Good point Maverick, You really need a router anyway to config the Combox. I carry one in the truck but a good idea to leave it on site.
On Wed, Nov 20, 2019 at 7:33 AM Maverick Brown <maver...@mavericksolar.com> wrote: > The COMBOX is a great addition. It has a detailed seven day black box > style recording of all the parameters, even if it not connected to the > internet You can zoom in and see the battery voltage and current through > the inverter. And you can read errors and warnings for each Schneider > device. Plus, the COMBOX can record parameters to a SD card for later > retrieval. > > I usually also add a low cost router so I can just jump on the COMBOX when > I arrive to see what’s been going on. When I do that I also set a fixed IP > address on the COMBOX. > > Thank you, > > Maverick > > > On Nov 20, 2019, at 7:36 AM, Aaron Mandelkorn <reoso...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > This sw came on a prewired Epanel. The only monitering is through the scp > or the classic charge controller via whizbang Jr shunt. I am thinking > about adding the combox but not sure how helpful it will be since there is > no internet or cell service at this site. > > Aaron Mandelkorn > President / Founder > Renewable Energy Outfitters > www.reosolar.com > Off Grid Depot > www.offgridnow.com > 970-596-3744 > > On Wed, Nov 20, 2019, 5:52 AM Jay <jay.pe...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Do you have the Schneider battery monitor or another brand? >> >> It will record lowest voltage since last reset. >> Would help in diagnosing the problem. >> >> Jay >> >> On Nov 19, 2019, at 6:06 AM, Aaron Mandelkorn <reoso...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> >> Thanks all for the info. I did check the auto gen start settings and and >> they are set pretty high and at the 15 min, 30 min, and two hr triggers all >> above the LCBO setting of 23v. I have hard time believing that the system >> is crashing at night due to low battery and doing so so quickly that the >> gen isn't coming on. Could this be an issue of temporary voltage drop >> triggering the LCBO due to a large load coming on at night? Why would these >> events not be in the log and why isn't the generator coming on? A seems to >> work during the day and when I come out there to test. >> >> Aaron Mandelkorn >> President / Founder >> Renewable Energy Outfitters >> www.reosolar.com >> Off Grid Depot >> www.offgridnow.com >> 970-596-3744 >> _______________________________________________ >> List sponsored by Redwood Alliance >> >> List Address: RE-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org >> >> Change listserver email address & settings: >> http://lists.re-wrenches.org/options.cgi/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org >> >> List-Archive: >> http://www.mail-archive.com/re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org/maillist.html >> >> List rules & etiquette: >> www.re-wrenches.org/etiquette.htm >> >> Check out or update participant bios: >> www.members.re-wrenches.org >> >> _______________________________________________ >> List sponsored by Redwood Alliance >> >> List Address: RE-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org >> >> Change listserver email address & settings: >> http://lists.re-wrenches.org/options.cgi/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org >> >> List-Archive: >> http://www.mail-archive.com/re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org/maillist.html >> >> List rules & etiquette: >> www.re-wrenches.org/etiquette.htm >> >> Check out or update participant bios: >> www.members.re-wrenches.org >> >> _______________________________________________ > List sponsored by Redwood Alliance > > List Address: RE-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org > > Change listserver email address & settings: > http://lists.re-wrenches.org/options.cgi/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org > > List-Archive: > http://www.mail-archive.com/re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org/maillist.html > > List rules & etiquette: > www.re-wrenches.org/etiquette.htm > > Check out or update participant bios: > www.members.re-wrenches.org > > _______________________________________________ > List sponsored by Redwood Alliance > > List Address: RE-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org > > Change listserver email address & settings: > http://lists.re-wrenches.org/options.cgi/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org > > List-Archive: > http://www.mail-archive.com/re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org/maillist.html > > List rules & etiquette: > www.re-wrenches.org/etiquette.htm > > Check out or update participant bios: > www.members.re-wrenches.org > > -- Mac Lewis *"Yo solo sé que no sé nada." -Sócrates*
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