[RE-wrenches] Older OB and lithium

2020-08-10 Thread Jay
I talked with a senior tech from OB this am. The issue why OB doesn’t recommend the FX and non A radians has to do with the LBCO is non adjustable for time. It’s set at 6 minutes. You can change the voltage of course. Reading between the lines they are worried that you will get battery

Re: [RE-wrenches] Best Battery

2020-08-10 Thread Jerry Shafer
Kirk I would be interested in your amended programming with outback and blue planet Jerry On Mon, Aug 10, 2020, 6:43 AM Kirk Herander wrote: > http://outbackpower.com/downloads/documents/appnotes/lithium_app_note.pdf > > This doesn't explain it, just omits older FX inverters from the Outback >

Re: [RE-wrenches] SMA SB#000US LCD Displays

2020-08-10 Thread Jay
Is it the heat that damages them or UV light? Jay Peltz power. > On Aug 10, 2020, at 5:13 PM, Chris Sparadeo wrote: > >  > Jason, > > Yes the LCD displays can be swapped out. I had an issue with one earlier this > year on a SB6000US and SMA sent a replacement. Very easy to swap out. Good

Re: [RE-wrenches] SMA SB#000US LCD Displays

2020-08-10 Thread Steve
I replaced one about 2 years ago. SMA Sunny Island tech support just sent me a new one. Sent from my iPad > On Aug 10, 2020, at 3:05 PM, Jason Szumlanski > wrote: > > Does anyone know if the LCD displays can be replaced? I have a client with > three SB6000US and one SB3000US all

Re: [RE-wrenches] SMA SB#000US LCD Displays

2020-08-10 Thread Chris Sparadeo
Jason, Yes the LCD displays can be swapped out. I had an issue with one earlier this year on a SB6000US and SMA sent a replacement. Very easy to swap out. Good luck with tech support. -Chris On Mon, Aug 10, 2020 at 7:20 PM Jason Szumlanski < ja...@floridasolardesigngroup.com> wrote: > I'm

Re: [RE-wrenches] SMA SB#000US LCD Displays

2020-08-10 Thread Jason Szumlanski
I'm zeroing in on an answer and will share when I get it. I sent an email at the recommendation of the first-line customer service rep. One person responded saying to call customer service (haha). A few minutes later another one said the cover needs to be replaced to maintain the NEMA 3R rating

[RE-wrenches] SMA SB#000US LCD Displays

2020-08-10 Thread Jason Szumlanski
Does anyone know if the LCD displays can be replaced? I have a client with three SB6000US and one SB3000US all manufactured in 2007 and all four displays are shot. I'm not sure why it is so hard for SMA tech support to give me a simple answer on this. I just had a mind-melting hour-long phone call

Re: [RE-wrenches] Best Battery

2020-08-10 Thread Dave Angelini Offgrid Solar
I agree on the Trace and Xantrex SW's for offgrid. Bullet proof and easy to install. I could never go back though to not having the graphics that a networked system enables. Just to easy to look at a 24 hour battery graph and see that the battery charged. Also multiple banks can be looked at.

Re: [RE-wrenches] Best Battery

2020-08-10 Thread Ray
I agree, the AES has a much friendlier voltage range.  Thanks for sharing, Dave.  I also do not use the RE Optics, I've moved away from Outback as well, after having issues with the FXR line, tech support, and wiring in the tiny enclosure that comes with the Radians.  Had decent luck with

Re: [RE-wrenches] Best Battery

2020-08-10 Thread jay
Ah that was the metric I didn’t understand the 2-10, is minutes. got it j > On Aug 10, 2020, at 1:24 PM, Dave Angelini Offgrid Solar > wrote: > > I have forwarded this to Schneider. They gave me a case number in 30 minutes. > I disagree that "all" Li batteries need this. Obviously

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2020-08-10 Thread Ray
Appreciate forwarding this to Schneider.  So you never had any issues programming their monitoring system or getting it connected to the internet via the customer's router? What is the LBCO recommended for the Li+ batteries you are using?  Default on many inverters for FLA is 42 or 44 volts,

Re: [RE-wrenches] Best Battery

2020-08-10 Thread Dave Angelini Offgrid Solar
I have forwarded this to Schneider. They gave me a case number in 30 minutes. I disagree that "all" Li batteries need this. Obviously simplyphi does need LBCO to be increased. The LBCO delay does help at 10 minutes from 2 minutes default BTW. I have not had your issues with tech support.

Re: [RE-wrenches] Best Battery

2020-08-10 Thread Ray
It relates specifically to Simpliphi, but all brands of Li+ need much higher LBCO set points compared to Lead acid. Hysteresis and time don't fix the fact that once the batteries shut off before the inverter, the entire system is inoperable, with no charging available from the PV.  It creates

Re: [RE-wrenches] Best Battery

2020-08-10 Thread Kirk Herander
http://outbackpower.com/downloads/documents/appnotes/lithium_app_note.pdf [http://outbackpower.com/downloads/documents/appnotes/lithium_app_note.pdf] This doesn't explain it, just omits older FX inverters from the Outback compatible list. In terms of programming, I did not use Blue Planet's

Re: [RE-wrenches] Best Battery

2020-08-10 Thread Dave Angelini Offgrid Solar
Hey Ray, Your comment on Schneider LBCO relates to which brand? Sympliyfi? Curious because I will send this in again. I did last time and they said to make sure the config person knows that you can also set the default LBCO hysteresis from 2V to 10V and the LBCO time from 60 seconds up to 600