RickA Posted December 18, 2016 Report Posted December 18, 2016 Our nearly 9 yr.old Plasmatronic solar controller has decided to give up the ghost. Great timing ,because everybody is closed for Xmas. Everything seems to be working normally .batteries charging etc. but the panel on the controller keeps flicking through and comes up with menu items I have never seen before. At the moment I am pulling the fuse on it every couple of hours to stop it from overcharging and killing the batteries. Any suggestions? We are in Balgal Beach (50ks north of Townsville) doing a house sit until Jan.20th. I have had to disconnect the internal monitor to stop it from beeping and cycling. Quote
ATV42 Posted December 19, 2016 Report Posted December 19, 2016 Hi Rick What model Plasmatronics solar controller do you have. I have a new PL40 that I had as a spare for our first Kedron but never had to use it. I could send it to you, no charge. Might get you out of trouble. Cheers Pete 3 Quote
RickA Posted December 19, 2016 Author Report Posted December 19, 2016 That`s the one Pete. That would be fantastic. I will pay for postage.My mob.no. is 0four 1nine 219 seven nine 4. 1 Quote
ATV42 Posted December 19, 2016 Report Posted December 19, 2016 Hi Rick That PL40 is on its way via Express Post. You will have to sign for it. Please let me know when you receive it. Suggest you change it over at night or cover your solar panels if it's a day time job. Write down the settings on your old controller so that it is easy to program the new one. Merry Christmas to you and Lea. Cheers Pete 5 Quote
Chris Posted December 20, 2016 Report Posted December 20, 2016 This thread is a great example of Kedron owners all helping each other out. This is what it is all about, hey? 4 Quote
Andrew and Sally Posted January 3, 2017 Report Posted January 3, 2017 Rick. I don't have a Plasmatronic but when my Xantrex monitor was doing all the things you've described the problem was it's fuse had shaken loose near the battery. Might be worth a check. Once I reseated the fuse no more probs. Quote
RickA Posted January 4, 2017 Author Report Posted January 4, 2017 Thanks Andrew. I have pulled the fuse a few times because it is over charging the batteries. Because we are getting so much sun up here I have to keep a close eye on it .It gets up to 15.8 volts,so I pull the fuse until it drops back ,usually at night. Just waiting for people in Townsville to go back to work and I can hopefully get it fixed. Quote
roamer Posted January 6, 2017 Report Posted January 6, 2017 Mate send it back to Plasmatronic they are a great company, and should be able to repair it for you. Quote
Chris Posted January 9, 2017 Report Posted January 9, 2017 Rick, have you fixed it yet? Ours has just started doing something similar. Ours is going beep due to what it says is low voltage in the system when we know the voltage is super high and batteries are full. i guess we have to get a new one too; ours is the PLM 60. Quote
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