My experance is pperhaps to limited with Magnum but I have been impressed with the surge capacity of the Magnum AE and I assume the PAE is the same. I have started larger motors than most other inverters, where the others will kick out on low voltage the magnum seems to hold longer. I have measured 270 amps at 24 volts on the input of a Magnum 4024 AE and it stupplying a 70 amp 120 volt load. And this would hold until the large motor would start. I know this is fantastic surge capacity, and my customer is very happy it has only been operation for 6 months but it has never failed to start the motor. I tried my most commom inverter the Outback but two Outback 3524s can not match the reliability of the one Magnum in starting this motor load. I am amazed and puzzled as to how guttzy in starting loads the Magnum is. I am offering a paper on my install at the small wind conference in June at Stevens Point Wisc. if accepted I will help by emailing to interested parties. I have been rejected before because the paper had been presented before. Darryl
--- On Fri, 12/24/10, Bob Ellison <reelli...@gmail.com> wrote: > From: Bob Ellison <reelli...@gmail.com> > Subject: Re: [RE-wrenches] Component Choices for MY RV - Apollo Solar? > To: "RE-wrenches" <re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org> > Date: Friday, December 24, 2010, 2:17 PM > Know how the lights blink when an > inverter gets hit with a heavy load ? > It seems to take them longer to recover than outback or > even my 18 y/o heart interface inverters! > I would not think either problem would be hard to cure, > everyone else has done it ! > > Dom't get me wrong, they are good inverters they just have > these 2 warts that really should be improved > > Merry Christmas, > > > Bob ellison > > > > Sent from my iPod > Bob Ellison > > On Dec 24, 2010, at 11:00 AM, jay peltz <j...@asis.com> > wrote: > > > Hi Bob, > > > > Thanks for the input. > > > > When you say "slow to recover from a voltage drop" can > you be more specific? > > > > jay > > > > peltz power > > > > > > On Dec 23, 2010, at 4:58 PM, bob ellison wrote: > > > >> There are a couple things on the Magnum inverters > that you will learn about > >> after using one that really need to be corrected. > > >> DO NOT backfeed them, they are not protected like > most other inverters. Back > >> feed them and BAD THINGS WILL HAPPEN! Read that as > expensive. > >> > >> Also the split phase 120/240 inverters are slow to > recover from a voltage > >> drop. I have never noticed this on the 120 volt > units but I don't have any > >> large loads anymore so I would not see it like > someone with a well pump or > >> other large surge loads. I have had several calls > about this from customers > >> and it is real. If this is a problem or not seems > to depend on the customers > >> attitude, but it can be annoying. > >> > >> At least they are still made here, and the service > is good! > >> > >> Bob Ellison > >> > >> > >> > > > > _______________________________________________ > > List sponsored by Home Power magazine > > > > List Address: RE-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org > > > > Options & settings: > > http://lists.re-wrenches.org/options.cgi/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org > > > > List-Archive: > > http://lists.re-wrenches.org/pipermail/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org > > > > List rules & etiquette: > > www.re-wrenches.org/etiquette.htm > > > > Check out participant bios: > > www.members.re-wrenches.org > > > > _______________________________________________ > List sponsored by Home Power magazine > > List Address: RE-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org > > Options & settings: > http://lists.re-wrenches.org/options.cgi/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org > > List-Archive: > http://lists.re-wrenches.org/pipermail/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org > > List rules & etiquette: > www.re-wrenches.org/etiquette.htm > > Check out participant bios: > www.members.re-wrenches.org > > _______________________________________________ List sponsored by Home Power magazine List Address: RE-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org Options & settings: http://lists.re-wrenches.org/options.cgi/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org List-Archive: http://lists.re-wrenches.org/pipermail/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org List rules & etiquette: www.re-wrenches.org/etiquette.htm Check out participant bios: www.members.re-wrenches.org