Hello--Page 24 of the manual (1 0-268-1 REV T) shows the menu map of the STATUS MENU. Screen 1 is described as follows:
--Battery Output Current
--Bulk MPPT - State of Charger
--Battery VOltage
--Charger Mode (Solar)
--Wattage into Battery
Note the attached photo, taken when there are no loads, the Sun is out, the the Kid is clearly charging the battery. The display shows that the first parameter, which, according the the Menu Map, is "Battery Output Current," as "20.5A." But this clearly has to be the battery INPUT current!
Am I missing something, or is the manual incorrect? Perhaps they meant to say "Output Current to Battery?"
As always, Thanks to All!
Yes that is Output of the KID to the Battery
Wow.
In other words "Battery Output Current" actually means "Input Current to Battery!"
That is phenomenally poor wording.
Quote from: openplanet on August 23, 2022, 10:42:43 AM
Wow.
In other words "Battery Output Current" actually means "Input Current to Battery!"
That is phenomenally poor wording.
AhA !! Yes, that IS bad wording, indeed !
Quote from: openplanet on August 23, 2022, 10:42:43 AM
Wow.
In other words "Battery Output Current" actually means "Input Current to Battery!"
That is phenomenally poor wording.
Well its not technically input current to the battery as there could be AC and DC loads, So it is Kid output current
"Battery Output Current" is fairly unambiguous as is "Input Current to Battery" I would think
How can that be better put ?
Quote from: boB on August 23, 2022, 08:24:46 PM
"Battery Output Current" is fairly unambiguous as is "Input Current to Battery" I would think
How can that be better put ?
Both are misleading it should simply be "Output Current" if you are writing it in the manual then it should say "Output current - This is the amount of amperage leaving the KID to supply loads and charge the battery" or something similar. I will ping Doug today and have him make a change
How about battery CHARGING current?
Quote from: littleharbor2 on August 25, 2022, 07:28:32 AM
How about battery CHARGING current?
I think the problem with these exact words is that not all of the output current is used for "charging" necessarily.
Ryan is correct. If there is a Whizbang Junior reading the current, THEN it would be charging current with its reading.
Just remember that the output current of any charger can be going to multiple devices including batteries and inverters, etc.
boB