SW Generator Timer Menu 7 [RE-wrenches]

[William Miller]

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Travis:

It is my understanding and experience that the generator quiet time defeats 
all auto start modes except Load and LBCO.  This is easy to test by setting 
the parameter artificially high (or low for load start) to fool the 
inverter into starting while you are there to observe it.

It is our policy to set quiet time to end no earlier than 12:00 noon.  This 
way the solar day does not start with a full battery bank.

Also, we have seen the SW act unpredictably if the exercise period was set 
at any value deviating from the factory 30 days.  Xantrex was able to 
replicate this in the factory and was going to address this but I don't 
know if they have as of yet.

Good question on the bulk timer colliding with the quiet time.   I can't 
answer this, but this too can be tested by artificial settings.  Let us 
know what you discover.

Good luck.

William Miller



At 06:08 AM 2/19/2006, you wrote:

>Hello All,
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>I'm having some trouble understanding the SW manual and would appreciate an=
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>help.
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>The page in the manual that describes Menu 7 says that if you enable the
>timer the generator will start only if the battery reaches "Low Battery Cut=
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>Out".  But the Gen Auto Start Setup (Menu 12) page says the 24 h, 2h, and 1=
>5
>min starts are all "defeated" if the generator timer is "enabled".  Are the=
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>trying to say that it will not start during programmed quiet time?  The
>manual does not mention the "Load Start Amps" is defeated if the generator
>timer is enabled and that is what makes me wonder.
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>And what if the timer is not set for a long enough time and it shuts the
>generator down before the bulk and absorption time are satisfied?  Does tha=
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>cause an error?
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>Thanks for any answers and suggestions in advance.
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>Best,
>
>Travis Creswell
>
>Ozark Energy Services

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