[RE-wrenches] Low output

[Rick Brown]

Do you have access to a Seaward PV tester? This would eliminate the array. 

When landing your conductors in the Kid be sure to run individual negatives to their respective terminals. The manual highlights this. 



rick brown
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> On Jun 20, 2018, at 8:22 AM, Dana <dana at solarwork.com> wrote:
> 
> Try another brand of CC?
> I have had same issue /different manufacturer and had dead out of the box replacement & same issue with the replacement.
> Are there any adjustable potentiometers, I do not know this CC?
> I have recently had 2 trouble shoots [with old C-40s] that were low CC output & moved the pots higher & lower and voila the CC worked again.   Very frustrating to say the least.
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>             Small 24 volt off-grid install.....new installation, 3, 285 watt PVs in series, 4, L-16's in series, Midnight "Kid" CC.  Problem: I cannot get more than about 200 watts (8-9 amps battery side) out of the Kid display in full noon sun, clean PVs. Should be 700 watts plus and about 28 amps.  Bulk/Absorb set at 29V, battery voltage at ~25 V (pulled down with a heat gun).  I changed that Kid out for another new one> Same issue!  I disconnected the PV wires where they land in the Kid and got
> 9.3 amps short circuit, 105 volts oc  Called Midnight tech support but we couldn't come up with a good solution.  Ideas?
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> Thx,
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> Bill
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> Feather River Solar Electric
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