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#1 Oakleyrossi

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Posted 24 April 2019 - 11:49 PM

So solar worked fine last summer on the last few trips after installing. 1st trip out this year plugged in the panel and something isn't right. Renogy 100w panel & Victron MPPT 100/30 controller. Plugged int he panel this last week and app says 19.8V,  0W's and 0A's It is reading the right state as the controller (float) and the right battery charge 13.79. Tried by passing the truck wiring and went right from the panel to the controller and same thing. No Amps.  testing the panel output with a meter showed 21V and 19A. Not sure what is happening. Controller is less than 1 year old. The app went through a firmware update recently but can't figure it out. Testing the controller output to the battery shows 1A and 13.79V. Any thoughts or ideas about next steps

 

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#2 Machinebuilder

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Posted 24 April 2019 - 11:56 PM

Check this

In settings
Battery

Make sure charge is enabled


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Posted 25 April 2019 - 12:27 AM

Thanks Machine...  Checked that one and looks like everything is enabled.


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#4 LAWNMOWERMAN

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Posted 25 April 2019 - 03:27 AM

With 13.79 your battery is full and will not take any amps.Is there any load?I don't think that 100 watt panel is capable of 19 amps.


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Posted 25 April 2019 - 04:22 AM

Could that be 1.9 amps instead of 19?

 

Try pulling fuses or disconnecting everything and hook it back up to start over.  Maybe it needs to reset to clear a glitch.

 

Depending how you have things wired up..... is the battery kill knob (cut out switch) pulled out?


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#6 Oakleyrossi

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Posted 25 April 2019 - 01:30 PM

Yes switch is out. I check all fuses but haven’t don’t a full disconnect / re connect. I will try that today. Just weird how it all worked when I took off for winter and now first time out it doesn’t. I am wondering if something didn’t go right during the firmware update.
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Posted 25 April 2019 - 08:29 PM

I think your controller is telling you that the panels are working and making 19.6 V.  The battery is fully charged (based on the editable factors set in the controller settings) and that 0 amps are flowing.  The battery is fully charged so there is no current flow to detect.

 

Try turning on a load like a pump or a fan and see if you detect current flow to the battery.

I hope this is helpful.

 

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