[RE-wrenches] Mates Losing time & dates

[jay peltz]

Hi Jeff,

Yep had this problem a many times.
The only "fix" I came up with was a new mate.  Every time a new mate  
went in, problem went away.

On the same note, I've got a Flexnet on a system and it seems less  
reliable than the mate.
For example it was currently set to start at 55%, customer has seen it  
at 45% without genny being on.

Seems to be some room for improvement.

jay

peltz power
On Dec 16, 2008, at 8:23 AM, Jeff Wongstrom/ Sarah Anderson wrote:

> Hello Jay and Tump,
>
> I set up a mate for autostart six weeks ago.  Before leaving the  
> remote job site I started the genny from the mate by raising the two  
> minute start voltage above the current battery voltage and waited  
> two minutes.  The genny started confirming that the AGS was  
> functioning properly.
>
> I recently talked with the mostly savvy client and he claims that  
> the generator has never autostarted and that the battery voltage  
> remains below the ags 2h and 24h settings for extended periods of  
> time without the genny starting.  He has been starting the genny  
> manually from the power center to get the batteries charged.
>
> Is this the problem that you have seen?  It was only a two hour  
> drive each way in October when the short cut through the mountains  
> was open.  Now I am looking at a 3-4 hour drive each way over icey  
> roads otherwise I would visit the site with a spare mate without  
> hesitation.
>
> Is the time and date loss a problem in conjunction with the ags issue?
>
> Jeff
>
>
> Thirsty Lake Solar
> PO Box 538
> Eureka, MT 59917
> Jeff Wongstrom
> NABCEP Certified Solar Installer
> 406-889-5324
> thirstylakesolar.com
>
>
>
>
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