Had this email this morning:
Station Power Alert
Station voltage is low - actual value is 4.195 Volts. WC TimeStamp: 04:29:01
Later ran the Vantage Hardware Options test and got the following (all on 01-Mar-16):
3 Station Power Advice All
transmitter batteries are good. WC TimeStamp: 10:18:14
4. Station Power Advice.
Station voltage is now good - actual value is 4.522 Volts. WC TimeStamp: 10:18:28
5. Station Power Alert
Station voltage is low - actual value is 3.322 Volts. WC TimeStamp: 10:18:51
Replaced the station battery with one I'd bought last year not long after installing the station. Ran the "test" again and get the following:
3. Station Power Advice All
transmitter batteries are good. WC TimeStamp: 15:01:01
4. Station Power Advice.
Station voltage is now good - actual value is 4.518 Volts. WrC TimeStamp: 15:01:15
5. Station Power Alert
Station voltage is low - actual value is 3.568 Volts. WC TimeStamp: 15:01:38
As I read the OP's question and your reply, these messages (ignoring the other two where individual channels are be tested) are normal and correct. My problem is understanding the real meaning of the messages.
Message 3. As far as I know, there is only
one battery in the station/transmitter. Is that message text (the "batteries") actually referring to the 8|7|6|5|4|3|2|ISS
red/green markers in the "Transmitter Battery Status box?
Message 4.
Is this the actual '123' battery voltage?Posted too quickly!
According to this thread, this is actually reporting the Console battery status!? If that is correct, it is certainly confusing to have the same 'name' referring to two different things. Maybe it's my simple mind, I've been thinking that "Station" meant the ISS/transmitter station. I've thought of the Console as a receiver, although it does 'transmit' what it receives to the data logger... Hard to believe American is my native language!
Message 5. Is this the actual Solar cell (or maybe the capacitor) output?
Does the "Console Voltage" bar become a 'progress bar' while the test in being performed? After the test completes, it does seem to indicate the value show in message 5 as
Station voltage.
Not sure what I can do about this voltage while we have heavy clouds, rain, and short days.
Thanks!