What did you do to your rig today?

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Re: What did you do to your rig today?

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T1 Terry wrote: ... the latest 712 also has Bluetooth so you can read it on a smart phone and I think receive alarm warning that way if something goes outside the parameters you set.
Want.

There goes another $300 odd. Anyone want a one year old BMV-700? Special deal... for me [emoji6]


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BernieQ wrote: Tue Mar 13, 2018 2:09 pm Terry we have a 230 lt 240v fridge running 24/7 thr a 2000w inverter. The only other is the 12v water pump plus one or two hours of tv sometimes .
All lightning is LED. Usually at around 4.30 when I get up its around the 12.4/5 I can live with that in qld but Tassie may be different .what's a cheap controller worth?
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A cheap controller might be worth a lot less than you pay for it ;) :lol: Tell me what the labels on the back of your panels show as far as Voc or open circuit voltage, Vmp or maximum power voltage, Ioc or short circuit current (amps), Imp or max current output (amps) and advertised capacity and how many panels. Do you also have portable panels? Are all the panels the same advertised capacity and Voc?
From there I should be able to aim you in the right direction. I'm guessing the panel voltage is a miss match to the battery voltage because Tracer controllers are of the MPPT type.

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Re: What did you do to your rig today?

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What price for the old 700? Does it include the shunt?
Doesn't matter much about the cable as I'll have to make up a loooong one anyway...
Barboots wrote: Tue Mar 13, 2018 2:47 pm
T1 Terry wrote: ... the latest 712 also has Bluetooth so you can read it on a smart phone and I think receive alarm warning that way if something goes outside the parameters you set.
Want.

There goes another $300 odd. Anyone want a one year old BMV-700? Special deal... for me [emoji6]
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Terry the solar panels (3) 200w have been on the bus for 4 years all bought from the same supplier also the controller , I don't know what is wrote under the panels and as they are fixed impossible to see . I have had this problem since Taggerty 3 years back all still the same batteries and panels .
I only had one battery at Taggerty but added the other there .
And it still runs the house just not as I would like .
And yes I know its a MPPT controller .
Suggestion's ?
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BernieQ wrote: Tue Mar 13, 2018 5:00 pm Terry the solar panels (3) 200w have been on the bus for 4 years all bought from the same supplier also the controller , I don't know what is wrote under the panels and as they are fixed impossible to see . I have had this problem since Taggerty 3 years back all still the same batteries and panels .
I only had one battery at Taggerty but added the other there .
And it still runs the house just not as I would like .
And yes I know its a MPPT controller .
Suggestion's ?
Bernie .
Need to know the open circuit voltage so I can determine if they can be connected in series and fed into the controller. A total of 600w would produce around 40 amps so that part I now know, just need to know maximum voltage the controller might see from the solar.

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Re: What did you do to your rig today?

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BruceS wrote:What price for the old 700? Does it include the shunt?
Doesn't matter much about the cable as I'll have to make up a loooong one anyway...
Barboots wrote: Tue Mar 13, 2018 2:47 pm
T1 Terry wrote: ... the latest 712 also has Bluetooth so you can read it on a smart phone and I think receive alarm warning that way if something goes outside the parameters you set.
Want.

There goes another $300 odd. Anyone want a one year old BMV-700? Special deal... for me [emoji6]
Bruce I'm not sure that I can convince "the bank" that it's worth $150 odd to change over... just for smartphone integration. In fact, I'm sure I can't [emoji23]
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vik351 wrote: Tue Mar 13, 2018 12:29 pm
BillieBlue wrote: Tue Mar 13, 2018 10:22 am
vik351 wrote: Tue Mar 13, 2018 9:35 am

:shock: :shock: :shock:

New tunt mate...!!!

Hense it changed the colour of the quad...

vik... :?


Hey Vik ,from the outside ,can you see inside the home .
Nup Georgie... :D :) ;) 8-)

I said to the tinter ,I said Maaatee I said ,I want the darkest tint ya got for the humpy,and legal for the cab I said...

He said I got roos in me top paddock FFS...!!!

The real dark is real dark and it's too dark so 1/2 the time ya would need lights on he said...

So did what he reckoned and am now happy as a pig in... Thought it coulda bin a touch darker...BUT put the screens back. plenty dark...

vik...


Looks good Vik , good onya. 8-)

Had to have a second look at one of the pics though ,it looked like you had those dreaded bubbles ,then i realised it was your

shades on the inside. :o
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I do know they are in parallel cause that's how I connected them but to know the open circuit is not possible out here in the bush .
Not climbing on roof to find out its 3.6mts high .
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Bernie.
Terry we have a 230 lt 240v fridge running 24/7 thr a 2000w inverter.

I have the same, but thinking about it, it may be wise to run it off a 300W inverter. Less power usage when the fridge is not cooling.


Re: Voc. Disconnect the panel wires at the controller and measure it there.
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Re: What did you do to your rig today?

Post by Jon and Kay »

If batteries go to Boost voltage.....then via Absorption stop at Float voltage say 13.4v ....and as soon as the charging source is removed it goes to 12.5v, then unfortunately your batteries need replacement.

I assume you have not recently added an Inverter with very high standby current.
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