Tim,
I work in industrial automation field and I know how a little bit of equipment can save electronics againts power surge and storms. Can you please tell me what is the power supply of this equipment? By that, I mean the voltage and the current or wattage. A storm can break the control part of the electronic, but not the motors, which is what is important in a chiller. There is probably a simple thing to do to put it back in working state, if you can provide a picture or two (or 3) of the control part of the equipment.
-Alexandre
Hi Alexandre,
Thank you for the offer! I am an electrical engineer by training, and as far as I can tell the electronics did indeed burn out. However, I am pretty sure the compressor rotor locked first and this is what caused the burnout.
As mentioned in the Email I just sent, we reached the target for replacement anyway so this is a moot point. :-) The new unit is far more energy efficient than the old one, which will help to keep TDE running far into the future even with syrocketing energy bills.
Tim