Re: [RE-wrenches] speaking of batteries

2024-04-23 Thread Steve Higgins via RE-wrenches
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Re: [RE-wrenches] Grid-Tied Radian Force Discharge

2024-04-23 Thread Steve Higgins via RE-wrenches
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Re: [RE-wrenches] midnite new inverter

2024-04-10 Thread Steve Higgins via RE-wrenches
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Re: [RE-wrenches] Mate3s error vs. event log

2024-04-03 Thread Steve Higgins via RE-wrenches
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Re: [RE-wrenches] Electrolyte level measurement

2024-02-28 Thread Steve Higgins via RE-wrenches
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Re: [RE-wrenches] EG4 Equipment

2024-02-17 Thread Steve Higgins via RE-wrenches
To this point I'm not aware of a lead battery that is compliant to 9540 or 1973...we are still trying to work out the kinks of these UL codes. This what happens when people try to blanket fix a problem with one technology and apply it across the board without a full understanding of the

Re: [RE-wrenches] EG4 Equipment

2024-02-17 Thread Steve Higgins via RE-wrenches
Becareful with the EG4s and AGMs. Last I checked the EG4s couldn't be properly programmed to charge at a high enough voltage to properly charge some of the heavier plated AGM. Surrette and Full river AGMs need to be charged at 58.8 temp compensated to -4mv/deg/c... The EG4s like the Sol Arks

Re: [RE-wrenches] rolls battery question

2024-02-07 Thread Steve Higgins via RE-wrenches
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Re: [RE-wrenches] Odd battery charging behavior with Outback inverters

2024-01-12 Thread Steve Higgins via RE-wrenches
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Re: [RE-wrenches] AC Coupling

2023-10-30 Thread Steve Higgins via RE-wrenches
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Re: [RE-wrenches] SOK Batteries

2023-10-11 Thread Steve Higgins via RE-wrenches
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Re: [RE-wrenches] SOK Batteries

2023-10-11 Thread Steve Higgins via RE-wrenches
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Re: [RE-wrenches] .5 C charge rate for LiFePO4

2023-08-25 Thread Steve Higgins via RE-wrenches
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Re: [RE-wrenches] Lithium battery charge rate

2023-06-28 Thread Steve Higgins via RE-wrenches
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Re: [RE-wrenches] Lithium battery charge rate

2023-06-27 Thread Steve Higgins via RE-wrenches
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Re: [RE-wrenches] Lithium upgrade when Magnasine goes to float too soon

2023-04-18 Thread Steve Higgins via RE-wrenches
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Re: [RE-wrenches] Outback vfx 3648 question

2023-01-04 Thread Steve Higgins via RE-wrenches
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Re: [RE-wrenches] Old Trace SW inverter connected to the grid.

2022-12-19 Thread Steve Higgins via RE-wrenches
t it from being able to sell. Steve Higgins. On Mon, Dec 19, 2022 at 8:30 AM Jay via RE-wrenches < re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org> wrote: > The older versions of the SW didnt have the GTI plug or need it. > > What I find curious is what was said about the lineman that they meas

Re: [RE-wrenches] Old Trace SW inverter connected to the grid.

2022-12-19 Thread Steve Higgins via RE-wrenches
Great Point, Todd... Todd is correct. Wire the Utility to the AC2 Input (Generator), and it won't be able to sell at all. Steve Higgins. On Mon, Dec 19, 2022 at 8:14 AM Todd Cory via RE-wrenches < re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org> wrote: > If the grid is wired to AC2, then the inv

Re: [RE-wrenches] Old Trace SW inverter connected to the grid.

2022-12-19 Thread Steve Higgins via RE-wrenches
It sounds to me like Sell Mode is Enabled without the GTI... But it's been a long time since I played with an SW and GTI... Steve Higgins On Mon, Dec 19, 2022 at 7:29 AM Chad Waits via RE-wrenches < re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org> wrote: > I thought the SW needed a Grid Tie Inter

Re: [RE-wrenches] Simpliphi with SW inverters

2022-10-13 Thread Steve Higgins via RE-wrenches
With the Trace SW, you should be able to program it to charge LFP batteries. It'll probably take a bit of tinkering to make it work... Most LFP BMSs work better if you can set the inverter/charger into a 2 Stage charging mode. If I remember correctly, there isn't a setting that forces the

Re: [RE-wrenches] Outback FXR: Battery voltage exceeds settings

2022-07-22 Thread Steve Higgins via RE-wrenches
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Re: [RE-wrenches] Enphase Envoy CR2032 battery

2021-09-21 Thread Steve Higgins
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Re: [RE-wrenches] High to normal SG

2021-07-24 Thread Steve Higgins
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Re: [RE-wrenches] High to normal SG

2021-07-21 Thread Steve Higgins
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Re: [RE-wrenches] High to normal SG

2021-07-21 Thread Steve Higgins
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Re: [RE-wrenches] High to normal SG

2021-07-21 Thread Steve Higgins
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Re: [RE-wrenches] How Best to Load Test 2 V Cells

2021-07-14 Thread Steve Higgins
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Re: [RE-wrenches] Exploding LFP battery

2021-06-17 Thread Steve Higgins
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Re: [RE-wrenches] Surrette Rolls distributors

2021-05-29 Thread Steve Higgins
Hey everyone, lead times on Series 5000 and 2v L16s are 6 to 10 weeks thru warehousing distribution...longer thru the smaller non stocking distribution partners. The 6v L16s and smaller batteries are in very high demand due to COVID demand spikes. If you go here.

Re: [RE-wrenches] Battery Specific Gravity versus Electrolyte Level

2021-02-09 Thread Steve Higgins
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Re: [RE-wrenches] Battery Specific Gravity versus Electrolyte Level

2021-02-09 Thread Steve Higgins
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Re: [RE-wrenches] Radian Charges 1 hour per calendar day

2021-01-08 Thread Steve Higgins
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Re: [RE-wrenches] Outback AC Backfeed Error

2020-12-11 Thread Steve Higgins
As William said... That is usually a relay issue. In the older FX's, it could also be a sticking issue like the hub or connections. Steve Higgins. On Fri, Dec 11, 2020 at 6:16 PM William Miller wrote: > Jon: > > > > In the deep recess of my memory I recall this error code with

Re: [RE-wrenches] Sound Equipment Inverter

2020-10-22 Thread Steve Higgins
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Re: [RE-wrenches] Puzzle: Dryer does not work during FXR battery charging

2020-08-17 Thread Steve Higgins
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Re: [RE-wrenches] Best Battery

2020-08-11 Thread Steve Higgins
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Re: [RE-wrenches] FLA question

2020-06-11 Thread Steve Higgins
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Re: [RE-wrenches] Outback EQ not holding voltage

2020-04-28 Thread Steve Higgins
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Re: [RE-wrenches] Stand alone battery charger

2020-04-21 Thread Steve Higgins
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[RE-wrenches] SMA Sunny Island Repair.

2020-03-18 Thread Steve Higgins
with this before? Does anyone know of anybody who can repair these inverters or are these clients stuck buying new inverters for such a minor repair? Stay Healthy Steve Higgins. -- *Become a Certified PV Professional. Register for* *NABCEP CEC 2020* <h

Re: [RE-wrenches] Surrette/Rolls contact info?

2020-03-12 Thread Steve Higgins
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Re: [RE-wrenches] Trojan Reliant L16 AMG

2020-02-18 Thread Steve Higgins
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Re: [RE-wrenches] Trojan Reliant L16 AMG

2020-02-18 Thread Steve Higgins
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Re: [RE-wrenches] Radian Question

2020-01-04 Thread Steve Higgins
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Re: [RE-wrenches] Conext SW Mystery

2019-11-18 Thread Steve Higgins
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Re: [RE-wrenches] Recycling of LI vs Pb

2019-09-27 Thread Steve Higgins
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Re: [RE-wrenches] Bus bar battery jumpers

2019-04-30 Thread Steve Higgins
Many I have spoken with will order these thru Storm Power Componets, you just have to have the measurements, so they can make them up. On Tue, Apr 30, 2019, 3:44 PM Starlight Solar Power Systems < la...@starlightsolar.com> wrote: > Hi Drake, > > The way I wire them is to place them side by

Re: [RE-wrenches] Altitude affects batteries

2019-04-30 Thread Steve Higgins
Sorry for the short response... For electrochemical batteries, it would be temperatures or air cooling maybe ventilation. For Lithium batteries, there is electronics internally, high altitudes would affect cooling, and the components.. On Tue, Apr 30, 2019, 2:54 PM Darryl Thayer wrote: > I

Re: [RE-wrenches] High altitude off-grid systems

2019-04-12 Thread Steve Higgins
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Re: [RE-wrenches] Fwd: Need battery advise want to float batteries

2019-02-18 Thread Steve Higgins
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[RE-wrenches] Large Scale / HV Battery Based Systems.

2019-01-25 Thread Steve Higgins
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Re: [RE-wrenches] Trojan L16RE-2V set-points

2018-09-12 Thread Steve Higgins
I have to agree that the voltage is pretty aggressive for that system. With, absob timers they are typically based on how much current is going into the battery bank when in Bulk. The inverter current realistically would be around 130 to 140 amps... at that rate 3.5 to 5 hours at the most...

Re: [RE-wrenches] CC Temp Comp value

2018-08-24 Thread Steve Higgins
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Re: [RE-wrenches] Altitude and controllers

2018-08-20 Thread Steve Higgins
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Re: [RE-wrenches] battery temp sensors for older Trace/Xantrex inverters

2018-08-04 Thread Steve Higgins
Bill the BTS are generally different. You definitely don't want interchange BTS's... If you use a Midnite sensor with an Outback itll appear as a very hot battery and the charger won't charge. There are just differance between the varistor that is potted for most companies. On Sat, Aug 4, 2018,

Re: [RE-wrenches] Batteries in 4' tall crawl space

2018-07-31 Thread Steve Higgins
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Re: [RE-wrenches] 5 battery strings

2018-07-23 Thread Steve Higgins
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Re: [RE-wrenches] Battery "event"

2018-07-20 Thread Steve Higgins
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Re: [RE-wrenches] Electrolyte Dilution vs Voltage

2018-07-19 Thread Steve Higgins
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Re: [RE-wrenches] Fullriver Battery meltdown

2018-05-11 Thread Steve Higgins
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Re: [RE-wrenches] Fullriver Battery meltdown

2018-05-10 Thread Steve Higgins
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Re: [RE-wrenches] Older iCel System Lithium Ion Batteries

2018-02-10 Thread Steve Higgins
That's probably what I would try also... but be really careful with Li, there may be an issue with the BMS already, doing this could cause thermal runaway... I would probably do so away from any structures, and I would be using an thermal camera to monitor for hot spots. I've done this with Li Po

Re: [RE-wrenches] GS battery use?

2018-01-04 Thread Steve Higgins
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Re: [RE-wrenches] GS battery use?

2018-01-04 Thread Steve Higgins
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Re: [RE-wrenches] battery buss bar stock

2017-12-03 Thread Steve Higgins
Hey Jay, From my understanding the OCPD needs to be within 18 inches from the positive terminals... some will use class T fuses instead of breakers for cost... On Dec 3, 2017 7:10 PM, "jay" wrote: > So I”m curious about the location of your breakers. Can you elaborate >

Re: [RE-wrenches] Off grid in Florida

2017-11-02 Thread Steve Higgins
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Re: [RE-wrenches] Off grid in Florida

2017-11-02 Thread Steve Higgins
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Re: [RE-wrenches] EMP - Faraday Cages

2017-09-08 Thread Steve Higgins
Hey Guys... This is a question that when ever it came into the warranty area or tech support issues, there were a lot of eye rolls, and often you really didn't want to talk about it... At Trace we got to the point of telling people (Y2K Days) that if we are still here well fix it! In theory, I

Re: [RE-wrenches] Battery load tester purchase advice?

2017-08-06 Thread Steve Higgins
Since Surrette was mentioned, even if you used the house loads and monitored the load current on the batteries with a DC current clamp... That would work for us... there is a webinar on the procedure on our YouTube channel. On Aug 6, 2017 5:40 PM, "Dave Angelini Offgrid Solar"

Re: [RE-wrenches] Over voltage error message

2017-07-19 Thread Steve Higgins
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Re: [RE-wrenches] New Washer - Old Inverter

2017-02-08 Thread Steve Higgins
The old SW's used to be called "sinewave" but they weren't really full sinewave outputs. The outputs had steps or "shorts' in them and the amount of steps depended on what the battery voltage on the input was. Generally these steps ranged between 32 and 60 steps, if I remember correctly... the

Re: [RE-wrenches] Rolls Surrette Re-combiner caps.

2016-10-13 Thread Steve Higgins
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Re: [RE-wrenches] Rolls Surrette Re-combiner caps.

2016-10-13 Thread Steve Higgins
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Re: [RE-wrenches] Hydrometer tube lost in a battery cell..

2016-08-01 Thread Steve Higgins
Hey Jeremy, A plastic/rubber tube won't be an issue... Best thing to do is get them a refractometer that way the only thing you're putting into the battery is a pipette to remove just a drop or two of electrolyte... The Extech RF40 or RF41 are available on amazon and are generally priced well.

Re: [RE-wrenches] 48 volt battery charger.

2016-06-10 Thread Steve Higgins
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Re: [RE-wrenches] Winter Battery Maintenance

2016-05-03 Thread Steve Higgins
Maintenance Hi Steve Thanks I would only add that those self discharge rates are for good condition batteries. As they age, it increases. Question. How does the self discharge rates vary between, VRLA and flooded, or do they? Thx Jay Peltz power On May 3, 2016, at 7:09 AM, Steve Higgins <

Re: [RE-wrenches] Winter Battery Maintenance

2016-05-03 Thread Steve Higgins
them outside on the porch! Steve Higgins Technical Services Manager P: +1.902.597.4020 M: +1.206.790.5840 F: +1.902.597.8447 Surrette Battery Company Exclusive manufacturer of [cid:rollsebaad9] From: RE-wrenches [mailto:re-wrenches-boun...@lists.re-wrenches.org] On Behalf Of Starlight Solar

Re: [RE-wrenches] Drop mode: who needs it?

2016-02-05 Thread Steve Higgins
. As for the drop mode, I’ve never has much of a use for it… But when mixing firmware revs normally using the most current version is best… this may be something that wasn’t tested as Outback has a lot of software mods. Steve Higgins Technical Services Manager P: +1.902.597.4020 M

Re: [RE-wrenches] Battery Charge Settings.

2016-01-19 Thread Steve Higgins
, Steve Higgins <st...@surrette.com<mailto:st...@surrette.com>> wrote: Good Morning Wrenches… I’d like to take the recent Trojan thread to throw this out there! With the IEC certification, many battery manufactures are being forced to recommend higher settings to charge the

Re: [RE-wrenches] Surrette L-16 batteries

2015-12-16 Thread Steve Higgins
complaints in our systems but couldn't find an associated ticket to the claims. Steve Higgins Technical Services Manager P: +1.902.597.4020 M: +1.206.790.5840 F: +1.902.597.8447 Surrette Battery Company Exclusive manufacturer of Rolls Battery Engineering **We will be closed the 24th to the 29th o

Re: [RE-wrenches] Frozen T-105s

2015-12-03 Thread Steve Higgins
the batteries on to the scrap yard... If cell temps stay within 3-5 degrees of each other you're probably fine and they may recover. Steve Higgins Technical Services Manager P: +1.902.597.4020 M: +1.206.790.5840 F: +1.902.597.8447 Surrette Battery Company Exclusive manufacturer

Re: [RE-wrenches] FLA battery set points with larger arrays

2015-05-26 Thread Steve Higgins
with larger arrays HI Steve, Can you explain the difference between plate temperature and over all battery temperature? What sort of temperature difference are you seeing? IE post is hotter or cooler and by how much. thanks jay On Mon, May 25, 2015 at 10:14 AM, Steve Higgins st

Re: [RE-wrenches] FLA battery set points with larger arrays

2015-05-26 Thread Steve Higgins
cycling during high temperatures is more damaging than just being stored at high temperatures. Thanks, Jason On Mon, May 25, 2015 at 1:14 PM, Steve Higgins st...@surrette.commailto:st...@surrette.com wrote: Typically you want the BTS installed and any and every case… The BTS should be installed

Re: [RE-wrenches] FLA battery set points with larger arrays

2015-05-25 Thread Steve Higgins
they would reach 95F+ you would probably lose about 25-30% of your life cycles... One of the ways to combat this if you can is vault them...it's a lot of work, but the earth even in those environments will keep them cooler. Steve Higgins Technical Services Manager P: +1.902.597.4020 M

Re: [RE-wrenches] FLA battery set points with larger arrays

2015-05-22 Thread Steve Higgins
from which batt temp would rise from. Here in the Sierra, ambients are not very high 95% of the time. Just curious, how does the wiz bang account for all loads...2 shunts? Thanks, Bill Feather River Solar Electric Steve Higgins Technical Services Manager P: +1.902.597.4020 M

Re: [RE-wrenches] Xantrex C-40 Drifting

2015-05-19 Thread Steve Higgins
banks. Best way to explain it is when the battery bank is charging and you remove the charge, the battery is a chemical reaction... it's still charging for a short period of time even though you have removed the source. Steve Higgins Technical Services Manager P: +1.902.597.4020 M

Re: [RE-wrenches] Xantrex C-40 Drifting

2015-05-18 Thread Steve Higgins
... it's still charging for a short period of time even though you have removed the source. Steve Higgins Technical Services Manager P: +1.902.597.4020 M: +1.206.790.5840 F: +1.902.597.8447 Surrette Battery Company Exclusive manufacturer of [cid:rolls17a5ec]http://www.rollsbattery.com From: RE

Re: [RE-wrenches] Outback AGS eq

2015-02-12 Thread Steve Higgins
thereafter, as it was a feature that was unintended. If you have the most recent Mate firmware revision (Mate2, Mate) it’ll work this way. I do not know about the Mate3 as I left Outback shortly after the Mate 3 was released. Steve Higgins Technical Services Manager P: +1.902.597.4020 M

Re: [RE-wrenches] Magnum System - Discharged Battery Bank

2014-12-19 Thread Steve Higgins
: Friday, December 19, 2014 7:16 AM To: RE-wrenches Subject: Re: [RE-wrenches] Magnum System - Discharged Battery Bank First time I ever saw one of the bank of 80 cells are just about put me in a panic Had no idea they could do that either Bob Ellison Steve Higgins Technical Services Manager P

Re: [RE-wrenches] Magnum System - Discharged Battery Bank

2014-12-17 Thread Steve Higgins
familiar with modes of failure, but our distributor suggested that an internal short could be a possibility - what might have triggered this? Clearly I am fishing for potential leads here, so any suggestions are welcome. Thanks! -- Corey Shalanski Joule Energy New Orleans, LA Steve Higgins

Re: [RE-wrenches] Passive Battery Venting

2014-10-31 Thread Steve Higgins
source things tend to go bang and most people don't like that. In most cases this will cause the top of the battery to blow off. Steve Higgins Technical Services Manager P: +1.902.597.4020 M: +1.206.790.5840 F: +1.902.597.8447 Surrette Battery Company Exclusive manufacturer

Re: [RE-wrenches] Xanthrax XW BTS

2014-09-12 Thread Steve Higgins
12, 2014 5:55 AM To: RE-wrenches Subject: [RE-wrenches] Xanthrax XW BTS Wrenches, I just replaced a failed XW. is the XW BTS compatible with an FM60? Thanks in advance, Bill [cid:C4D249199CAB46158E27F168A7A4AB9B@D8XG8YH1] Steve Higgins Technical Services Manager P

Re: [RE-wrenches] trace SW plus fan

2014-09-08 Thread Steve Higgins
Jay, If I remember correctly the fan in the SW Plus is the same from the SW... Also the current fan in the Outback should also fit. Steve Higgins Technical Services Manager P: +1.902.597.4020 M: +1.206.790.5840 F: +1.902.597.8447 Surrette Battery Company Exclusive manufacturer

Re: [RE-wrenches] High specific gravity

2014-08-15 Thread Steve Higgins
voltage from the charge process. This will cause a rise in SG's. A couple weeks at normal charge voltages and good cells the SG's should fall.. If they don't then the problem is either #1, or #3. Steve Higgins Technical Services Manager M: +1.206.790.5840 F: +1.902.597.8447 Surrette Battery

Re: [RE-wrenches] Batteries in a dwelling - Venting Concorde AGMs

2014-07-29 Thread Steve Higgins
/cell. When the battery is charged above 2.4V/cell, the amount of the gas generated will be approx. 0.0366 cc/hr/AH/cell. 1cc (Cubic Centimeter) is equivalent to 0.353146665722 Cubic Foot. 1 Cubic Meter is equal to 1,000,000 cc or 35.3146665722 Cubic Feet. Steve Higgins Technical

Re: [RE-wrenches] Arcing from inside Trace DR2412

2014-03-27 Thread Steve Higgins
www.positiveenergysolar.comhttp://www.positiveenergysolar.com/ Steve Higgins Technical Services Manager M: +1.206.790.5840 F: +1.902.597.8447 Surrette Battery Company Exclusive manufacturer of [cid:rolls62721f]http://www.rollsbattery.com On 3/27/2014 4:36 PM, Benn Kilburn wrote: Wrenches, An off-gridded (system

Re: [RE-wrenches] Outback Chargers

2014-02-11 Thread Steve Higgins
, as the higher you go the thinner the air the less efficiently the fuel burns. Steve Higgins Technical Services Manager P: 800.681.9914 M: 206.790.5840 F: 902.597.8447 Surrette Battery Company http://www.rollsbattery.com Steve Higgins Technical Services Manager M: +1.206.790.5840 F: +1.902.597.8447

Re: [RE-wrenches] interchangeability of battery temp sensors

2014-01-15 Thread Steve Higgins
. The pins look the same. A quick internet search was not conclusive. I just found an old box jammed in a closet of the bts/15 and want to put them to use. Thanks in advance -- Mac Lewis Yo solo sé que no sé nada. -Sócrates Steve Higgins Technical Services Manager M: +1.206.790.5840 F

Re: [RE-wrenches] Trace 2548 intermittent power problem

2013-10-17 Thread Steve Higgins
.Off the top of my head, Tekris Power Electronics in New Jersey, or Inverter Sales and Service from Tennessee. Hope this helps. Steve Higgins Technical Services Manager M: +1.206.790.5840 F: +1.902.597.8447 Surrette Battery Company Exclusive manufacturer of [cid:rolls959cd7]http

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