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    Trace/Xantrex SW Series from “back in the day”, as Will would say.

    Yeah, I have the original manuals still even 25 years later. The online ones match.
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    Trace/Xantrex SW Series from “back in the day”, as Will would say.

    I used the POTS in the C40 to adjust the voltage. Don’t remember both settings, but one was 14.6 volts for the bulk setting. All other settings above are unchanged.
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    Trace/Xantrex SW Series from “back in the day”, as Will would say.

    I did add another meter to the installation so I could monitor both the output current from the solar array and the input current to the batteries. Limited the Trace inverter to 8A ac; this is under the "Max Charge amps AC" setting. So 4A ac for each 206AH battery in parallel. The...
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    SOK charge current

    SOK’s Facebook page has one posted by someone and directly from SOK is where I got mine.
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    Trace/Xantrex SW Series from “back in the day”, as Will would say.

    I have an old Trace/Xantrex SW2512 Inverter/Charger. I would like to know the best settings and understand those settings for the new LiFePo4 batteries. This is not the newer Schneider Conext SW series, but an original by Trace from the last millennium. Complete system is: 6 Kyocera KC120-1...
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    Inverter life expectancy.

    Trace SW2512; Used from 1997 to 2014 not a hiccup ever. Now putting it back into service.
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    SOK charge current

    Yup, to the 40A recommended as per the data sheet I just read today.
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    SOK battery terminal Size

    Agreed, 5/16" is a great fit. Something related and is not covered in SOK's data sheets is the complete screw size and the depth of thread of the terminals. My SOK 206Ah batteries came with 8MM by 1.25MM thread pitch screws. The length of supplied screws may be too short if you attach...
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