Larry & Christopher, One of my customers has had the same issue with his FM80. In fact, on Outback's very own user forum, there have been several other instances reported as well.
see: http://www.outbackpower.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=29&t=3326 We brought this to the attention of Outback months ago. We are now on controller #3 with what I understand is a trial version of a firmware fix. I asked about being compensated for my time to change out the bad controllers and was told "We can't do that". I am trying to be patient with Outback. Dick Dick Ratico Solarwind Electric --- You wrote: I don't know the answer but I have forwarded this question to Darren Emmons (the FM80 software engineer) to have him reply. I am travelling internationally right now and may not have email access for a few days. The auto restart mode should not need to changed - I haven't seen a situation like you describe but I suspect its just an issue of the setting and probably the small battery size used in this RV application. Christopher Freitas OutBack Power Christopher ----- Original Message ----- From: re-wrenches-boun...@lists.re-wrenches.org <re-wrenches-boun...@lists.re-wrenches.org> To: RE-wrenches <re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org> Sent: Fri Mar 27 16:44:59 2009 Subject: [RE-wrenches] Outback FM80 problems Wrenches, Last week I had an FM80 that would operate in bulk mode while reducing the current to a few amps on a 1200 watt RV system. The customer said he had to reset the controller several times through the day. After every reset, full amperage was delivered and the controller would eventually transition to absorb and float. I replaced the controller from stock and put it on the bench. It works just fine with no other equipment attached to the battery. My question is about the auto restart mode. Default is 0. Should Mode 0 continue to track the Vmp thru the day or must one use mode 1 and force restarts? The MX60 had a Sweep Interval that could be programmed for every few minutes. Has this been replaced by the Auto Restart Mode? Larry --- end of quote --- _______________________________________________ List sponsored by Home Power magazine List Address: RE-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org Options & settings: http://lists.re-wrenches.org/options.cgi/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org List-Archive: http://lists.re-wrenches.org/pipermail/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org List rules & etiquette: www.re-wrenches.org/etiquette.htm Check out participant bios: www.members.re-wrenches.org
