[RE-wrenches] Outback AGS & eq

[Jason Lerner]

Hi All,

It’s my understanding that that yes the EQ on the inverter/charger needs to be started manually,  but if the gen is running for an EQ cycle and it turns off (say runs out of fuel)  before the EQ cycle is complete,  the Outback charge controllers can still be in EQ mode.  This happened to a few customers,  and they were doing an EQ from the sun without knowing it.  This was a while ago, so maybe there has been a firmware revision??

Best,

Jason Lerner
Waldron Power and Light Co.


On Feb 12, 2015, at 9:47 AM, william at millersolar.com wrote:

> Friends:
>  
> I understood the generator had to be started and stopped manually.  I have a client who was using the sequence below to stop the generator automatically.  To have the generator stop automatically has a convenience factor, but I do like my clients to verify the cycle has accomplished the prescribed regimen, and walking away from the process does not accomplish that. 
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> I spoke with Outback regarding the procedure of engaging the auto mode prior to completion of the EQ and the reply was that the system had not been engineered to operate this way so the results could not be guaranteed.
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> William
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> From: RE-wrenches [mailto:re-wrenches-bounces at lists.re-wrenches.org] On Behalf Of jay peltz
> Sent: Thursday, February 12, 2015 8:54 AM
> To: RE-wrenches
> Subject: Re: [RE-wrenches] Outback AGS & eq
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> Hi Mac
>  
> I don't think there is a global eq function. 
> Eq continues to be manual on inverters. 
>  
> Gen to manual on
> Initiate EQ 
> Gen to auto
> Done
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>  
> Jay
> Peltz power. 
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> On Feb 12, 2015, at 4:52 AM, Mac Lewis <maclewis1 at gmail.com> wrote:
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> Hello wrenches,
>  
> I have a question about how the global equalization function works with the Auto Gen Start on the Mate-2.
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> Is there a way to set up a global equalization that will ensure that the generator will shutdown after the equalization has occurred?  If so, how do you set it up?
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> Thanks in advance
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> Mac Lewis
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> "Yo solo sé que no sé nada." -Sócrates
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