Hi Orion. Go into locked menu
systems menu inverter stacking in the stacking menu is where you set it all up And I take it you are not using a balancing transformer, curious why not? Can't tell you anything about the AGS, but interested to know what the problem is. jay peltz power On Oct 30, 2011, at 10:29 AM, Orion Thornton wrote: > Hi Wrenches, > > I was hoping I may be able to get some guidance on navigating through the new > MATE3 controller. We have a customer that swapped out their original MATE > for the MATE3 in order to have access to on-line monitoring of their system, > since it is a part time residence with limited access and unoccupied in the > winter. > > Since the new controller was installed they have had issues with the AGS. I > was on site last Friday and was able to sort out the AGS issues, at least I > thought I had. I left the site with the generator charging the batteries. > After the generator had ran for about 5 hrs and the battery voltage read 51.5 > volts the customer called concerned that the generator had not shut down > after the charge reached a float level. They turned the generator off and at > that point lost half the loads in the house because the slave inverter had > shut down. I can see that the inverter mode is “off” through the on-line > monitor. > > I will probably be heading back up to the site tomorrow for more > troubleshooting, but at this point I would really like to be able to guide > the customer through getting the secondary inverter turned back on so they > have all their loads powered up without running the generator. This is the > first time I have worked with the MATE3 and have searched high and low > through the manual to try and find how I can access the mode setting for the > slave inverter, so that I can turn it back on, but I have found nothing. If > it was a weekday I am sure an Outback tech could send me in the right > direction, but I am hoping someone out there in the wrenches world has got > the MATE3 dialed in. > > Any input would be much appreciated. > > Thanks. > > Orion Thornton > Project Manager > Independent Power Systems > NABCEP Certified PV Installer > (Office) 406.587.5295 > (Mobile) 406.249.9912 > www.solarips.com > >
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