HI Chris, Nope the SW had a pretty simple menu AGS wise.
jay On Aug 7, 2013, at 3:16 PM, Chris Worcester wrote: > Now there is a useful setting, just being a little sarcastic, this would be > hard to diagnose. Was that available on the SW’s AGS menu too? > > Chris Worcester > Solar Wind Works > NABCEP Certified PV Installer > Office 530-582-4503 > Cell 530-448-9692 > Fax 530-582-4603 > www.solarwindworks.com > [email protected] > > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of jay peltz > Sent: Wednesday, August 07, 2013 2:30 PM > To: RE-wrenches > Subject: Re: [RE-wrenches] SW AGS > > HI Eric, > > Sounds like the "stop absorb" might have been enabled. > This will stop the AGS when the battery volts reach absorb setpoint. > > But has no impact if starting the generator manually. > > jay > > peltz power > > > > > Sounds like you talked to the right guy, that's his info...except that he > has, according to what he told me, an SW not an XW. I'm assuming he's maybe > at 50% capacity on his original 1260Ah bank based on everything he told me > this morning. He did say that his bank will last him through the night and > that he has some pretty hefty air conditioning loads. He also said he had > equalized in the past but not in the last 18 months. I'm just not convinced > that his batteries are shot. But all this battery talk may be beside the > point if he's not experiencing the same on/off cycling problem when he > manually starts the genny, right? That is, assuming the disco settings remain > in effect regardless of start mechanism. Thanks for indulging me tocayo. > > Eric > SunHarvest > 001.530.798.3738 (Cell) > ----- Original Message ----- > From: [email protected] > To: RE-wrenches > Sent: Wednesday, August 07, 2013 12:54 PM > Subject: Re: [RE-wrenches] SW AGS > > > Hi Eric, > Sounded like bad batteries to me also (I think he called in this AM). He has > (2) XW6048 units that are > capable of 200ADC between them, and he also has 1260Ah of flooded capacity. > DC Start V is set for 46.5V, so if we assume he was close to 50% > discharge (depending on load), it should take almost 2 hours to reach the > bulk voltage (80% replaced). His batteries were ramping up to bulk > in just a couple of minutes, meaning the batteries were not absorbing the > charge. I have heard varying opinions on the symptoms of sulfation, > but it does sound like a battery issue (5 yrs old). He was advised to > equalize to try and recover them (he has never done this), or replace them. > Rgds, > > _____________________________________________________________________________________ > > > Eric Bentsen | Schneider Electric | Solar Business | UNITED STATES > | Technical Support Representative > Phone: +(650) 351-8237 ext. 001# | > Email: [email protected] | Site: > www.schneider-electric.com/solar | Address: 250 South Vasco Rd., > Livermore, CA 94551 > > <Mail Attachment.jpeg> > *** Please consider the environment before printing this e-mail > > > > From: > "SunHarvest" <[email protected]> > To: > "RE-wrenches" <[email protected]> > Date: > 08/07/2013 12:39 PM > Subject: > [RE-wrenches] SW AGS > Sent by: > [email protected] > > > > > I read through the archives on the XW AGS thread but have a query on behalf > of a customer with an SW AGS issue. I'm heading out to the remote site > tomorrow and would like, if possible, to show up knowing what I might be up > against. > > The customer recently replaced his AGS for his two SW 6048s and then upgraded > his firmware a week later. He reported that his problem with the AGS began > after firmware upgrade. Here's the particular issue: > > AGS will try to start the 15.8kW Multi-Quip genny due to low battery voltage > (event 306 DCV start). After about 5 minutes the AGS will stop the genny due > to battery absorption level reached (event 313 ABS stop). The AGS will go > through this event 306/313 cycle on and off until the homeowner shuts down > the AGS. To me this sounds like bad batteries. But, the homeowner says this > cycling does not occur when he manually starts the generator. This doesn't > sound like a complicated problem but so far I'm unfamiliar with the SW AGS. > So, I would greatly appreciate any insight you guys can offer me. > > Thanks!! > > Eric > SunHarvest > 001.530.798.3738 (Cell) > > ______________________________________________________________________ > This email has been scanned by the Symantec Email Security.cloud service. > _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ > List sponsored by Home Power magazine > > List Address: [email protected] > > Change email address & settings: > http://lists.re-wrenches.org/options.cgi/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org > > List-Archive: > http://lists.re-wrenches.org/pipermail/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org > > List rules & etiquette: > www.re-wrenches.org/etiquette.htm > > Check out participant bios: > www.members.re-wrenches.org > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > List sponsored by Home Power magazine > > List Address: [email protected] > > Change email address & settings: > http://lists.re-wrenches.org/options.cgi/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org > > List-Archive: > http://lists.re-wrenches.org/pipermail/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org > > List rules & etiquette: > www.re-wrenches.org/etiquette.htm > > Check out participant bios: > www.members.re-wrenches.org > > _______________________________________________ > List sponsored by Home Power magazine > > List Address: [email protected] > > Change email address & settings: > http://lists.re-wrenches.org/options.cgi/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org > > List-Archive: > http://lists.re-wrenches.org/pipermail/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org > > List rules & etiquette: > www.re-wrenches.org/etiquette.htm > > Check out participant bios: > www.members.re-wrenches.org > > > _______________________________________________ > List sponsored by Home Power magazine > > List Address: [email protected] > > Change email address & settings: > http://lists.re-wrenches.org/options.cgi/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org > > List-Archive: > http://lists.re-wrenches.org/pipermail/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org > > List rules & etiquette: > www.re-wrenches.org/etiquette.htm > > Check out participant bios: > www.members.re-wrenches.org >
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