Re: [RE-wrenches] Suspect MX 60

2014-11-18 Thread Allan Sindelar
Drake, I'll add just a bit to Jarmo's excellent reply: You mentioned that you were unsure if the MX60 was set to auto-EQ. This could be a source of trouble. The MX60 had the unfortunate characteristic whereby if set to auto-EQ, it would continue to try to co

Re: [RE-wrenches] Suspect MX 60

2014-11-18 Thread Jarmo . Venalainen
Hi: This may not be the problem, but I wanted to bring it up as I have heard of a few cases of battery boiling issues with various charge controllers and want to suggest a possible cause. I'll do this point form. It's easier to describe it that way: 1. Solar charge controllers are programmed

Re: [RE-wrenches] Suspect MX 60

2014-11-18 Thread Jerry Shafer
At this time so much has changed i would do nothing. I have not had any issues with OB like this since the introduction. I have had boil outs but always due to incorrect settings or defective auto water refillers. How offen was the water checked. On Nov 18, 2014 7:16 AM, "Drake" wrote: > Hello W

[RE-wrenches] Suspect MX 60

2014-11-18 Thread Drake
Hello Wrenches, An MX 60 boiled a 24 volt bank of 4 Trojan L-16 batteries last summer. The batteries all checked out to be in good shape. It is not totally clear that the CC was not set to auto equalize, but the EQ voltage was only set at 31.0 V. The battery bank has been replaced by 8 Full