Good to know Larry. I'm just trying to clarify what Dan is setting and what outback is claiming. Thanks
On Mon, Jan 7, 2019, 2:43 PM Starlight Solar Power Systems < la...@starlightsolar.com wrote: > Howie, > > We have many hundreds of Li battery systems sold and installed. Never had > any failure of PV controllers including Outback due to charging Li-ion. > > Larry Crutcher > Starlight Solar Power Systems > > > > > On Jan 7, 2019, at 11:23 AM, Howie Michaelson <howie.michael...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > Hey Dan, > Are you saying that OB is claiming that NiFePO4 batteries are smoking > their charge controllers? Do they say why? Is this also true of LiFePO4 > batteries? If you wouldn't mind mentioning which battery manufacture you > are dealing with? > Thanks, > Howie Michaelson > Sun Catcher > > On Mon, Jan 7, 2019 at 11:06 AM <d...@foxfire-energy.com> wrote: > >> I've been asked to trouble shoot a problem with a new set of LiFePO4 >> batteries on an older OB system.. The customer complained the system would >> go dark within a few min. of the batt indicator light going yellow.. From >> what I've gathered so far the BMS of the batteries is shutting down.. The >> distributor sent out one of their techs, but it looks like they missed a >> few adjustments.. The biggie is their CC (OB FM60) went into snooze mode >> within a day of being connected to these guys, and now OB tells me the CC >> lost it's FETs and that's pretty common with NiFePO4 BMS.. also when the >> tech came out to commission the bank, one of the terminals on a battery >> melted and another distorted.. the customer has a few more days to accept >> the bank, I'm thinking send them back.. Comments? >> >> >> Dan Brown >> Foxfire Energy Corp. >> Renewable Energy Systems >> (802)-483-2564 >> >> _______________________________________________ > List sponsored by Redwood Alliance > > List Address: RE-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org > > Change listserver email address & settings: > http://lists.re-wrenches.org/options.cgi/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org > > List-Archive: > http://www.mail-archive.com/re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org/maillist.html > > List rules & etiquette: > www.re-wrenches.org/etiquette.htm > > Check out or update participant bios: > www.members.re-wrenches.org > > > _______________________________________________ > List sponsored by Redwood Alliance > > List Address: RE-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org > > Change listserver email address & settings: > http://lists.re-wrenches.org/options.cgi/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org > > List-Archive: > http://www.mail-archive.com/re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org/maillist.html > > List rules & etiquette: > www.re-wrenches.org/etiquette.htm > > Check out or update participant bios: > www.members.re-wrenches.org > >
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