Re: [AFMUG] Fun with a solar site

2018-06-30 Thread chuck
than perhaps 10 seconds. For long term testing I have put coils of copper wire in buckets of water. -Original Message- From: ch...@wbmfg.com Sent: Saturday, June 30, 2018 9:38 AM To: AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Fun with a solar site I agree, or put a load on each

Re: [AFMUG] Fun with a solar site

2018-06-30 Thread chuck
I agree, or put a load on each one by itself and see if one drops to a lower voltage quicker. Load testing is one of the best test methods. -Original Message- From: Robert Sent: Friday, June 29, 2018 10:34 PM To: af@af.afmug.com Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Fun with a solar site Probably

Re: [AFMUG] Fun with a solar site

2018-06-29 Thread Matt Hoppes
just put your hand on the batts. The shorted cell bat > will run warmer. > > -Original Message- From: Matt Hoppes > Sent: Friday, June 29, 2018 7:30 PM > To: AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group > Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Fun with a solar site > > He’s very reasonable w

Re: [AFMUG] Fun with a solar site

2018-06-29 Thread Chuck McCown
by a little bit than the max charging current. -Original Message- From: Matt Hoppes Sent: Friday, June 29, 2018 7:46 PM To: AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Fun with a solar site OK that’s what I was wondering. thanks Chuck, a wealth of information as always. On Jun 29

Re: [AFMUG] Fun with a solar site

2018-06-29 Thread Matt Hoppes
ing charging, just put your hand on the batts. The shorted cell bat > will run warmer. > > -Original Message- From: Matt Hoppes > Sent: Friday, June 29, 2018 7:30 PM > To: AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group > Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Fun with a solar site > > He’s very

Re: [AFMUG] Fun with a solar site

2018-06-29 Thread Chuck McCown
, 2018 7:30 PM To: AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Fun with a solar site He’s very reasonable way other than trial and error to determine which battery has the shorted cell in it? On Jun 29, 2018, at 21:21, Chuck McCown wrote: Any time you have cells or batts in parallel

Re: [AFMUG] Fun with a solar site

2018-06-29 Thread Matt Hoppes
id chemistry). > > -Original Message- From: Matt Hoppes > Sent: Friday, June 29, 2018 6:45 PM > To: AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group > Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Fun with a solar site > > Robert, that was my first thought as well but why would connecting additional >

Re: [AFMUG] Fun with a solar site

2018-06-29 Thread Matt Hoppes
rops 2 volts. (if lead acid chemistry). > > -Original Message- From: Matt Hoppes > Sent: Friday, June 29, 2018 6:45 PM > To: AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group > Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Fun with a solar site > > Robert, that was my first thought as well but why would connecting

Re: [AFMUG] Fun with a solar site

2018-06-29 Thread Chuck McCown
Any time you have cells or batts in parallel and one of the cells shorts, the whole system drops 2 volts. (if lead acid chemistry). -Original Message- From: Matt Hoppes Sent: Friday, June 29, 2018 6:45 PM To: AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Fun with a solar site

Re: [AFMUG] Fun with a solar site

2018-06-29 Thread Matt Hoppes
Robert, that was my first thought as well but why would connecting additional batteries suddenly drop the overall voltage? Do you think that is just the cells can’t put out enough to charge everything so the overall output voltage goes down? > On Jun 29, 2018, at 20:38, Robert wrote: > >

Re: [AFMUG] Fun with a solar site

2018-06-29 Thread Robert
hosed cell(s) On 6/29/18 5:12 PM, Matt Hoppes wrote: I’m currently about halfway through troubleshooting a solar site and had to quit for the day. I have a site with five 100 amp hour batteries. It is a 12 V site and I have three of the batteries on to wire leads going to the charge

Re: [AFMUG] Fun with a solar site

2018-06-29 Thread Chuck McCown
Can you post a schematic? Sent from my iPhone > On Jun 29, 2018, at 6:12 PM, Matt Hoppes > wrote: > > I’m currently about halfway through troubleshooting a solar site and had to > quit for the day. > > I have a site with five 100 amp hour batteries. It is a 12 V site and I have > three of

[AFMUG] Fun with a solar site

2018-06-29 Thread Matt Hoppes
I’m currently about halfway through troubleshooting a solar site and had to quit for the day. I have a site with five 100 amp hour batteries. It is a 12 V site and I have three of the batteries on to wire leads going to the charge controller and two of the batteries on a wire lead going to the