Messed with meter - help!

BoFuller

I was looking for a reading this morning on my Trimetric and didn't have my glasses on. I held down reset accidentally and my Battery Full % changed from 80 to 100. Oops. Will this keep my batteries from charging? Or will it go up to 120 now? What do I need to do?

BB.

Re: Messed with meter - help!

Assuming the reset did not clear the programming/settings for the battery monitor... All that should happen (I don't have a battery monitor/off grid system), is that the meter will stay at 100% for the rest of the day and start counting down when the sun sets (whether the battery hits 100%/float or not).

This will not affect how your battery bank/charge controller work. The battery monitor only measures current and time--then reports the results. It does not control charging current.

Once the battery bank is fully recharged (next sunny day or two--whatever your system normally does at 80% state of charge and a sunny day), everything should be fine.

You should check some of the programming parameters to make sure that everything is still correct.

-Bill

BoFuller

Re: Messed with meter - help!

BB. wrote: »

Assuming the reset did not clear the programming/settings for the battery monitor... All that should happen (I don't have a battery monitor/off grid system), is that the meter will stay at 100% for the rest of the day and start counting down when the sun sets (whether the battery hits 100%/float or not).

This will not affect how your battery bank/charge controller work. The battery monitor only measures current and time--then reports the results. It does not control charging current.

Once the battery bank is fully recharged (next sunny day or two--whatever your system normally does at 80% state of charge and a sunny day)), everything should be fine.

You should check some of the programming parameters to make sure that everything is still correct.

-Bill

Thanks a lot, Bill!!!