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Hi. Based on your pictures, this is the power module in the multi that has failed. The sounds and smoke were the transistors/mosfets that burned. I had severals problems like this when an incompatible load was made in the 230V output. What type of devices did you have connected to the 230V load output ? Fluo lamps with ferromagnetic ballast and electric radiator (3000W) are strongly discouraged because of this type of problem.

Contact your reseller about the device warranty. Try a device replacement if you can.

In the case you can't do anything (expired warranty of issue not covered by the warranty), you have to buy a new one or trying repair the burned mosfets/transistor on the device.

Good luck and keep me informed :)

The setup was wired to an old school 230v 60 watt incadescent light bulb as a test. Immediately after switching the multiplus front panel switch from charger only mode to invert it became noisy with a buzz crackle sound, smoked and caught fire. I'm really glad this was on my bench and not in the boat. Thank you for explaining what that component was that burnt up. I hope they are able to exchange it quickly for a new rather than repair.

@Lyric OK. An incandescent light bulb is working normally great on this device. It seems an hardware failure,probably a faulty device on the PCB. I'm glad i helped someone today :) I am at your disposal if required. Have a nice day

Quick update. I unfortunately have a unresponsive seller. I wrote them March 25th and again April 05th and have not received a response. The seller was very prompt to ship my original order so I would have hoped for an equally fast response with a claim.

The company is in Germany. If someone here on this forum has a connection there or perhaps a Victron representative is reading this and can lend a hand I would be appreciative. I hope it is just a communication issue and not a bigger sign.