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Filax 2 pops fuse

Hello, I have now tried 2 different filax 2 in three different installations. Grid power connected to priority one and victron inverter on the other. Seemingly randomly in all setups the grid fuse pop about 50% of the time when swtiching back to grid power from inverter backup. Is this just how it is, or could both units be broken in the very same way?

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@Drogos

What size load is being switched? (And load type?)

What size fuse is blowing?

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Tried everything from a single computer, to a home cinema and server rack. So, various tests between 100W and 2kW

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Grid side fuse is 16A, solar side fuse is 10A
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Alexandra avatar image Alexandra ♦ drogos commented ·

Do you have fast blow fuses? And why fuses and not a breaker?

What inverter are you using there? Sorry for the questions. Any theories would be total shots in the dark without more details.

Only thing i can think off offhand is maybe a neutral live swap somewhere?

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That might just be a translation thing, sorry. It is breakers in proper English. Fully GFCI I believe they are called in English? Those are on the grid side. On the solar side, I have used regular breakers without the ground fault detection thing.

Tried three different inverters, one 48/3000 Phoenix, one 48/8000 Quattro, and one 48/800 Multiplus.

In the old fashion lands of Norway we still use IT net, which does not have a neutral wire.

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