Hi Jeff,
Yep had this problem a many times.
The only "fix" I came up with was a new mate. Every time a new mate
went in, problem went away.
On the same note, I've got a Flexnet on a system and it seems less
reliable than the mate.
For example it was currently set to start at 55%, customer has seen it
at 45% without genny being on.
Seems to be some room for improvement.
jay
peltz power
On Dec 16, 2008, at 8:23 AM, Jeff Wongstrom/ Sarah Anderson wrote:
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
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