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#21

MNGP2 specific / Mounting stand-alone MNGP2

Last post by aaapilot - April 12, 2024, 10:11:36 PM

Anyone have any suggestions/pictures on mounting an MNGP2 outside the HB/Barcelona frame?  I have 2 Hawkes Bay's mounted on the same wall connected to the same Rosie/battery system.  I want to remove one of the MNGP2's and place it on a different wall in the same shop.  Don't need to reinvent the wheel if I can copy a good idea!!  Thanks all

#22

The "Classic" charge controller / Re: New LiFePO4 installation c...

Last post by boB - April 12, 2024, 07:12:24 PM

Will do, ya it's odd because the soc has been fine since I installed the new firmware March 6th.

I'm back on Flooded, do you want me to switch back to Lithium again?

Well, it shouldn't make any difference but sure.  Give it a try.  Let's see if battery type matters

#23

The "Classic" charge controller / Re: New LiFePO4 installation c...

Last post by Muskoka - April 12, 2024, 12:05:31 PM

Will do, ya it's odd because the soc has been fine since I installed the new firmware Feb 5th.

I'm back on Flooded, do you want me to switch back to Lithium again?

#24

The "Classic" charge controller / Re: New LiFePO4 installation c...

Last post by boB - April 12, 2024, 11:53:18 AM

This is weird.   I know of one Classic 150 that still shows 0% SOC with this newer 3798 and 3800 version software nearby here in AZ.  I'm looking into it but so far I do not see a reason.  Probably just 150s then ?  That does not make sense either.  Most of the software is the same for all genres of Classics except for current and voltage limits pretty much.

Muskoka, please keep us posted, especially on Monday.

It is sunny here in the Phoenix area but supposed to be 92 today.

boB

#25

The "Classic" charge controller / Re: Best practice

Last post by boB - April 12, 2024, 11:45:00 AM

Thank you LilMT.  I was going to suggest the Magnum AGS but I did not know if it was still available.

There are other third party AGS management systems available or at least there used to be.

Here is the Magnum one.  Gary, who works with us now designed this many years ago and is proven to work great.

https://www.amazon.com/Magnum-Energy-Automatic-Network-ME-AGS-N/dp/B00A6XGLKO

But The aux output should work temporarily at least until a better method is chosen.

boB

#26

My MidNite online monitoring / Re: Router change, reporting s...

Last post by ClassicCrazy - April 12, 2024, 11:02:21 AM

Do the reset and see if that fixes it.
I know the router can give a new IP if Classic is set to DHCP - at least for the local status app. I don't use MyMidnite much.
Graham had a version of android Classic Monitoring app that you could send the data to an mqtt server, then get that mqtt data anywhere back into Classic Monitoring app.
Larry

#27

The "Classic" charge controller / Re: New LiFePO4 installation c...

Last post by ClassicCrazy - April 12, 2024, 10:58:59 AM

I had the 0% SOC when I first installed the lithium firmware, but it went back to normal the next day and has been fine ever since.

Larry

#28

The "Classic" charge controller / Re: New LiFePO4 installation c...

Last post by Muskoka - April 12, 2024, 09:40:48 AM

That's why I mentioned no sun till Monday, once I'm back to 100% after a full charge it will sort itself out. At least it always has since I installed this CC close to 15 years ago, time flies.

Hopefully this 0% soc "bug" can be sorted out so we can set "Lithium" after a VMM. Funny, or I suppose not so funny, how it worked fine for quite some time, well over a month with the updated firmware, then acted up out of nowhere.

#29

My MidNite online monitoring / Router change, reporting stopp...

Last post by Onlooker - April 12, 2024, 08:38:01 AM

So I swapped out 1 router and cellular sim with identical router w/slightly different firmware and a different cellular provider(actually using same towers/parent host) and the connected midnite classics 150 & 250 stopped reporting to mymidnite.. Been a couple of days and lastnight I logged in to tell 1 of the classics to do a 'nightly reset/reboot'; but I see both are still not reporting today..

I've yet to do a hard power cycle, but any other suggestions on what might be confusing/blocking it?

#30

The "Classic" charge controller / Re: New LiFePO4 installation c...

Last post by mahendra - April 12, 2024, 08:35:43 AM

Did a VMM back to Flooded, reprogrammed the controller, all numbers reporting correctly now, of course the SOC isn't accurate, but it's working. Looks like Monday before the sun returns.

yes, nothing is 100%, But that accuracy takes time to calibrate with any SOC.
Might take some tweaking around but it can be achieved