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MPPT 100/50 is not returning to bulk though voltage is below float

The SmartSolar MPPT 100/50 goes through Bulk, to Absorb, and to float correctly. The documentation says that if the voltage stayes below the float voltage for more than 1 minute, it will return Bulk. I get into float by noon, by 4PM, we are easily .3V below float but it is still in Float. I need to stop and start the controller to get it back to bulk.

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If you leave the charger till the following day, does it start the morning in Bulk?

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Hi Lee,

You might want to try manually upgrading to the new v1.42 firmware that is slowly being rolled out.

You can download the required firmware file from Victron Professional:

https://professional.victronenergy.com/accounts/login/

And the instructions to manually update firmware are in the VictronConnect online manual;

https://www.victronenergy.com/live/victronconnect:start

With v1.42 the re-bulk voltage is set to 13.4v by default (for a 12v system) and if you use the lithium charging preset then absorption voltage will be set to 13.5v. Accordingly anything more than a 0.1v drop below absorption voltage should trigger re-bulk.

In the near future VictronConnect will also be updated with the ability to manually configure the re-bulk voltage or offset to absorption voltage.

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