aressee Posted January 17, 2017 Share Posted January 17, 2017 Could any explain what the term "settings" refer to on a CBE control panel. I understand they relate to both battery voltage but what do you set them to?????. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derek Uzzell Posted January 17, 2017 Share Posted January 17, 2017 Welcome to the Out&AboutLive forums, Roger. The CBE PC320-CA User’s Manual can be found here http://www.doc-cc.fr/Notice-Panneau-controle-PC320-CA.pdf with the “CA” suffix indicating that the system will have been supplied to Carthago for installation in that company’s motorhomes. I’m not hands-on familiar with the PC320, but my understanding of the “User’s Setting” section of the Manual (Pages 27 to 29) is that the owner of the motorhome, by taking voltage measurements via a digital multimeter at the terminals of the vehicle’s starter-battery (B1) and leisure-battery (B2), is able to reflect those measured values accurately on the CBE control-panel’s display. It’s not a matter of inputting a specific voltage (say 12.8 Volts) - though you could do that if you wanted to experiment - but of inputting each battery’s measured voltage at the time the voltage datum is entered. After that’s been done, whenever you carry out a battery check via the control-panel, you’ll be able to establish from the panel’s readout the charge-state of each battery. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aressee Posted January 17, 2017 Author Share Posted January 17, 2017 Thanks for the welcome Derek. Your answer is the one I've been looking for for months. I have the user's manual but all it says is "setting for the battery" for that item - What setting???? Thanks - I'll be back Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derek Uzzell Posted January 18, 2017 Share Posted January 18, 2017 A brief follow-up... The CBE PC320-CA manual includes a reference to an “AMPMETER” function (Page 25) that measures the leisure-battery’s current and is initially calibrated to zero via the USER’S SETTING mode. However, there are on-line comments saying that the PC320 system fitted to some Carthago models (presumably the less expensive ones) did not have this capability as standard. (There have been similar reports of Rapido motorhomes with the PC320 lacking the Ampmeter function.) Anyway, if you can’t get the Ampmeter function to cooperate, don’t be too surprised!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aressee Posted February 4, 2017 Author Share Posted February 4, 2017 Hi Derek Just been able to get back to you after all this time (up a mountain in southern Spain with no wifi or batteries for the volt meter) Yes you are correct the motor home is a Carthago and I don't think it has the amp readout. The nearest I think, is a prompt 'AMPER' with responses of 'OFF' 'ANLG' and 'BUS' The response is set to 'OFF' Could advise if this the correct setting and also what does the other settings mean??? Thanks Roger Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aressee Posted February 4, 2017 Author Share Posted February 4, 2017 Forgot to say I tested the B1&B2, They were .2 & 2.1 out. Now all correct. Thanks again Roger Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derek Uzzell Posted February 4, 2017 Share Posted February 4, 2017 aressee - 2017-02-04 11:40 AM Hi Derek Just been able to get back to you after all this time (up a mountain in southern Spain with no wifi or batteries for the volt meter) Yes you are correct the motor home is a Carthago and I don't think it has the amp readout. The nearest I think, is a prompt 'AMPER' with responses of 'OFF' 'ANLG' and 'BUS' The response is set to 'OFF' Could advise if this the correct setting and also what does the other settings mean??? Thanks Roger “ANLG” means “Analogue” and “BUS” means “BUS” (possibly referring to a CAN-BUS system?) - best I can do really... https://translate.google.co.uk/translate?hl=en&sl=it&u=http://www.cbe.it/pc-320-bus/&prev=search https://translate.google.co.uk/translate?hl=en&sl=de&u=https://carthagomobil.de/viewtopic.php%3Ft%3D196&prev=search Serves you right for buying a complicated posh German motorhome with complex Italian electrics ;-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aressee Posted February 5, 2017 Author Share Posted February 5, 2017 I blame the wife-she chose it. She also drives it- I just operate the controls Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derek Uzzell Posted February 5, 2017 Share Posted February 5, 2017 This earlier forum discussion relates to the Amps readout potentially available with a CBE 320 system http://forums.outandaboutlive.co.uk/forums/Motorhomes/Motorhome-Matters/CBE-320-panel-not-showing-amps-used/41366/ For a leisure-battery Amps readout to be provided, the situation seems to be a) a ’shunt’ must be fitted, b) even if a shunt is fitted the CBE system may still not have the Amps readout capability, or c) the shunt is there and the CBE system theoretically has the Amps capability and should provide the associated readout but just doesn’t. It’s the sort of technical conundrum that should be dumped on to a Carhago dealership. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aressee Posted February 5, 2017 Author Share Posted February 5, 2017 Derek Thanks for the link-very interesting. I will do some exploring before going back to the dealer The MH is still under warranty so they should sort it out, if needs sorting!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derek Uzzell Posted February 6, 2017 Share Posted February 6, 2017 First thing to look for is a ‘shunt’. I don’t know what that might look like on a Carthago, but there are some images here that might help http://tinyurl.com/hdm3phm Me, I’d contact the Carthago dealership rather than spend time trying to decide whether the Amp-checking capability is present or not on your particular motorhome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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