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electrical:solar:tracer [2018/06/16 22:40]
frater_secessus [quirks]
electrical:solar:tracer [2019/07/21 11:50]
frater_secessus [quirks]
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 ==== quirks ==== ==== quirks ====
-Some [[electrical:solar:charge_controller_setpoints|voltage setpoints]] are constrained in relationship to each other.   Because of this it may be easiest to configure them [[http://techluck.com/cgi-bin/YaBB.pl?num=1486955008|in a particular order]].+Some [[electrical:solar:charge_controller_setpoints|voltage setpoints]] are constrained in relationship to each other.   Because of this it may be easiest to configure them in a particular order.((http://techluck.com/cgi-bin/YaBB.pl?num=1486955008))  This order places the configurations in increasing (or equal) voltages the way the controller wants it 
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 +  - "Low Voltage Reconnect Voltage" 
 +  - "Boost Reconnect" 
 +  - Then "Float Charge" 
 +  - Then "Boost Charge" 
 +  - Then "Equalize Charge" 
 +  - Then "Over Voltage Reconnect" 
 +  - Then "Charging Limit" 
 +  - Then "Over Voltage Disconnect"
  
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 Tracer (and the Renogy rebrands) refer to the **Absorption stage as "boost"**.  This is an unforced error; the nonstandard term confuses newcomers and conflicts with the already-existing "[[electrical:solar:charge_controller#mppt|MPPT boost]]" term.  Tracer (and the Renogy rebrands) refer to the **Absorption stage as "boost"**.  This is an unforced error; the nonstandard term confuses newcomers and conflicts with the already-existing "[[electrical:solar:charge_controller#mppt|MPPT boost]]" term. 
  
-The **battery icon** found on many Tracer controllers is unnecessary and misleading.  The manual claims it is a  [[electrical:depth_of_discharge|State of Charge]] meter but there is no guide to reading it.  Since the same voltage can result in different display during charging and non-charging scearios, it may actually be a **charging indicator rather than state of charge indicator**.  Secessus' unscientific observation reveals these weak correlations:+The **battery icon** found on many Tracer controllers is unnecessary and misleading.  The manual claims it is a  [[electrical:depth_of_discharge|State of Charge]] meter but there is no guide to reading it.  Since the same voltage can result in different display during charging and non-charging scenarios, it may actually be useful to think of as a **charging indicator rather than state of charge indicator**.  Secessus' unscientific observation reveals these weak correlations:
  
 | |  **Charging**|  **Not charging**| | |  **Charging**|  **Not charging**|
electrical/solar/tracer.txt · Last modified: 2023/01/18 13:33 by frater_secessus