Kraken Battery Power Mode

[2plus2]

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This is the only thing you get. You can work out % from voltage, but nothing is provided in UI. It does seem to stop or at least really slow down charging once it thinks the battery is full, which is also voltage driven.

I get the same Battery Current when no battery is connected.
I assume your battery is fully charged? Do you still get that Battery Current when nothing is connected?

 

[2plus2]

I also noticed when the battery isnt being used, the LED for the battery remains on, is this something you are experiencing as well?

 

[johnadouglas]

I added a 24v booster and now it works fine on battery power mode. So if you want to use the original Varios pump controllers on battery you would want to add a booster.

May I ask what booster(s) did you purchase and where specifically did you place it/them in the chain? On the Force Port in question or in the battery chain? My equipment also demands 24V and I wish the Kraken supported 24V coming *in* the battery port Thanks in advance for any information.

 

[Danny]

May I ask what booster(s) did you purchase and where specifically did you place it/them in the chain? On the Force Port in question or in the battery chain? My equipment also demands 24V and I wish the Kraken supported 24V coming *in* the battery port Thanks in advance for any information.

The command bus dropping to 12vis what triggers the low power mode. If you could use 24v battery it would not go into low power mode then. They use a 12-24v to 24v DC to DC converter between the force port and the device. So either 12 or 24v from the Force port will get you 24v to your device. Some pumps will run on either 24v or 12v if it is set to a lower flow rate for 12v use. I know that the Sicce pump I have as a return only runs on 24v but I do not run it in low power mode. only the flow pumps are running in low power mode anyway.

 

[johnadouglas]

Thanks for the reply - regrettably the equipment I am wishing to run in *Low Power Mode* will not run with 12V (Red Sea uses Sicce I believe, same issue as your Sicce) - so UPS is my only option (for that equipment chain) with the expected detractions.