an unusual charging problem
Hi all, I'm generator charging from need for the first time in my life. It is not hot enough to run the roof air. Here is a bit about the system. Magnum 3000 Hybrid 12 volt to 120 volt with A...
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Hi Gordonthree,
I've emailed them, and now have had a phone conversation. They did not understand the original email. The tech was intrigued when he finally understood what I was "going on about"
I do not have the BMK.
Solar was contributing 3.5 amps
There seems to be some sort of threshold with the voltage. It is hot today so I am running the roof air. Voltage is 117 and wattage is 14xx. Charging is happening at 49 amps in float mode.
I don't know the menus well at all.
I've emailed them, and now have had a phone conversation. They did not understand the original email. The tech was intrigued when he finally understood what I was "going on about"
I do not have the BMK.
Solar was contributing 3.5 amps
There seems to be some sort of threshold with the voltage. It is hot today so I am running the roof air. Voltage is 117 and wattage is 14xx. Charging is happening at 49 amps in float mode.
I don't know the menus well at all.
GordonThree wrote:
Sounds like a programming issue, I'd recommend calling in to Magnum or whatever their new ownership calls them now.
Do you have the Magnum BMK as well, or just the charging amp-meter the remote provides? I'm wondering if the actual amperage into your batteries is different than the guesstimate shown on the remote.
Next question, how many amps were the solar panels contributing to the system?
Last question, in the ARC menus, what do you have your charging mode voltage thresholds set at? Perhaps with the solar coming in and not much load, the Magnum's computer decided the batteries don't need aggressive charging based on the voltage.
My ARC will not switch into Absorb until the load gets quite high, dropping the battery voltage, and Bulk comes in at an even lower voltage. I can look in my menus later today for you if you want to compare.
In one of the menus, there is an option to force the batteries to charge, equalizer mode or something? I've never done it on my bank, I don't think AGM need an equalizer charge - maybe Mex has some words of wisdom on that subject...
