I have an update.
It is now a couple of days later and the timestamp from MTU 2 has not changed - it is stuck at 4694945000. The instantaneous data from the unit seems correct.
MTU 1 is my overall load (the clamp is on the lead from the meter)
MTU 2 is my solar panels. (the clamp is on the circuit where that electricity comes into the box)
It has worked great for several years and I only recently noticed a problem in my data collection script.