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I assume you've figured out that, given a constant flow rate from the pump, the height of the water in the tower will increase at a constant rate. So the graph will be a straight line, like this. Water tower.png The rate at which the water level rises (and so the steepness of the line on the graph) ...

Just reporting back. With a big smile on my face I want to thank you for your help with this. I downloaded the 52.30 update files. Ran the update program and guess what. It did what it should and updated. About 8min later I updated the second unit and hooked up the parallel cables and bingo. It jus...

Hi I have owned two PIP-4048MS for about 5 years and just connected them together. (They were the first of the parallel version) However I purchased them a few months apart and I have an error 71 / NE flashing when starting. They are versions 52.20 and 52.25. After getting nowhere with manufacture ...

How to tell a Capacitor from a Battery A capacitor is a cylindrical water tower. A battery is a dam up in the hills. "What has he been smoking?" I hear you ask. Don't worry. I'll explain. :) I see a lot of people saying that we won't be sure whether Kilowatt Labs' Sirius devices are supercapacitors...

It does seem that they’ve developed some hybrid LTO/Capacitor solution that allows for longer lifetime and cycles. No. There's no evidence of that whatsoever, and considerable evidence that they are simply LTO batteries. They have not provided me with any evidence to proove cycle life except for a ...

If we're talking about cycle life, calendar life and temperature, for lithium titanate batteries, then it's worse than that. You only get to pick one . It's something like: If you keep them at 25 °C and don't cycle them (or cycle them infrequently between 20% and 80% SoC) then you get 10 years. If y...

Hi All, I’ve been following this thread with interest. I am also looking to procure this Sirius product for our off grid implementation. I’ve attached some information relating the product’s ISO certifications. Would be keen to get some insight and opinions as there seems to be quite a few knowledg...

Beta Version of Patched Firmware 73.00c This is the third version of our patched firmware based on factory firmware version 73.00. This patched firmware has all the same patches as 73.00b and earlier patched firmwares, including Dynamic Current Control and AussieView™ . This includes fixing the inf...

Thanks for the advice. I have suggested to Peggy from MPPSolar that they should look at your improved firmware and make these improvements to their own firmware. I am assuming it is free software. Yes, our patches are free and open-source. Yes, we would prefer that Voltronics would fix the bugs and...

gremlinman wrote: ↑

Thu, 03 May 2018, 10:08

Ok I have updated to 73.00b and had no issues so far. Quite a cloudy day so far but the batteries are nearly full. Hopefully I will now get full batteries even on solar. I love the new display options!

That's great to hear. Thanks for letting us know.

Unfortunately, if I'm right, you'll have to take it up with your supplier, and ask pointed questions about the legality of the firmware. [Edit: ...] ... [Edit: ... See also Attention Firmware Updaters .] I finally got a reply from MPPSolar, so error 90 appears to have something to do with using fak...

fonzee wrote: ↑

Thu, 03 May 2018, 07:28

hey @Richo, you should seriously check your facts before making false claims about other business'.

Fonzee, please quote what you think Richo wrote that might be a false claim about a business. I don't see anything even remotely like that.

any help with where i could buy solar cells to embed into my van I think it would be a complete waste of time and money. But if you're determined, this web page seems to have good advice. https://www.solar4rvs.com.au/buying/buyer-guides/choosing-flexible-solar-panels/comparison-of-good-and-bad-ligh...

Hi everyone and thanks to all involved in the information in this thread. I have lost the RJ45 cable that came with pip4048ms, can I just buy any convertor on ebay or is it a special cable? It's a non-standard cable. Its connections are described here . Anyone know where I can get a replacement if ...

Anyway I have the replacement pip installed (day 2) and its had issues each morning. I log output from QPIGS and soon after sunrise I see a brief spike from the panels then nothing reported from panels. The battery volts reported by QPIGS seems to indicate charging is happening but the pip display ...

Here's a supercapacitor with the shortest life I can find, at its max operating temperature. https://au.mouser.com/pdfdocs/TaiyoYudenIonCapacitors.pdf In the middle of page 3 it says it will go for 96 hours at 85 °C with at most a 30% reduction in capacitance and a doubling of internal resistance. S...

Don't take our word for it. Google the definition of "Operating temperature range" to confirm that it's a continuous rating. Paul claims an "Operating temperature range of -30 °C to 85 °C" here . Here are datasheets for some more 3000 F supercapacitors: http://www.maxwell.com/images/documents/K2Seri...

lopezjm2001 wrote: ↑

Sun, 29 Apr 2018, 16:55

I am using Windows 10 and I get these debug errors. May have to go to windows XP.

Googling the error message brings up many sites with solutions.
Here's one:
https://helpdeskgeek.com/how-to/fix-not ... l-command/

lopezjm2001 wrote: ↑

Sun, 29 Apr 2018, 16:00

I am having trouble running the software for downloading firmware to the SCC.

Did you see the section on Updating the SCC at the end of this long post.
viewtopic.php?p=64096#p64096

UPDATE: I just updated the firmware to 73.00b and the error 90 disappeared. Now it is fully working. WTF!!!! Looks like firmware 73.00a was dodgy.... 8-), I spent most of my Saturday pulling my PIP4048MS to pieces looking for a fault and then putting it back together and then find out it was some s...

85 °C operation Paul, I was interested to hear that now, if someone wants to call it a battery, that's OK with you (25:38). I suppose that's progress of a sort. But we agree, what really matters here, is not what you call it—you can call it a turbo encabulator if you like. What matters is whether t...

Toxicity Supercaps . Paul, it was good to hear you concede in that radio interview (at 17:25) that they are not non-toxic, as you previously claimed. There's hope for you yet. ;) But your claim of a half-life of 4 days, broken down by UV light, only applies to the electrolyte solvent. You're ignori...

Get on to the WCCC. These guys are selling LTO cells too. https://worldghc.en.alibaba.com/product/60359935434-212914542/19x65mm_super_capacitor_2_7v3000f_Low_leakage_current_capacitor.html Thanks for the heads-up, whysomean. Clearly, claims by a seller on Alibaba trump actual test data. But wait a ...

Supercaps Paul, I'm guessing there is no one in your organisation with an Electrical Engineering degree, or by now they would have told you that the emperor has no capacitance. And clearly you don't believe the electrical engineers on this and other forums, who are telling you this for free, based ...

...the Victorian government might want their $825,000 back. Ouch! :o I hate how the government just hands out money willy-nilly to people with half-baked ideas. They should just give it to me :roll: :lol: Here are the details: https://www.premier.vic.gov.au/developing-solar-battery-storage-kits-and...