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flyingfishfinger
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Posted: 06:02pm 12 Nov 2024

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Hi,
So as I posted about a couple months back, we managed to blow my inverter (Xantrex 4048). Without documentation I haven't been able to fix it, so I'm in the market for a new one.

I'm looking for inverter only, no MPPT / charging - and I don't want any of the cheap stuff from China... What recommendations might folks have for this class of device, 48V?

Cheers,
R
Edited 2024-11-13 04:21 by flyingfishfinger

Revlac

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Posted: 09:23pm 12 Nov 2024

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Only one option then, Build one.

Cheers Aaron
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Godoh
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Posted: 01:05am 13 Nov 2024

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One OZ inverter manufacturer that made what you are after has gone out of business. Latronics inverters were just that, they were simple inverters, no charger.
Unfortunately they decided to close down this year.
If you can find one of their inverters it would do what you want.
As Reviac says making your own is an option. You can get powerboards from Aliexpress and Ebay that are cheap and easy to fix. But you need to add the transformer a choke and a few other bits.
Or make one on the designs folks here have made

good luck
Pete

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Posted: 01:57am 13 Nov 2024

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I have purchased a number of HF inverters over the years from "Reliable Electric" on Aliexpress, not one has failed and they will put out the advertised power.
Reliable Electric

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Mike

analog8484
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Posted: 04:35pm 13 Nov 2024

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Why not the newer version (Schneider SW4048) of the same inverter?

Clockmanfr

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Posted: 08:58am 14 Nov 2024

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Godoh said One OZ inverter manufacturer that made what you are after has gone out of business. Latronics inverters were just that, they were simple inverters, no charger.
Unfortunately they decided to close down this year.
If you can find one of their inverters it would do what you want.
As Reviac says making your own is an option. You can get powerboards from Aliexpress and Ebay that are cheap and easy to fix. But you need to add the transformer a choke and a few other bits.
Or make one on the designs folks here have made

good luck
Pete

Godoh,

Still selling the OzInverter 2nd edition make your own 6KW OzInverter book, until i run out of stock.

Becuase of the worldwide customs duties and recent increase in import duties/ tarrifs, I have stopped supplying the 3 bare PCB's, its just very time consuming and not cost effective.

However, if you do order the Book i will email the XGERBER files for each of the 3 PCBs.

I am not a comercial buisness and never was, and supplied everything at cost becuase so many people like 'Oztules' 'Warpspeed' etc, helped me.

https://www.bryanhorology.com/ozinverter.phphttps://www.bryanhorology.com/ozinverter.php
Edited 2024-11-14 19:00 by Clockmanfr

Everything is possible, just give me time.

3 HughP's 3.7m Wind T's (14 years). 5kW PV on 3 Trackers, (10 yrs). 21kW PV AC coupled SH GTI's. OzInverter created Grid. 1300ah 48v.

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