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      Haze replied to the thread Battery wire length.
      I have a quick question about this. Do you add the class T fuse length together with the positive cable to get your total length ? Or is...
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      Haze reacted to @prepared_life's post in the thread Victron Setup question with Like Like.
      I know how the AIO's work to an extent. The EG4's(6500s) are easy plug and play and anyone can hook them up with a very basic...
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      Haze replied to the thread SOK batteries shutting off.
      Thanks for pointing that out, I’m currently thinking of the best way to manage the system while I’m away to use least amount of battery...
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      Haze reacted to Lt.Dan's post in the thread SOK batteries shutting off with Like Like.
      Dont forget, this isn't something that you need to run 24/7. You only technically need to have the BMS see current once in any 24hr...
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      Haze replied to the thread SOK batteries shutting off.
      So to try and clean up my thread…. I originally started this thread with 1 router and 1 modem tied to my multi. This setup pulled...
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      Haze replied to the thread SOK batteries shutting off.
      I’m now running with a fan and light to try and stay above the limits Dexter mentioned. Originally I was running well below these limits...
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      Haze replied to the thread SOK batteries shutting off.
      I have a generator I can run to recharge the batteries currently. I will get the solar panels installed within the next month and that...
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      Haze reacted to Lt.Dan's post in the thread SOK batteries shutting off with Like Like.
      This makes sense. @HighTechLab said the cutoff for current reading is .7a, and ive seen some in the .8-.9a range (Other brands though)...
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      Haze replied to the thread SOK batteries shutting off.
      This is with modem, router, one ceiling light and a high speed floor fan running. SOC might not be correct since I haven’t charged...
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      Haze replied to the thread SOK batteries shutting off.
      With my victron 5k multi plus and our internet running i believe it was drawing 14 watts continuous. I will see around 21 watts once in...
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      Haze reacted to SparkyJJO's post in the thread SOK batteries shutting off with Like Like.
      Seems like a weird feature. Frankly that should be able to be turned off from the battery itself, IMO.
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      Haze replied to the thread SOK batteries shutting off.
      Every thing seemed fine when I charge them with the generator today. thanks for this info, I was confused on what I needed to do but it...
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      Haze reacted to Quattrohead's post in the thread SOK batteries shutting off with Like Like.
      Cell voltage looked fine from the displays, it is purely just going into power save mode. Hopefully soktools will expose a setting you...
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      Haze replied to the thread SOK batteries shutting off.
      No my wife is the only one who can mess with computer stuff and she is out of the country at the moment but hopefully early next week...
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      Haze replied to the thread SOK batteries shutting off.
      There is no blinking and I have to push the reset to get the system to turn back on. Now that I have seen it do it with each battery...
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      Haze reacted to HighTechLab's post in the thread SOK batteries shutting off with Like Like.
      That's why I was asking cell voltages; there are two levels of power save mode. If the cells are under 3.15v it goes into power save...
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      Haze replied to the thread SOK batteries shutting off.
      I was at the cabin today and the other battery shut off on us. So the internet and modem pulling around 15 watts isn’t enough to keep...
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      Haze replied to the thread SOK batteries shutting off.
      Not yet. My wife is planning to go up to our place this weekend, so hopefully will be able to get the info then.
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      Haze reacted to Bluedog225's post in the thread SOK batteries shutting off with Like Like.
      Following. Hope you get it worked out.
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      Haze replied to the thread SOK batteries shutting off.
      So system is running fine on one battery, not sure how to fix the other battery or why it cause the system to shut down when I put it in...
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