

power.

automatically.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Xantrex Technology HW 1000 manual Troubleshooting Reference

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