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Synapse and AGM batteries

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Hi All 

I need some help here please. 

Ok so I have the Synapse 3kva invertor with 4 x G-energy 12v 120ah batteries connected up to make up the 24vilts needed for the invertor.

I also have 3 x 330watt solar panels supplying power to the unit 

So it was professionally installed and intially it was running a maximum of about 500-1000watts for 4 hours ,then it just started one day ,when the power goes down,would not even last 10minutes then the low alarm will go off and hold it for about a further 10-15min.

 

I've had the installer here to check all the settings. He is aldo at his end of suggestions. 

17 minutes ago, Allan B said:

Hi All 

I need some help here please. 

Ok so I have the Synapse 3kva invertor with 4 x G-energy 12v 120ah batteries connected up to make up the 24vilts needed for the invertor.

I also have 3 x 330watt solar panels supplying power to the unit 

So it was professionally installed and intially it was running a maximum of about 500-1000watts for 4 hours ,then it just started one day ,when the power goes down,would not even last 10minutes then the low alarm will go off and hold it for about a further 10-15min.

 

I've had the installer here to check all the settings. He is aldo at his end of suggestions. 

Get those batteries charged full. If you don't have a suitable charger get a battery centre to do it. It will take some time. Then let them do a discharge test. 

If the inverter was not adjusted to cut out at 24V then there is a good chance they were discharged too low and got killed in the process. 

Sorry to be the bearer of perhaps bad news. 🤔

If your load is 1000 watts you are consuming 184 ah in 4 hours that is below 50% soc and will definetly not last. With LA they could last if you apply moderate loads. But like @Scorp007suggested get them tested.

Sound like you may have killed your batterys . Put the inverter under load and test each cell (battery) with multimeter to identify the bad cell (battery) . Bested is go lithium you get some lithium with out coms port from R12500 +

4 good quality AGM is also going to cost around that so best is lithium as you can discharge down to 10% this making 1 24v lithium 100ah almost  equiliant to 4 100ah AGM as AGM battery can only discharge to max 50% 

Edited by GMAC

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