[RE-wrenches] Conext SW Mystery

Wed Nov 20 11:14:44 EST 2019

The easy thing to do next time is to configure the gen start setting for
15 seconds. You have the 15 minute and 2 hours but from what this sounds
like, you need to set the 15 second to around 24V. 

Then, you can add the
combox or the new gateway and troubleshoot. The "picture" from the battery
summary screen is hard to beat. It shows you what happened and seeing this
screen is a notch above data logging, in most cases. This is why it is a
mistake to use another brand of charge controller as the solar data is
missing on this screen. All the shunts are internal to schneider devices
for the picture. Faster to install and better in my opinion. 
Dave Angelini
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On Wed, 20 Nov 2019 08:23:29 -0700, Mac Lewis 
wrote:  Good point Maverick,   You really need a router anyway to config
the Combox. I carry one in the truck but a good idea to leave it on site. 

  On Wed, Nov 20, 2019 at 7:33 AM Maverick Brown  wrote:  The COMBOX is a
great addition. It has a detailed seven day black box style recording of
all the parameters, even if it not connected to the internet You can zoom
in and see the battery voltage and current through the inverter. And you
can read errors and warnings for each Schneider device. Plus, the COMBOX
can record parameters to a SD card for later retrieval.   I usually also
add a low cost router so I can just jump on the COMBOX when I arrive to see
what's been going on. When I do that I also set a fixed IP address on the
COMBOX. 

 Thank you,   Maverick    
 On Nov 20, 2019, at 7:36 AM, Aaron
Mandelkorn  wrote:

    This sw came on a prewired Epanel. The only
monitering is through the scp or the classic charge controller via whizbang
Jr shunt. I am thinking about adding the combox but not sure how helpful it
will be since there is no internet or cell service at this site.

 Aaron
Mandelkorn
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  On Wed, Nov 20,
2019, 5:52 AM Jay  wrote:   Do you have the Schneider battery monitor or
another brand?   It will record lowest voltage since last reset.  Would
help in diagnosing the problem.    Jay 
 On Nov 19, 2019, at 6:06 AM, Aaron
Mandelkorn  wrote:

    Thanks all for the info. I did check the auto gen
start settings and and they are set pretty high and at the 15 min, 30 min,
and two hr triggers all above the LCBO setting of 23v. I have hard time
believing that the system is crashing at night due to low battery and doing
so so quickly that the gen isn't coming on. Could this be an issue of
temporary voltage drop triggering the LCBO due to a large load coming on at
night? Why would these events not be in the log and why isn't the generator
coming on? A seems to work during the day and when I come out there to
test.

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