The "code compliance" part has been my worry. The small DC system seems to be full of code problems. I do see the benefit of the DC only for the fish houses, but the hunting shacks make me always think code. I have used the morningstar 300W for a few applications and have a magnum 1000W in my own fish house, so maybe I will look at that option. I'm sure the owners wont mind having AC available, and would make the code issues I see go away. That 1000w magnum of mine is a charger too, and thats a nice option to have.
Great job! Jesse Sent from my iPhone On Aug 10, 2012, at 7:03 PM, R Ray Walters <[email protected]> wrote: > The QO breaker has an AIC of 5000 amps. The usual golf cart batteries have a > short circuit current of about 2000 amps, so you could do a set of 4 golf > cart batteries at 12v, without worrying about the extra fuse. > Once again, if the system gets any bigger, they should just go to an inverter > based design. > Also, to be clear, I don't risk my license installing ATC fused systems on > permanent structures. (strictly RVs, and portable set ups) > As soon as I'm doing an install covered by the code, it's going to be code > compliant, and it's going to be inverter based. > Take a look at Midnite's Mini DC panel wired to Magnum's smallest inverter. > You'd be surprised how cheap you can do a code compliant inverter based > system, and how much money you can waste trying to do a code compliant DC > only system. > > Ray Walters > NABCEP certified since 2004 > > On Aug 10, 2012, at 4:35 PM, Drake wrote: > >> I second using QO load centers. You will want to put a fuse, like an FRN-R, >> between the battery and the load center, as the QO breakers don't have a >> high AIC rating. 12 V systems can be wired as easily as a regular AC system. >> >> >> At 05:05 PM 8/9/2012, you wrote: >>> Hello, >>> >>> I've been looking at a lot of hunting shacks, fish houses and other 12V >>> loads setups and was wondering how people go about setting these up? What >>> are people using for load termination, fusing? >>> >>> I'd like to keep all disconnects and fusing in one "box". >>> >>> Jesse >>> >>> Sent from my iPhone >>> _______________________________________________ >>> List sponsored by Home Power magazine >>> >>> List Address: [email protected] >>> >>> 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: [email protected] >> >> 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: [email protected] > > 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: [email protected] 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
