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<p>Just goes to my rule for off grid, forget the comms. Regardless
of the Manu, I've been advised during trouble shooting to
disconnect the comms, and it almost always fixes the problem.
Honestly, I forgot what comms were supposed to fix in the first
place. I almost never even bother now. Mate 3 with HUB? Only if I
have to. Midnite "Follow Me"? pulled the cables. All my systems
are open communication. Even battery to battery comms causes
problems. <br>
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<p>Oh, and I recently had to buy a $400 PC laptop, just to do
trouble shooting, and firmware updates on batteries. I don't miss
the acid burns in my jeans, but I'm not sure if I like my job as
much, in the twilight years of my off grid career. I'm spending
as much time installing, as I am babysitting LiPO4 batteries that
are supposed to operate maintenance free for 8000 cycles. Yeah.
Just yeah. I'd be amazed at 800 cycles without having to truck
out there to F with them. Haven't seen a brand yet that has
worked without some kind of trouble. Blue Ion, Simpliphi,
Fortress, Homegrid, EG4..... major trouble with everyone of them.
Complete system shutdowns. Rotting food in the fridge.<br>
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<p>I've heard acid burned jeans are coming back in fashion.....</p>
<p>Ray Walters<br>
Remote Solar<br>
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<div dir="auto">I have an off-grid customer with a pair of VFX
3648 inverters, a FM 100 charge controller and two eVault
classics in open loop. The issue is when the generator is
charging the batteries, incoming amperage is all over the place
and periodically, gradually drops to 0A then ramps back up. This
is creating really long generator run times. When I turn off PV
input, same results. When I turn off both PV input and charge
controller output (turning off the CC entirely) the inverters
hold a steady charge. If I remove the charge controllers comms
cable from the hub, they both play nicely and charge
cooperatively. This obviously sounds like a communication issue,
but unfortunately, without the help of OB tech support, I am
left speculating. I have checked all settings with a fine comb
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