Rafaelmedina23 Posted October 2, 2022 Share Posted October 2, 2022 Good day, my PJ apparently got wet during the hurricane, I'm from P.R. when I went to turn it on it didn't turn on, I saw that the moffet on the negative side was burned, I put all new ones including the diver board, now I try to turn it on and it doesn't turn on, the moffet turn on the green lights, the diver board doesn't. check all the fuses and they are all good. which may be? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sid Genetry Solar Posted October 2, 2022 Share Posted October 2, 2022 1 hour ago, Rafaelmedina23 said: my PJ apparently got wet during the hurricane, I'm from P.R. Looking at the control board...are you sure the inverter didn't get submerged? Replaced driver board looks good, but I'm seeing a lot of possible PCB damage on the control board. Plus the rather corroded screws by and on the driver board... If the inverter was connected to battery power throughout the "getting wet" event (resulting in blown FETs when you got back to it), there's no telling how far the damage went. With battery power on the inverter, what DC voltage do you measure from the battery negative to the heatsink on the FET on the control board? Should be DC battery voltage on the heatsink. You can also check for DC voltage from battery negative to the middle wire going to the power switch. Should be battery voltage there as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rafaelmedina23 Posted October 2, 2022 Author Share Posted October 2, 2022 I found the problem, it was a broken cable. thank you very much for your help. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sid Genetry Solar Posted October 3, 2022 Share Posted October 3, 2022 Does it power up/run after fixing the wire? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rafaelmedina23 Posted October 3, 2022 Author Share Posted October 3, 2022 yes, it works perfect, I had to lower the voltage knob because it marked 160v and I took it to 120v which is what we use in Puerto Rico. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rafaelmedina23 Posted October 4, 2022 Author Share Posted October 4, 2022 once again it burns the mosfets on the same side, (+) I don't know what happened, it was working fine, I will no longer invest in this type of inverter, I have had experience with 2 of them and they can never be fixed. Thanks for everything Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dickson Posted October 4, 2022 Share Posted October 4, 2022 (+) I don't know what happened, it was working fine Look like a rev 10.3 control board and it will blow up the FETs on one side . Only the rev 11.3 control board is available from Powerjack and 95 dollars . You must also get a complete rev 11.3 main board with cap and mosboard and matching cable and connector about 190 dollars . I done this and rev 11.3 will shut done before blow up the FETs . Sean latest youtube say he has a lot of older PJ inverters and parts so contact him . Warning that all the older PJ inverter will cause you to say I don't know what happened, it was working fine . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sid Genetry Solar Posted October 4, 2022 Share Posted October 4, 2022 2 hours ago, Rafaelmedina23 said: once again it burns the mosfets on the same side, (+) I don't know what happened, it was working fine, I will no longer invest in this type of inverter, I have had experience with 2 of them and they can never be fixed. Thanks for everything What kind of loads were you running? (Just out of curiosity.) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NotMario Posted October 4, 2022 Share Posted October 4, 2022 Yeah, i'd like to hear how many watts you were pulling to blow the fets... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rafaelmedina23 Posted October 4, 2022 Author Share Posted October 4, 2022 32 minutes ago, NotMario said: Yeah, i'd like to hear how many watts you were pulling to blow the fets... Was w/o Watts, YouTube put my 24v from battery Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rafaelmedina23 Posted October 4, 2022 Author Share Posted October 4, 2022 Just now, Rafaelmedina23 said: Was w/o Watts, YouTube put my 24v from battery May be have a shore circuite Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sid Genetry Solar Posted October 4, 2022 Share Posted October 4, 2022 33 minutes ago, Rafaelmedina23 said: Was w/o Watts, YouTube put my 24v from battery Ah, OK...so after repairing the broken wire, you turned it on and the magic smoke came out again. Worth noting that the control board looked damaged, so it's possible there was water damage to the control board circuitry as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobertM Posted October 4, 2022 Share Posted October 4, 2022 6 hours ago, dickson said: Warning that all the older PJ inverter will cause you to say I don't know what happened, it was working fine . My understanding was that some of the earlier models were reliable. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sid Genetry Solar Posted October 4, 2022 Share Posted October 4, 2022 2 hours ago, RobertM said: My understanding was that some of the earlier models were reliable. before changes were made to the copied original design, hehe 😉. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobertM Posted October 4, 2022 Share Posted October 4, 2022 40 minutes ago, Sid Genetry Solar said: before changes were made to the copied original design, hehe 😉. I'd actually like an old PJ 8000 that Genetry has previously reworked. I've read those were amazing. Ask Sean to pull one out of the pile. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sid Genetry Solar Posted October 5, 2022 Share Posted October 5, 2022 56 minutes ago, RobertM said: I'd actually like an old PJ 8000 that Genetry has previously reworked. I've read those were amazing. Ask Sean to pull one out of the pile. Comparatively speaking, anyway... I'm not a sales middleman...you'll need to contact Sean for that 😉. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NotMario Posted October 5, 2022 Share Posted October 5, 2022 Haha, i'll fight you for it, Robert! Really need something not completely garbage for my RV. Sadly, the GS just wont work with the space requirements. (We don't have big RV's in AK) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sid Genetry Solar Posted October 5, 2022 Share Posted October 5, 2022 11 minutes ago, NotMario said: Sadly, the GS just wont work with the space requirements. (We don't have big RV's in AK) The up-and-coming GS6 are quite a bit smaller than the GS6 you currently have...depends what the dimensions of the space are! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobertM Posted October 5, 2022 Share Posted October 5, 2022 55 minutes ago, NotMario said: Haha, i'll fight you for it, Robert! Really need something not completely garbage for my RV. Sadly, the GS just wont work with the space requirements. (We don't have big RV's in AK) I'm not sure why but we're both listed here as collaborators which are "one who willingly cooperates with an enemy, especially an enemy nation occupying one's own country." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sid Genetry Solar Posted October 5, 2022 Share Posted October 5, 2022 10 hours ago, RobertM said: I'm not sure why but we're both listed here as collaborators which are "one who willingly cooperates with an enemy, especially an enemy nation occupying one's own country." That's only if you take the second definition of "collaborator", not the first! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NotMario Posted October 5, 2022 Share Posted October 5, 2022 (edited) 20 hours ago, Sid Genetry Solar said: The up-and-coming GS6 are quite a bit smaller than the GS6 you currently have...depends what the dimensions of the space are! Yeah... 9" Depth x 11" Height x "18" Width. Boy that would be a tight squeeze if mounted sideways. Considerably complicated by wiring constraints, too. The other spot, while wide enough with the wings cut off, is about 1/4" too short, and the length would work if the height allowed me to slide it in at an angle. The width is the biggest no-go on the GS, especially with those wings. It's a tough set of requirements. My U-Power fits (barely...), but it's not wired for 12 volts, and it's not obvious how that could be done. The tranny is wired for 24->240, so 12->120v is obviously possible, sacrificing the un-needed split phase, but i don't know how i would wire up the control board for that. Heh. Edited October 5, 2022 by NotMario Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rafaelmedina23 Posted October 31, 2022 Author Share Posted October 31, 2022 On 10/4/2022 at 9:40 AM, Sid Genetry Solar said: What kind of loads were you running? (Just out of curiosity.) 13.5k 24v lithium battery Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rafaelmedina23 Posted October 31, 2022 Author Share Posted October 31, 2022 On 10/4/2022 at 3:44 PM, Sid Genetry Solar said: Ah, OK...so after repairing the broken wire, you turned it on and the magic smoke came out again. Worth noting that the control board looked damaged, so it's possible there was water damage to the control board circuitry as well. okay. I'm going to check that board Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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