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    24 volt sytem but 12 volts on the output port of a Tracer-4215 BN

    Thank you for the reply, the light is a 10Watt DC light and is used as a night light with a on period of about 10 Hours. I am not sure if the COB can handle 24 volts and not burn up due to the voltage. I can test this later as I build this units and or replare them all of the time. Another...
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    24 volt sytem but 12 volts on the output port of a Tracer-4215 BN

    I have a a basic 12 volt lithium Ion system and it is working well. My thinking now to double up on the cells and move to a 24Volt environment. The issue that I am unsure of is whether by doing this will the Tracer-4215 BN controller change the accessories output to 24 volts as well. What I...
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    Thoughts on best connection point for Tracer-4215 BN

    Greetings, I am currently using a MT50 with my Tracer-4215 BN. I am thinking about changing the connection method to either WiFi or Blue Tooth. I am sure some users have experimented with both add-ons, and I would like to hear the plusses and minus for one over the other? Thank you in advance.
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    Using a Desktop charger to charge a LiFePO4 battery???

    Thank You everyone for your input!
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    Using a Desktop charger to charge a LiFePO4 battery???

    Sorry for the confusion regarding the desktop power supply what I was referring to is a DC 30 Volt 10 Amp Programmable power supply. See image below!
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    Using a Desktop charger to charge a LiFePO4 battery???

    Greetings, I will try and keep this short, I have an existing solar system running at 12V's, a 200AH LiFePo4 battery, a100Amp BMS and a Tracer Solar Charge controller (SCC) ! All is working well. The issue is we are having many, many days of heavy clouds and rain and my battery is loosing its...
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    MT50 Issues, Not able to set some parameters

    OK, I seem to have found the problem with changing some values on the MT50 that I have. There is some sort of issue relating to the MT50 it seems as though the OK button does not work well. Even using the password (000000) gets rejected sometime and then at other time it works sometime on the...
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    MT50 Issues, Not able to set some parameters

    The unit I have is a Tracer-4215 BN-
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    MT50 Issues, Not able to set some parameters

    I tackled my system again and managed to change a few values. I have given below the values that exsist on my MT50 as of this writting along with the descriptions. 16.0V Over voltage Disconnect (Para, Error) 15.0 Charge Limit (Para, Error) 13.2V Over voltage Reconnect (Para, Error) 13.4V...
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    MT50 Issues, Not able to set some parameters

    Hello Mike, thank you for the detailed description regarding the setting up of the MT50 controller. The information that you provided is very helpful in understanding the functions of this controller. However my current issue is in getting the MT50 that I purchased to take the voltage changes...
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    MT50 Issues, Not able to set some parameters

    Greetings All, I am having an issue with MT50 controller connected to my Tracer-4215 BN, the issue is getting some of the values to work or rather be set inside the controller. I have been able to set the time and date as well as the optional light feature. In addition I have been able to set...
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    I need help with my new battery

    Thank you Frank for all of your assistance. I had sent to you information on the private forum chat we have had but you may not have viewed it. If you see this, please view what I sent you. It seems that no one is interested in assisting me so I guess I will just have to go it alone.
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    I need help with my new battery

    Thank you everyone or all of your efforts. Please let me clarify some issues raised, regarding the use of studs versus bolts they are all Stainless steel bolts and for ease I continued to use them even through I had cut longer Stainless steel studs to be attached to the terminals at a point when...
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    I need help with my new battery

    Here is an image with both chargers charging the battery! Please not I was charging at 13.4 volts but as the battery got full the amperage reduced I ten increased the voltage to 13.6 volts to supply extra voltage. There was no BMS on the unit and I manually shut down the power supplies as soon...
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    I need help with my new battery

    Things have gone from bad to really bad. I set the cells up in a series configuration and connected one of my desktop chargers cables the + and - terminals on the batter then plugged them into my Brand New 3010P charger and boom. The unit was not plugged in to AC voltage and the unit was not on...
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