neptronix said:
Such a perfectionist..
That's not a jab, that's a compliment!
Thanks Netpronix, I do hope it all pays off in this case. Good news is that we did get to the bottom of the hi-pot testing issue and other concerns and things are back on track again.
Just so you all know this is for real, here's what it looks like charging a 24s pack up to 100.8 Volts
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As I mentioned, the enclosure design and PCB component layouts were updated to put the AC plug on the rear face, so that the front stays cleaner. This should help especially for those doing onboard installation or using their Satiator as a piece of lab bench equipment:
And for the 24V 15Amp model, instead of the singatron connector for the output output port we have a 4 conductor cable and grommet system, as we couldn't find any suitable connectors that small enough and still rated for 19A (UL requires a 20% derating factor)
There's also been a lot of work going on trying to make the Satiator firmware and software suite automatically recognize and adapt to the board hardware and know which model they are and set all the limits accordingly, and update the display graphics to show say 100's of volt units or 10's of amp units where appropriate. This way we won't have to send out different firmware versions for the 24V, 48V, 72V devices, but it's a lot of extra steps and checks in the code.
All this does mean that there will be new software and firmware updates for everyone in the near future, which won't be adding any new new features really, but just extends the support for these 24V and 72V devices.
so on the boards that are not properly isolated or have other issues... is there a "non-certified tech engineer that takes stuff apart anyway" sale?
Hee, there may be. I just don't want to distract from the focus on resolving issues that prevent full production from getting underway but once we can breath a bit of relief then I'll do the rounds of what's in the lab here.