Recent content by Sutty

Just thought I'd pop back in with another update, and also to ask a question. All is still going well, in that now that it's the closed fishing season, and I'm not visiting at all, my batteries continue to be topped off again, every day, as long as there is a little sun, at some point, or even...

I read that, thanks. Makes a good deal of sense, in terms of our interest not really having much to do with the CCA ability, but in terms of what that tester will come most in handy for me, is in checking batteries for just that purpose. Having said that, if you charge the battery fully, and it...

Early days, as you know, but as far as I can tell, everything is now just perfect. Bulk isn't now retriggered, even after the overnight discharge, at least whilst I have a topped off battery. I'm sure it will be, when I use high on-site loads, and every now and again in general day to day use...

I'm not really wanting to eliminate it altogether, or even close to that. I'm fine with it doing it after I've used the inverter, probably the day after would be usual, because I normally use the power after dark. This would seem appropriate to me. I just didn't want it being retriggered...

That's great, thank you, that's what I shall do. I think I mentioned previously that I also have an inverter, which I use from time to time, weekly, or thereabout, during the fishing season, so if I use that it should still drop well below even the new lowered value, and ought to trigger bulk...

I'm hoping for some further advice from those of you who may know EPEVER Tracer SCCs. I've been keeping my eye on what my EPEVER mppt charge controller has been up to, over the last few days, since the deployment of my new 500W panel, and today I noticed that it went into equalise mode, which...

Armed with the new battery checker, I have now checked the two old batteries, after two weeks of float, and there's been very little improvement, with the CCA value being way down. IR and CCA values are remarkably close, so they have aged equally. Whilst they may well have 50% capacity, as...

I know, right! EPEVER have some funny terms, but I suppose someone just must have decided what can be the opposite of overloading? I think the prior software app, Solar Station, just says normal. Yes, just launched that app, and it does. Gone quite dark now. :cry: Cheers Sutty

Ooooo, I think the sun must have come out. (y) Happy as a clam.

Got the new 500W panel installed yesterday, and connected to my new mppt controller. Old panels now connected to my old PWM controller, with both connected to my batteries. Seems to be working, but time will tell. Checked idle power consumption, on the mppt load output, after completion, using...

Reads almost more devastating than you suggested, although to be fair, your analogy of a guillotine to the neck is fairly devastating. :ROFLMAO:

Lol, yes, I'm hoping so. :p I'm still getting the new panel. Just waiting on the supplier getting back to me with regard to bracketry.

Excellent, thanks, I shall do just that.

Fantastic, then this is what I'll do, thank you. Panel to be ordered soon. (y) Lastly, I forgot to reply to this. Yes, I think you're right, that's perhaps not such a good picture of the dapple, and the sun must have been angled such that I had almost full shade at that moment, but as I...

Good idea, and funny you should mention this, but thank you for doing so. As I drifted off to sleep, last night, thinking of all things panel, lol, I wondered if I could use more than one SCC and if either of them would be upset by the other. I thought I'd read elsewhere of people doing this...