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RE: Test On Charging GC2
Do I have to much line resistance for the Iota to hold a charge at the higher rate?Yes. At full amp output(55 amps) you should have no more that 2/10s of a volt drop from converter to battery. You need less resistance, how you accomplish that is up to you but moving the converter closer is sometimes a good option.
Sam
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05/25/12 09:57am |
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RE: Attention All Electron Chasers
Is the refer on or off? Either way it could still be the reefer as it could be leaking neutral or hot current to ground in excess which when combined with other leakages will trip the GFI. First thing to do is try another GFI to make sure yours has not gotten to sensitive. I would still bet that the reefer heater is the culprit but you need to make sure the GFI is OK.
Sam
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05/20/12 02:25pm |
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RE: Initial Solar Hookup only shows partial watts and amps
You either have to install it in a very large compartment or a vented compartment.
8 . 1 M o u n t i n g & t h e r m a l c o n s i d e r a t i o n s
With the preceding guidelines in mind, choose a suitable location to mount the MPT-3024. The unit must be mounted vertically against a hard, flat surface (i.e.drywall or plywood) for proper ventilation and cooling. This will also discourage foreign matter from entering the controller through the vents on the front panel. Make sure that the vents are unobstructed. At higher outputs and high ambient temperatures, the metal enclosure of the MPT-3024 may become warm. To prevent overheating and failure, the controller will shut down if the internal heatsink temperature exceeds 85oC (185oF). Overheating and shutdown may occur if the controller is installed in an enclosure, in direct sunlight,
or where the ambient temperature is above 40oC (104oF). It must be manually powered down and restarted if overtemperature shutdown occurs.
! The MPT-3024 is not designed for damp locations, nor is it to be
installed outdoors, in unventilated enclosures, inside a wall cavity, in direct sunlight, or near a source of heat (stove, radiator, register, etc.). Any of these situations may cause controller failure and will void the warranty.Mounting the MPT-3024 in a cool, dry location will increase operating efficiency and will extend the life of the unit.F Compliance
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05/20/12 10:58am |
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RE: normal milliamp draw?
Actually it is probably as low as you can get, some rigs are much higher.
Sam
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05/18/12 04:23pm |
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RE: Victron BMV-600 - Which side of Shunt to put Chasis Ground?
Do not mount that shunt on top of the batteries like CA traveler unless you have an AGM like he does. On wet batteries it will corrode and get destroyed. I caught mine before much damage was done but lesson learned.
Sam
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05/18/12 01:24pm |
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RE: Water Heater Full?
When you first connect the city water or turn on the pump, there will be a ton of air in the hot water tank. The only way to get that air out and fill the tank is to open the hot water valve. So you can be pretty sure that the water heater tank is full if you have to bleed a bunch of air out the faucet and then you get water with spits of air until finally just water.
Sam
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05/18/12 11:53am |
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RE: Attention All Electron Chasers
One thing that has confused people for years about GFI problems is modern GFIs (last 20 years or so) use a separate neutral to ground detector circuit. You don't have to have a ground fault to trip a GFI...a neutral to ground short will also trip it. This is why you can often turn off all the breakers and still trip the GFI...a sure indication of a neutral to ground short.
Sam
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05/17/12 11:10am |
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RE: Initial Solar Hookup only shows partial watts and amps
Something is wrong. You should be putting out at least 8 amps and you would have seen that as soon as you turned on all the lights, even if the battery was fully charged. Edit, is this a 24 volt panel!!! Are you reading panel amps or battery amps?
Sam
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05/15/12 02:22pm |
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RE: Morningstar RM-1 Remote meter doesn't make sense...
It measures solar amps into the battery but has no way of knowing what amps the RV is using so you will only see solar amp hour gains.
Sam
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05/14/12 07:39pm |
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RE: MC3 Splice Wire Question
It's just a normal stranded wire with tough insulation.
Sam
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05/14/12 07:04pm |
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RE: How Many Watts Can I Safely Backfeed 15 AMP Outlet?
I don't want to hear about "neutral being bonded to earth ground" UNLESS you want a quick and rude incursion into the subject realm of ground-effect eddy currents.Be that as it may but unless you bond the gen neutral to the ground you will never be able to run a new residential furnace from a gen. The flame safeguard won't work without it.
Sam
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05/10/12 04:14pm |
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RE: Lost 50 AMP service
If that is true than we are missing some info. It can't be both. If everything works with a 30 amp adapter than that pretty much proves the cord and connections are OK.
Sam
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05/09/12 09:06pm |
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RE: Lost 50 AMP service
I believe the poster said he used the 50 amp cord with the adapter. If that is the case then the only possible explanation is the rig has an actual energy management system that is faulty.
Sam
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05/09/12 08:29pm |
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RE: Lost 50 AMP service
I't sound's like a loose wire at the twist-lock rec. on the trailer if when you use a 30amp
dogbone and it works? Because you are using one hot leg with the 30amp adapter.
JAYHAY. You may be on to the problem. Should I pull the connector at the RV and run a continuity test? That's an area I did not think to check. Thanks. SteveThe problem with that theory is half the RV would be without power. Did all the circuits work when you used the 30 amp adapter?
Sam
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05/09/12 06:43pm |
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RE: Lost 50 AMP service
Do you have an EMS that manages your loads? The PI is not an EMS and should never be called one as it will make a thread like this very confusing. If you don't have an actual energy management system, do you have an auto transfer switch for a generator prep?
Sam
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05/09/12 03:39pm |
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RE: "Ole School" Amp Meter on Solar Panel
I don't think it will really tell you much since you already have amps into the battery. If you want to do this I would spend a few more bucks and get something that is accurate, you won't be happy with close enough if you have something to compare it to.
Sam
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05/07/12 09:32am |
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RE: Portable Panel Tilting and Tracking on the Roof-Solved
I think there tilt angle is to high for summer. They are using lat minus 15 which would still be like 34 degrees. This is probably ideal for a tracking angle but not for a fixed panel. You have to have a lower tilt for a fixed summer panel.
Sam
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05/07/12 08:37am |
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RE: Costco v, Sam's Club 6 volt GC battery
Those are old specs , here are the new ones. http://www.interstatebatteries.com/cs_eStore/content/product_info/golf_f.asp
Sam
Thank you. Any idea which of those 6V GC batteries is the one that most or all Costco's apparently carry?GC2-XHD is the green top Costco, it looks identical to the interstate and weighs the same. The critical test is the weight, make sure it is 67 pounds.
Sam
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05/02/12 06:08pm |
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RE: Costco v, Sam's Club 6 volt GC battery
Those are old specs , here are the new ones. http://www.interstatebatteries.com/cs_eStore/content/product_info/golf_f.asp
Sam
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05/02/12 04:20pm |
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RE: Costco v, Sam's Club 6 volt GC battery
If they are the green top, go with the Costco, I just bought a pair and they weigh 67 pounds which is what the interstate spec says. So they are 232 amp hours.
Sam
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05/02/12 12:18pm |
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