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Post by Bad-Bitch on Oct 26, 2016 22:53:34 GMT
nice to see you Gibbo and welcome, i hope we don't bore you too much It seems unlikely with the amount of un-moderated arguing and insulting that goes on here. I like it. It was the moderation that ruined that last forum. Too politically correct. I guess they were simply too scared of being called gay or Pikeys. reading some of your posts when i was a mod you will fit in here quite nicely
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Post by Gibbo on Oct 26, 2016 22:54:12 GMT
The dip switch system is pretty easy to use when sat in front of them. There are two buttons that depress to alternate between the set up sequences. The bit I don't quite get is that you have 1 bank of DIP switches to change 2 sets of parameters. So let's say you had previously set up "sequence 2" and wanted to change 1 setting on "sequence 1", you would have to change all the DIP switches from "sequence 2" to match "sequence 1" except for the one switch you wanted to change, then press the appropriate button. Is that correct? It just seems unfortunate that you have to review and set every setting in that sequence just to change 1 setting. Welcome to the world of binary. Imagine having to change a decimal setting from 9 to 10. You have to change two wheels. The first from zero to one. The second from nine to zero. No different. Can you think of another possibility?
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Post by Deleted on Oct 26, 2016 22:54:36 GMT
The dip switch system is pretty easy to use when sat in front of them. There are two buttons that depress to alternate between the set up sequences. The bit I don't quite get is that you have 1 bank of DIP switches to change 2 sets of parameters. So let's say you had previously set up "sequence 2" and wanted to change 1 setting on "sequence 1", you would have to change all the DIP switches from "sequence 2" to match "sequence 1" except for the one switch you wanted to change, then press the appropriate button. Is that correct? It just seems unfortunate that you have to review and set every setting in that sequence just to change 1 setting. Yeh, that's why I bought the lappy lead, but it's not difficult when your sat in front of it.
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Post by Gibbo on Oct 26, 2016 22:54:50 GMT
It seems unlikely with the amount of un-moderated arguing and insulting that goes on here. I like it. It was the moderation that ruined that last forum. Too politically correct. I guess they were simply too scared of being called gay or Pikeys. reading some of your posts when i was a mod you will fit in here quite nicely And we have started already. I give it 24 hours.
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Post by Telemachus on Oct 26, 2016 22:58:10 GMT
The bit I don't quite get is that you have 1 bank of DIP switches to change 2 sets of parameters. So let's say you had previously set up "sequence 2" and wanted to change 1 setting on "sequence 1", you would have to change all the DIP switches from "sequence 2" to match "sequence 1" except for the one switch you wanted to change, then press the appropriate button. Is that correct? It just seems unfortunate that you have to review and set every setting in that sequence just to change 1 setting. Welcome to the world of binary. Imagine having to change a decimal setting from 9 to 10. You have to change two wheels. The first from zero to one. The second from nine to zero. No different. Can you think of another possibility? Well I'd rather just have enough DIP switches to be able to switch whatever settings there are, directly. It's not as though a hulking great Combi is short of space or the cost of a DIP switch exorbitant! As you may remember I'm a mastervolt man, don't like Victron much.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 26, 2016 22:58:18 GMT
The dip switch system is pretty easy to use when sat in front of them. There are two buttons that depress to alternate between the set up sequences. The bit I don't quite get is that you have 1 bank of DIP switches to change 2 sets of parameters. So let's say you had previously set up "sequence 2" and wanted to change 1 setting on "sequence 1", you would have to change all the DIP switches from "sequence 2" to match "sequence 1" except for the one switch you wanted to change, then press the appropriate button. Is that correct? It just seems unfortunate that you have to review and set every setting in that sequence just to change 1 setting. It's quite funny really. I was an electronic engineer and software engineer over 35 years. When Windows 10 came out I still struggled to work out what I needed to press. Bloomin moving goal posts (user interfaces).
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Post by Telemachus on Oct 26, 2016 22:59:48 GMT
reading some of your posts when i was a mod you will fit in here quite nicely And we have started already. I give it 24 hours. For the avoidance of doubt, Goodgurl was a mod on CWDF. There are no mods here. There are no rules.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 26, 2016 22:59:58 GMT
reading some of your posts when i was a mod you will fit in here quite nicely And we have started already. I give it 24 hours. ...28 days?
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Post by Bad-Bitch on Oct 26, 2016 23:03:16 GMT
reading some of your posts when i was a mod you will fit in here quite nicely And we have started already. I give it 24 hours. 24hrs till your 1st argument i hope, i cant wait lol
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Post by quaysider on Oct 27, 2016 5:23:49 GMT
nice to see you Gibbo and welcome, i hope we don't bore you too much It seems unlikely with the amount of un-moderated arguing and insulting that goes on here. I like it. It was the moderation that ruined that last forum. Too politically correct. I guess they were simply too scared of being called gay or Pikeys.Did someone call? - ... I mean, as a middled aged ginger puff whose job is restoring vintage fairground rides that IS me! Oh and before it all starts up again... we prefer "fire-engine blonde" to ginner....
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Post by smileypete on Oct 27, 2016 10:27:35 GMT
Hey GoodGurl,
Do you have an ammeter as part of your setup? If not they're dead handy for optimising charging time when the batts need a proper full charge or for diagnosing problems.
If the wiring is fairly accessible a handheld 'DC clamp ammeter' might do, they're £25ish on Ebay or £40 from Maplins:
:http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Mastech-MS2108A-Auto-Range-DC-AC-Digital-Clamp-Meter-Multimeter-Voltage-Tester-/262394484215
Getting back on topic if the charge current suddenly drops to zero as the charger goes into float, another workaround may be to switch the charger off and back on again after a few seconds to kick the charging back in.
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Post by Bad-Bitch on Oct 27, 2016 11:42:59 GMT
Hey GoodGurl, Do you have an ammeter as part of your setup? If not they're dead handy for optimising charging time when the batts need a proper full charge or for diagnosing problems. If the wiring is fairly accessible a handheld 'DC clamp ammeter' might do, they're £25ish on Ebay or £40 from Maplins: :http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Mastech-MS2108A-Auto-Range-DC-AC-Digital-Clamp-Meter-Multimeter-Voltage-Tester-/262394484215 Getting back on topic if the charge current suddenly drops to zero as the charger goes into float, another workaround may be to switch the charger off and back on again after a few seconds to kick the charging back in. yes have ampmeter, yes i do switch it off/on to get a few more amps thanks
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Post by Bad-Bitch on Oct 29, 2016 16:21:58 GMT
neither really, i have a genuine question so thought i would ask here instead of over there, i can ask there if you prefer lol anyway it will go to 100% if i put the inverter into equalization mode but thats a pita to do Sorry I thought you were asking the question on behalf of someone else. No on here is fine. Good even! So, starting again, the Victron has a feature called "adaptive charging" which is supposed to make it go to float intelligently so as to avoid overly gassing the batteries etc. I don't have one but by all accounts adaptive charging is pants. You can deselect it by means of the DIP switches I think, or more easily using a PC. The whole point of float is to allow the charger to be left plugged into the mains 24/7 without overcharging the batteries, however when you are charging from a genny you want the charger to work as hard as it can until the batteries are fully charged and the you want to turn off the genny. There is no point in running the genny when the charger is in float. Therefore if you always charge from genny I would adjust the float voltage to match the other voltages (effectively meaning it doesn't have a "float" mode) so that you are never pointlessly running the genny with the charger in float. if you do sometimes plug the charger into shore power and leave it on, I'd suggest just changing from adaptive charging to fixed absorption. That way it shouldn't go to float before the batteries are full. dip switches changed, genny run, SG reading batts at 100%, invertor not in float, jobs a good un thanks guys.
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Post by Telemachus on Oct 29, 2016 16:47:16 GMT
Excellent. And our pleasure, of course.
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Post by tonyqj on Oct 29, 2016 17:07:58 GMT
Great stuff 😀
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