09-15-2016, 11:35 AM
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Originally posted by AKpilot
We got hit by lightning too, blew our Inverter...... : Guess we are in line for parts as lots of folks are in the same boat as us!
That sucks.
We have finally, about a year ago, got these lightning "fuses" installed on our off-grid solar system. I have no idea if they would actually work (and still unplug the batteries and DC switches when lightning is about) but maybe they will save an inverter in the future. They are canister-like things that shine blue to show they haven't blown. Need at least two (before inverter and before home circuit breaker) and in our situation three since we have two separate arrays feeding the charge controllers. $80 each if I remember correctly, so it is kind of pricey "insurance". But having blown two inverter boards (and two week old forklift batteries) over the years from lightning I am giving them a go...
Cheers,
Kirt
edit: substituted charge controllers for inverter