I thought I understood how to use the battery protect remote switch terminals to wire to my inverter on off switch thinking the battery protect would shut off the inverter upon low voltage or when I shut it off in the app. The directions seem simple enough, but it doesn't work. Iv tried every possible configuration. I understand the inverter terminal should never be connected through the battery protect, yet many people tell me they have been doing just that long term with no issues.
Why wouldn't the battery protect be designed to work with an inverter or even an inverter on off remote switch? What am I missing?
Why does this device seem useless and overpriced?
The app has no audible notification of low voltage. My inverter will drain my batteries with no help from the battery protect. Really? Why? Is my only option an annoying alarm that will wake me up in the middle of the night and force me to manually turn off my inverter? Or is there another way? Is a relay my only solution? I want the battery protect to do what it should, turn off my inverter when my batteries reach low voltage. Is that too much to ask from the battery protect that cost me $80.
I have no dc loads to use with it other than my inverter.
Thank you in advance. I sincerely hope I do not have to return the item for a refund to use a much cheaper device that will do the job.
The BP itself is designed to switch off normal DC loads connected to the output.
I was able to use k1 relay on my Multiplus 5000 as my switch in this scenario but for what ever reason the BP is not disconnecting my solar panels. I have a temp controller with a relay connected to aux1 on the Multiplus that triggers the k1 to open or close using assistants. all is working fine except the BP not disconnecting. I checked the state of the relay with a meter and it's doing what it's supposed to. the blue dot on the BP stops flashing but it still passes current to the battery. AND yes I have 6 MPPT charge controllers between the solar panels and the BP.
