[RE-wrenches] Dark Starting Simpliphi PHI3.5 batteries

[Rich Nicol]

Hi Howie
You may just need to cycle the breaker on the top of each battery to wake up after bms shuts down for low voltage.
If truly a dark start is required your welcome to borrow my 48v Iota if it’s worth your drive time back and forth to Sutton. 

Rich (cell 802-535-6191)


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> On Jul 27, 2022, at 9:59 PM, Howie Michaelson via RE-wrenches <re-wrenches at lists.re-wrenches.org> wrote:
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> Hi All,
> I was called into a job of a previously off-grid system that new owners had an electrician bring the grid to, but the batteries ( a pair of Simpliphi 3.5, which I have no experience with) have been dead for an unknown period of time previously. I am trying to figure out the easiest way to restart the system which has a VFX 3648 and FM60. I'm thinking the easiest way is to bring in a 48volt charger to get the battery voltage up high enough to start the FM60 and/or VFX, but that means purchasing a 48 volt charger, since I don't have any Iotas sitting around any more.  If anyone has an easier way to restart the batteries I'd love to hear it.
> Thanks,
> Howie 
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