Re: [RE-wrenches] Outback FNDC relay, Flex Net Review

2009-10-16 Thread Nick Lucchese
Anyone else have an opinion on the Flex net system? Sorry for coming late to the discussion (again). The only issue I've seen with the FNDC so far was the early units that they swapped out. Even then the only issue it had was that 2 days of every 60 contained a day recorded as zeros. Howev

Re: [RE-wrenches] Outback FNDC relay, Flex Net Review

2009-10-15 Thread Tump
es Subject: Re: [RE-wrenches] Outback FNDC relay, Flex Net Review Kent: The manual is not clear as to how this is done. Have you considered using a relay in an FX inverter to activate the generator as is done in a system without the Flex Net? Interesting about the SMA claim, but until I hear

Re: [RE-wrenches] Outback FNDC relay, Flex Net Review

2009-10-14 Thread jay peltz
Subject: Re: [RE-wrenches] Outback FNDC relay, Flex Net Review Kent: The manual is not clear as to how this is done. Have you considered using a relay in an FX inverter to activate the generator as is done in a system without the Flex Net? Interesting about the SMA claim, but until I hear

Re: [RE-wrenches] Outback FNDC relay, Flex Net Review

2009-10-14 Thread Tump
.@lists.re-wrenches.org] On Behalf Of William Miller Sent: Wednesday, October 14, 2009 5:28 PM To: RE-wrenches Subject: Re: [RE-wrenches] Outback FNDC relay, Flex Net Review Kent: The manual is not clear as to how this is done. Have you considered using a relay in an FX inverter to activate the ge

Re: [RE-wrenches] Outback FNDC relay, Flex Net Review

2009-10-14 Thread William Miller
Kent: The manual is not clear as to how this is done. Have you considered using a relay in an FX inverter to activate the generator as is done in a system without the Flex Net? Interesting about the SMA claim, but until I hear otherwise, this is just a claim. William At 01:25 PM 10/14/

Re: [RE-wrenches] Outback FNDC relay, Flex Net Review

2009-10-14 Thread Kent Osterberg
William, In all of these systems, the Mate's AGS system is being used to control the FNDC's relay.  The Mate's AGS port has been selected so that it operates the FNDC's relay rather than using the Aux output on the inverter.  The FNDC is providing SOC info to the Mate, but isn't directly contr

Re: [RE-wrenches] Outback FNDC relay, Flex Net Review

2009-10-14 Thread William Miller
Kent: From the Flex Net DC manual, page 16: "OutBack strongly recommends using the AGS function of the MATE to control a generator." I assume from your post, you are using the Auto mode to have the relay control a generator, a practice that the above quotation recommends against. This may