Hello folks. First post here, although I’ve be reading for months. I have some AC electrical experience but I am a total novice on DC.
So, I just started working on my 24v battery bank (8 times 3.2v Eneramp cells).
The batteries arrived pretty close to consistent voltage, connected in parallel for a day and they all balanced out at exactly 3.209. Then I connected them is series.
I connected the input cord for the BG-8S per the schematic. I plugged in the monitor. It turned on, immediately gave me a low voltage alarm. I saw that the #8 cell was around 1.8 and dropping, thought “oh crap”. Double checked my connections, used the voltmeter to check the pins on the connector. Everything checks out.
Is it possible I have a brand new monitor that is bad?
So, I just started working on my 24v battery bank (8 times 3.2v Eneramp cells).
The batteries arrived pretty close to consistent voltage, connected in parallel for a day and they all balanced out at exactly 3.209. Then I connected them is series.
I connected the input cord for the BG-8S per the schematic. I plugged in the monitor. It turned on, immediately gave me a low voltage alarm. I saw that the #8 cell was around 1.8 and dropping, thought “oh crap”. Double checked my connections, used the voltmeter to check the pins on the connector. Everything checks out.
Is it possible I have a brand new monitor that is bad?