Hello Jay and Tump,
I set up a mate for autostart six weeks ago. Before leaving the
remote job site I started the genny from the mate by raising the two
minute start voltage above the current battery voltage and waited two
minutes. The genny started confirming that the AGS was functioning
properly.
I recently talked with the mostly savvy client and he claims that the
generator has never autostarted and that the battery voltage remains
below the ags 2h and 24h settings for extended periods of time
without the genny starting. He has been starting the genny manually
from the power center to get the batteries charged.
Is this the problem that you have seen? It was only a two hour drive
each way in October when the short cut through the mountains was
open. Now I am looking at a 3-4 hour drive each way over icey roads
otherwise I would visit the site with a spare mate without hesitation.
Is the time and date loss a problem in conjunction with the ags issue?
Jeff
Thirsty Lake Solar
PO Box 538
Eureka, MT 59917
Jeff Wongstrom
NABCEP Certified Solar Installer
406-889-5324
thirstylakesolar.com
On Dec 15, 2008, at 9:33 PM, jay peltz wrote:
Hi Mark,
No this issue I've had is that the mate just won't start the
generator with usual symptoms of system shut down.
But when I go to the mate and press start, generator starts right
up. All setpoints are correct. Replace the mate, and all is good,
again same setpoints.
So I can only surmise the problem is a mate issue that I've yet to
track down, but have a fix.
jay
peltz power
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