Question 6000XP RSD Contactor NO or NC?

Posted by: @joel-brodeur

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I am wondering about the 6000XP RSD contacts.  In the manual it says that the needed RSD button should be a NC switch (pg 45 of manual version 1.5).  

However, on pg. 46 of the same manual it implies that the RSD button should be NO stating that there is 12v output to the RSD power supply unless the SW contacts are shorted.  To me this would indicate that a BO switch is needed.

I am assuming that a NO switch is needed since the inverter is packaged (at least mine was) with the RSD function enabled but there was no jumper on the SW contacts.

Any Help would be appreciated.

Thank,

JB

Good morning, Joel!

Let me run out to our test bench and confirm this. Once I have the correct data, I will respond and have the Technical Writers update the manual accordingly. 

And thank you for joining the Community Forum! Glad to have you here!

@joel-brodeur  

I did a little research, (and sorry for taking the weekend on this), and I found an RSD that has a NO and a NC. If I read this correctly, this should work for you!

IMO Emergency Stop Pull Button | 500VAC | 1NO + 1NC - Signature Solar

@jarrett Just wondering if you have had any luck finding a 2-NO RSD button? I have been looking as well without much luck.

Thanks,

JB

@jarrett 

I went ahead and ordered an "IMO B4TU20 CONTACT BLOCK 2 NORMALLY OPEN FOR BG¦ ENCLOSURES".  Kind of a bummer that these appear to be so difficult to come by.  I will swap out the 1NC/1NO contactor with the new 2NO contactor and let you know how it works out.

If you do find a supplier that does sell 2NO RSD buttons, please let me know as I have some neighbors that are looking at implementing the same solution, but they are not too keen on the idea of having to buy an RSD button and replace the contactor in it for an addition cost.

Also, if you happen to find a source for a 2NO RSD, could I suggest a TSB and notification to your resellers that they might want to stock a few of them. 

Regrettably I was under the impression from my reseller they the RSD they recommended would work.  I understand they were just referencing documentation and technically it does work so I can't throw them under the bus.  But it did come as a surprise when things did not work as expected and until you helped out all I was getting from the reseller was that I was doing something wrong.

Big thanks for all your help.

I will keep you posted,

JB