AGS problems with Outback system [RE-wrenches]

[Darryl Thayer]

Hi Jonah 

This is off the wall, but is it possible the batteries
are too small or too old or have lost there capacity?,
 Put a voltmeter on the battery set and look at what
happens when a low voltage call is made.  You may need
a Peak and Hold meter or a Max and Min meter to do
this.  The phenomena of cycling would be caused by the
bateries rizing in voltage at first, then after a
couple of tries the batteries accept the charge and
hold the voltage down. 

If you want another off the wall, What type of
genertor hybrid system are you using?  Is the MX 60
aux or the FX making the generator call?  Are you
trying to do AC generator support?  

Good luck
Darryl   
--- Jonah Liebes <jliebes at heliopower.com> wrote:

> 
> 
> Hi All,
> 
>  
> 
> I need help! I have an ongoing problem with the
> Automatic Generator Start on
> a (2) VFX 3624 system. The system is supplied by a
> rather small 800 Wp solar
> array and (6) 12V seal batteries. 
> 
>  
> 
> Here's the problem: the starting of the back-up
> generator is not reliable.
> It will load start when the well kicks on as it's
> supposed to. It will
> usually volt start when the timed, low voltage
> threshold is reached, but not
> always.  
> 
>  
> 
> Also, if and when it does come on, it will "cycle"
> on and off every 15-60
> seconds. The cycling could go on for hours: on for
> up to a minute, then off
> for 15 or so seconds, then back on for a minute,
> then off again. One strange
> thing is that the cycling will occur even when the
> generator control is set
> to 'manual'. I do hear the relay in the Outback
> closing contacts which
> signals the gen to start, so I don't think it's the
> generator itself. 
> 
>  
> 
>  
> 
> I've just replaced the battery bank, added 300 Wp of
> PV and reset the Mate
> to factory defaults and reprogrammed it with Outback
> on the phone. Nothing
> has affected the problem though. 
> 
>  
> 
>  
> 
> Any help out there would be greatly appreciated.
> I've spent hours
> troubleshooting and head scratching with and without
> Outback tech support
> and nobody has figured it out yet. 
> 
>  
> 
>  
> 
> Thanks in advance,
> 
>  
> 
>  
> 
>  
> 
> Jonah Liebes 
> 
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