[RE-wrenches] Mate Drop and Charge Functions

[Dan Fink]

This is a great list and great conversation.
Phil, I'd love to try the Mate 3, but the price point on it, flexnet DC and
hub (or whatever the new one is called) is really high. A hard sell.My
'challenge' is getting a customer to buy it since I specialize in small,
very remote off grid systems.
Jay, I have problems with Magnum too especially with load surge
performance, and certain generator models that it just won't play nice with
for charging. And in my own personal off-grid situation, making Magnum play
nice with NiFe batteries, but the remote tipped my scales to Magnum.

On a side note, password protection features on a Bogart system monitor and
outback charge controller saved my butt a few years ago. The client was an
irresponsible 23 year old trust fund baby, and he burned through 8 nice
L-16s in a year and said it was my fault. He tried to scramble all the
settings to erase DOD and votage  readings, but could only erase recent
info. Lawyers involved, etc, and the meeting was under an hour -- unlock
the 2 units with the password, show the lawyer the data, and give him a
copy of my battery care/maintenance booklet and maint logs (untouched).
Even got the contract to replace the batteries before the place went up for
sale.


Dan Fink
Buckville Energy
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On Mon, Jul 13, 2015 at 6:29 AM, Will White <William.White at rgsenergy.com>
wrote:

> I live off grid with an Outback system and I occasionally manually run my
> generator.  I always drop the charging for a few minutes before I shut the
> generator off and I have to remember to put it back in Use or the generator
> won't charge the next time it automatically comes on.  It's kind of a pain
> and I could see how a less savvy customer could mess this up pretty easily.
>
> Thanks,
> Will
>
> Will White
> Director of Construction - East Coast
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: RE-wrenches [mailto:re-wrenches-bounces at lists.re-wrenches.org] On
> Behalf Of William Miller
> Sent: Saturday, July 11, 2015 3:31 PM
> To: RE-wrenches
> Subject: [RE-wrenches] Mate Drop and Charge Functions
>
> Friends:
>
> How many of you have customers who have accidentally engaged the "drop"
> function or disabled all battery charge functions whilst simply trying to
> stop a generator or EQ cycle?  I have seen customers ruin battery banks by
> mistaking these functions.
>
> I think it is a big mistake to put these similar-appearing functions
> together. The drop and charge functions really should be behind a password
> or deleted altogether. Either function can be accomplished by opening the
> correct circuit breaker.
>
> I am engaged in a conversation with Outback strongly encouraging them to
> fix this problem. More voices would help.
>
> William Miller
>
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