Setting up trimeric to work with solar panels
OK, so just finished my panel install. Was reading how the trimetric will automatically reset the SOC to 100% at night when really it might not be at 100. So I Googled it after doing a search on here...
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Bend wrote:
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My settings are working great and I don't have to schedule my day to be near the Tri each late afternoon to do a manual reset.
Bend wrote:
It will take some time to develop trust in the Tri and your solar charging system on just what is 100% SOC. Breaking-in new batts, follow-on of aged batts, temp's, equalizing and a few other things can change what 100% displayed was a few days/weeks/months ago. The only true confirmation is a temp adjusted hydrometer after the batt is idle for a few hours.
Yes, I use L3 all the time due to the options mentioned in the OP'ed article.
Ok, well I'm not going to plan my day to reset the Trimetric every day when I know it'll really be at 100% but I'm not going to reset it every few months either; what I CAN see myself doing is setting resetting it to 100% at home before we leave and doing it again when we get home, at least that way it'll be colse while we're away for 2 - 4 weeks at a time.
Thanks for the advice.
Will
