Yep it is an old wild west saga
I have 2 MPPT solar controllers hooked to two sets of panel's. Both are Victron smart units (Bluetooth and connected to the Cerbo GX). One is a 100/20 and the other a 100/30 Wren first installed the were both programed the same and appeared to be in sink as far as charging modes. - bot contributed to the charge
Over the past week I have found only one charging - the 100/20 the 10030 is not contributing and it is attached to the larger panel array. However the 100/30 is showing float and the 100/20 is showing bulk. I have flooded batterys (4-6V in series parallel.
In the past they have both equally contributed to charging the batterys. Could somehow they have fallen out of sink - if that is even possible?
Now I know there is someway to look at the charge history, but for the life of me I cant find that on the touch 50
Is there something I can check and change with Victron connect and my phone?
BTW I am hooked up to shore power if that matters, so the batterys should be 100% all the time
Its time for spring maintenance where I do and equalization run, and then refill the batterys as needed (Crown battery instructions to equalize first before filling) I do this twice a year in the spring and fall.
I'm guessing as I am on shore power the MPPT 100/30 is seeing full charge and knows not to contribute, but the 100/20 almost always is showing something, hiowever I have not noted the charge mode every time I have checked - my bad.
Any thoughts? Trying to learn here
Keith
I have 2 MPPT solar controllers hooked to two sets of panel's. Both are Victron smart units (Bluetooth and connected to the Cerbo GX). One is a 100/20 and the other a 100/30 Wren first installed the were both programed the same and appeared to be in sink as far as charging modes. - bot contributed to the charge
Over the past week I have found only one charging - the 100/20 the 10030 is not contributing and it is attached to the larger panel array. However the 100/30 is showing float and the 100/20 is showing bulk. I have flooded batterys (4-6V in series parallel.
In the past they have both equally contributed to charging the batterys. Could somehow they have fallen out of sink - if that is even possible?
Now I know there is someway to look at the charge history, but for the life of me I cant find that on the touch 50
Is there something I can check and change with Victron connect and my phone?
BTW I am hooked up to shore power if that matters, so the batterys should be 100% all the time
Its time for spring maintenance where I do and equalization run, and then refill the batterys as needed (Crown battery instructions to equalize first before filling) I do this twice a year in the spring and fall.
I'm guessing as I am on shore power the MPPT 100/30 is seeing full charge and knows not to contribute, but the 100/20 almost always is showing something, hiowever I have not noted the charge mode every time I have checked - my bad.
Any thoughts? Trying to learn here
Keith
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