Findings:
I received the RV-30S manual from AMSolar via “msiminoff” (Mark Siminoff) and immediately knew things were different from my RV-30S. Even though the manual is labeled and states RV-30S many times throughout, its specifics relate more to the RV-30SE than my RV-30S.
RV-30SE
http://www.heliotrope-pv.com/rv30se.htmlDip switch 1, 2, 3 settings (12VDC):
13.2v off off off
13.4v on off off
13.6v off on off
13.8v on on off
14.0v off off on
14.2v on off on
14.4v off on on
14.6v on on on
Dip switch #4 turns mode on/off
RV-30S (Mark’s and mine):
http://www.hg1.com/page5d.html
Dip switch 1, 2, 3 settings (12VDC):
13.8v off off off
14.2v on off off
14.6v off on off
15v on on off
15.4v off off on
15.8v on off on
16.2v off on on
16.6v on on on
Dip switch #4 is inert
Pic’s:
Summary:
So, our RV-30S’ have .4 VDC increments starting at 13.8 VDC, no mode jumper, #4 dip switch is N/A and a different face plate compared to the manual.
There may be more than 1 configuration of the RV-30S. The corporate memory may no longer exist. I don’t blame AMSolar for the possible mix up. They are just forwarding what they received upon acquiring Heliotrope General.
Another note – There seem to be typo’s in Heliotrope’s face plates. Seems someone did some very bad editing when changing from one model to another and left features of past models listed. A typo also shows up in the webpage of the RV-30S: “The RV-30S charges one battery only” should read “… one battery bank”
And, a BIG thank-you to Mark for helping me out with this mystery and for the pictures.
