We had a very bad thunder storm today. It knocked out two transformers and many of the fused links on our power lines. I am pretty sure it killed my wireless internet antenna mounted on my house. But the worst is that I now have two Classic Lites with red Ground Fault indicators illuminated. I disconnected PV and Inverter and did a hard reset. Still nice and bright red lites on. I have stripped everything but battery cables and still have red lites. The manual said the ground fault is supposed to be self healing, so I assume it is more than just a ground fault.
No! I do not have lighting arrestors because this crap never happens to me.
Any ideas? Chuck em or send them off the be repaired?
Thanks,
reprepper
Email me ryan@midnitesolar.com I will have some things for you to check first and then we can do an RMA and evaluate the damage for you
i don't have lighting regular too but it only takes one hit to loose a lot of $$$$$$$$$$$$ i think the cost for lighting arrestors is minimal to all of the other expensive equipment.
And unless you reside in the contiguous USA, the shipping alone will cost more than one SPD :o :o
I find the SPD's to be good peace of mind and relatively cheap insurance. I have them on everything except the satellite TV and internet cables. Insurance may pay to replace but the down time is something you cannot replace.
I won the lightning strike lottery more than once so it is a no-brainer for me. ;D
Sorry you got zapped hope it is an easy fix via email and an RMA is not necessary.
Tom