We’re monitoring A and B of our DC power plant. It is wired directly into the GMT fuses panel, A and B sides. This particular unit was installed over 1 year ago, close to 2 years. If your offer is still valid, let me know the procedure.
Thanks! > On 10 May 2017, at 10:32, Forrest Christian (List Account) > <li...@packetflux.com> wrote: > > Can you let me know more about your setup? > > Is this the unit you bought in November? (In case this is something which > has gone weird with a batch, and somehow not caught by our test procedures). > > If you've got a defective one, we'll swap it, paying shipping both ways. > > On Tue, May 9, 2017 at 9:49 PM, Sorin Esanu <so...@evox.ro > <mailto:so...@evox.ro>> wrote: > We’ve experienced this exact same behaviour last week. It seems like PWR1 and > PWR2 are acting like one now. > We are in process of replacing all the SiteMonitor II devices with Tycon > TPDIN-Monitor-WEB2, which can monitor more things and it’s a lot smarter. > > > > On 10 May 2017, at 01:31, Bill Prince <part15...@gmail.com > > <mailto:part15...@gmail.com>> wrote: > > > > I think I have a SiteMonitor II with a problem, as I always thought that > > the two power sensors (PWR1 and PWR2) were independent of each other, and > > should have a pretty high impedance between then. > > > > We set up a new solar site, and put our load on PWR1 and the batteries on > > PWR2. As soon as we hook up either one of the sense wires, the breaker to > > the batteries (30 amp) pops, and all the lights go out. > > > > We can monitor one voltage on PWR1, or the same or different voltage on > > PWR2. However, if both are connected we blow the 30 amp breaker to the > > batteries. > > > > We've checked the polarity (both voltages are negative ground), and they > > are both "about" the same voltage (although we have monitored radically > > different voltage in the past (like 12V on one and 48V on the other). This > > is a 48VDC system, so we are seeing ~~ 56V on both right now, > > > > BTW, when we hook up just one of the sensors and leave the other open, we > > see ~~ 43 volts between PWR1 and PWR2. I haven't checked other > > SiteMonitors, but this doesn't seem right to me. > > > > > > -- > > -- > > bp > > part15sbs{at}gmail{dot}com > > > > > -- > Forrest Christian CEO, PacketFlux Technologies, Inc. > Tel: 406-449-3345 <> | Address: 3577 Countryside Road, Helena, MT 59602 > forre...@imach.com <mailto:forre...@imach.com> | http://www.packetflux.com > <http://www.packetflux.com/> > <http://www.linkedin.com/in/fwchristian> <http://facebook.com/packetflux> > <http://twitter.com/@packetflux> >
