Xantrex RV Series Inverter/Charger Owner’s Manual

Troubleshooting Guide

Symptoms

Problem

Remedy

No power output and no warning LEDs

Battery voltage at the inverter’s terminals is too high or low

Check the battery voltage, fuses or breakers and cable connections

No power output and

Load too small for Search Mode

Reduce search threshold setting

LED indicator is flashing

circuit to detect

or defeat search mode

No power output and

• High or Low battery LED “ON”

•

Check the battery voltage at

warning LEDs “ON”

 

 

the inverter’s terminals

 

• Overload LED is “ON”

•

Remove loads from the

 

 

 

inverter and restart

 

• High temp LED is “ON”

• Remove loads and let

 

 

 

inverter cool down before

 

 

 

restarting

Power output is low and inverter turns loads on and off

• Low battery

•

Check condition of batteries

 

 

and recharge if possible

• Loose or corroded battery

•

Check and clean all

connections

 

connections

• Loose AC output connections

•

Check all AC output

 

 

connections

Inverter clicks every 20

Output of inverter wired back to its

Check for proper AC input and

seconds

own input

output wiring

Charger is inoperative or

• AC input voltage does not

• Check AC input for proper

Overload LED is “ON”

 

match inverter spec

voltage and frequency of

 

 

Charger controls improperly

your model

 

•

• Refer to owner’s manual for

 

 

set

proper setting

Overload LED “ON”

Charger circuit may be damaged

Have inverter serviced

while charging

 

 

 

Low charge rate

•

Low peak AC input

• Use larger generator, speed

 

 

voltage(164 volts peak

up generator, check AC

 

 

required for full charger output)

input wiring size, adjust

 

 

 

charge rate, cable too small

 

• AC current output of generator

or too long

 

• Reduce charge amps

 

 

too small to handle load

setting or reduce pass-

 

 

 

through loads

Low AC output voltage

Measuring with the wrong type

Voltmeter must be a true RMS

 

voltmeter (displays 80–100 VAC)

reading meter (most are not)

Low surge power

Weak batteries, battery cables too

Refer to cable and battery

 

small or too long

recommendations in owner’s

 

 

 

manual

AC Lights flicker while

Generator is unstable—charger is

Turn battery charger rate down

charging

losing synchronization

until problem is gone

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