Beta Kid tripping breaker after 1742 update..

[TomW]

My beta Marine Kid has begun tripping the battery breaker  since I installed the 1742 update posted in another thread.

This Kid has been running perfect since I got it. I had a bad breaker back in February that I replaced on this Kid. That seemed to work until now. I updated to 1742 a couple days ago and it has started to pop the breaker. The breaker is a 150 volt DC 30A MNEPV30  breaker from Midnite. It seems to happen overnight but I have never caught it in the act as it were.

This Kid feeds a 24 volt flooded bank from 520 watts of Kyocera panels running at around 60 volts in so it should not be getting overloaded.

I might try to back pedal to older FW and see if it is FW or a sudden hardware problem?

Just curious if anyone else has seen this?

Tom

[TomW]

Added info:

After 24 hours of overcast and no sun I had the breaker trip again between noon and 4PM so it is not power throughput tripping  it.


Tom

[Mario]

Tom Here attach is the older revision code 1741 please downgrade and see if the problem goes away.

Edit: Actually before you downgrade can you check the calibration of the kid and also do a factory reset on the unit. depending on the previous firmware rev the kid might need to be reset and/or calibrated.

Mario R

[TomW]

Tom Here attach is the older revision code 1741 please downgrade and see if the problem goes away.

Edit: Actually before you downgrade can you check the calibration of the kid and also do a factory reset on the unit. depending on the previous firmware rev the kid might need to be reset and/or calibrated.

Mario R

Mario;

I  swapped out the breaker already. If it persists I will try this. I had a bad breaker a few months back exhibit the same symptom so I swapped that.

It had 1741 on it I am pretty sure anyway.

Tom

[TomW]

Going on 3 days with the new breaker and no tripping.

Probably not The Kid or firmware but a flaky breaker?

Just an update.

Tom

[TomW]

Going on 3 days with the new breaker and no tripping.

Probably not The Kid or firmware but a flaky breaker?

Just an update.

Tom

Well, a few minutes ago I got home and the breaker was tripped. Full sun.

Backpedalled to 1741 and will give it a few days and see if it holds.

Just an update to my inaccurate update.

Tom

[TomW]

Well, a few minutes ago I got home and the breaker was tripped. Full sun.

Backpedalled to 1741 and will give it a few days and see if it holds.

Just an update to my inaccurate update.

Tom

Update to the update to the update...

Breaker was tripped this morning when I got into the power room. What to try now?

Back up another notch on FW?

As it stands now:

New breaker, 1741 Firmware. Marine Beta Kid. Seems to happen in lo to no light conditions.

Just the info as it develops.

Tom

[Westbranch]

Back up another notch on FW?

What have you got to lose Tom?

[TomW]

Back up another notch on FW?

What have you got to lose Tom?

True!

I don't see anything listed on Midnite's site other than 1742. Maybe One of the Midnite guys can toss me a link to whatever preceeded 1741?

I tend to bring out the worst in equipment.

Thanks for the reality check.

Tom

[TomW]

I seriously need fresh glasses.

I missed the link to 1722.

Duh.

Tom