So I am checking my Victron power history on my solar maintenance panel for my 80. Oddly I see that there was no power produced yesterday.
That's odd. I check the V Connect app battery voltages and see some odd numbers, like the charger is floating, the battery voltage is at 14.4 or 13.8V depending on when I look, but the power is zero.
Odd. Put a voltmeter on the battery, it's nothing like that, much lower.
Try various things, put the headlights on, the battery voltage drops to 12V but the Victron still shows Float at 13.8V.
Obviously something going on with the Victron. I am thinking the thing is busted. Bad news, that was not cheap. I disconnect various things, try to see if the Victron will reset.
Nothing better, still screwed up numbers. That does not look good at all now.
So start inspecting everything closer.
Finally, I see it. One of the Powerpoles connecting the Victron to the battery has a crack in it. Looks like the little roll pin that I put in to prevent it from separating has started to rust. Unlikely but maybe it may have expanded when rusting and stressed / cracked the plastic housing. Very odd. When I pulled on the housing, it fell apart. (It may have broken when I moved the controller yesterday to check something.)
Anyway, there was a bad contact there. Replaced the housing, kept the blade (gotta love the modularity).
All is well now, working like it's supposed to again. Numbers are good. It's charging.
I love my PPs, but still they are not perfect and may fail. And these were original Andersons, not chinese clones. So check yours every so often for important stuff like Fridges with and the Wagyu steaks for your Mudder friends (still waiting for my invitation, dang it...) !
That's odd. I check the V Connect app battery voltages and see some odd numbers, like the charger is floating, the battery voltage is at 14.4 or 13.8V depending on when I look, but the power is zero.
Odd. Put a voltmeter on the battery, it's nothing like that, much lower.
Try various things, put the headlights on, the battery voltage drops to 12V but the Victron still shows Float at 13.8V.
Obviously something going on with the Victron. I am thinking the thing is busted. Bad news, that was not cheap. I disconnect various things, try to see if the Victron will reset.
Nothing better, still screwed up numbers. That does not look good at all now.
So start inspecting everything closer.
Finally, I see it. One of the Powerpoles connecting the Victron to the battery has a crack in it. Looks like the little roll pin that I put in to prevent it from separating has started to rust. Unlikely but maybe it may have expanded when rusting and stressed / cracked the plastic housing. Very odd. When I pulled on the housing, it fell apart. (It may have broken when I moved the controller yesterday to check something.)
Anyway, there was a bad contact there. Replaced the housing, kept the blade (gotta love the modularity).
All is well now, working like it's supposed to again. Numbers are good. It's charging.
I love my PPs, but still they are not perfect and may fail. And these were original Andersons, not chinese clones. So check yours every so often for important stuff like Fridges with and the Wagyu steaks for your Mudder friends (still waiting for my invitation, dang it...) !