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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Sounds like you talked to the right guy, that's his
info...except that he has, according to what he told me, an SW not an XW. I'm
assuming he's maybe at 50% capacity on his original 1260Ah bank based
on everything he told me this morning. He did say that his bank will
last him through the night and that he has some pretty hefty air conditioning
loads. He also said he had equalized in the past but not in the last 18
months. I'm just not convinced that his batteries are shot. But all this battery
talk may be beside the point if he's not experiencing the same on/off cycling
problem when he manually starts the genny, right? That is, assuming the disco
settings remain in effect regardless of start mechanism. Thanks for indulging me
tocayo.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Eric</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>SunHarvest</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>001.530.798.3738 (Cell)<BR></DIV></FONT>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, August 07, 2013 12:54
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [RE-wrenches] SW AGS</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV><BR><FONT size=2 face=sans-serif>Hi Eric,</FONT> <BR><FONT
size=2 face=sans-serif> Sounded like bad batteries to me also (I think he
called in this AM). He has (2) XW6048 units that are </FONT><BR><FONT size=2
face=sans-serif>capable of 200ADC between them, and he also has 1260Ah of
flooded capacity. DC Start V is set for 46.5V, so if we assume he was close to
50% </FONT><BR><FONT size=2 face=sans-serif>discharge (depending on load), it
should take almost 2 hours to reach the bulk voltage (80% replaced). His
batteries were ramping up to bulk </FONT><BR><FONT size=2 face=sans-serif>in
just a couple of minutes, meaning the batteries were not absorbing the charge.
I have heard varying opinions on the symptoms of sulfation, </FONT><BR><FONT
size=2 face=sans-serif>but it does sound like a battery issue (5 yrs old). He
was advised to equalize to try and recover them (he has never done this), or
replace them.</FONT> <BR><FONT size=2 face=sans-serif>Rgds,</FONT> <BR><FONT
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<TD><FONT size=1 face=sans-serif>08/07/2013 12:39 PM</FONT>
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<TD><FONT size=1 face=sans-serif>[RE-wrenches] SW AGS</FONT>
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<BR><BR><BR><FONT size=2 face=Arial>I read through the archives on the XW AGS
thread but have a query on behalf of a customer with an SW AGS issue. I'm
heading out to the remote site tomorrow and would like, if possible, to show
up knowing what I might be up against.</FONT> <BR><FONT size=3> </FONT>
<BR><FONT size=2 face=Arial>The customer recently replaced his AGS for his two
SW 6048s and then upgraded his firmware a week later. He reported that his
problem with the AGS began after firmware upgrade. Here's the particular
issue:</FONT> <BR><FONT size=3> </FONT> <BR><FONT size=2 face=Arial>AGS
will try to start the 15.8kW Multi-Quip genny due to low battery voltage
(event 306 DCV start). After about 5 minutes the AGS will stop the genny due
to battery absorption level reached (event 313 ABS stop). The AGS will go
through this event 306/313 cycle on and off until the homeowner shuts down the
AGS. To me this sounds like bad batteries. But, the homeowner says this
cycling does not occur when he manually starts the generator. This doesn't
sound like a complicated problem but so far I'm unfamiliar with the SW AGS.
So, I would greatly appreciate any insight you guys can offer me.</FONT>
<BR><FONT size=3> </FONT> <BR><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Thanks!!</FONT>
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