I have used several Meanwells and all have worked without fail. Watts in used Meanwells in the step-down converters for their trackers years ago and I never saw one of them fail either. IMHO, no thanks to adding another battery and panel; this approach is simpler and is maintenance free indefinitely. Allan
> On Nov 24, 2020, at 3:20 PM, Dave Angelini Offgrid Solar > <offgridso...@sti.net> wrote: > > a solar panel and a 12v deep cycle from Costco. Three year no questions > warranty. Hard to beat for reliability compared to the junk out there. > Gobble gobble! > > > Dave Angelini Offgrid Solar > "we go where powerlines don't" > http://members.sti.net/offgridsolar/ > e-mail offgridso...@sti.net > text 209 813 0060 > >> On Tue, 24 Nov 2020 15:23:07 -0500, Matthew Sherald <m...@getpimby.com> >> wrote: >> Samlex has worked well for me. >> I also have a 48-24V Meanwell that has held up well in an exterior >> cabinet. >> >> -Matt >> >> Sent from my iPhone >> >>>> On Nov 24, 2020, at 1:10 PM, jay <jay.pe...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>> Hi All, >>> >>> Any recommendations for a small 5 amp or less at 12v >>> >>> 24v to 12v dc to dc converter? >>> >>> There are many inexpensive ones out there but just checking to see if >>> anyone has info on better ones: high efficiency and reliability >>> >>> thanks >>> >>> jay >>> >>> peltz power >>> _______________________________________________ >>> List sponsored by Redwood Alliance >>> >>> List Address: RE-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org >>> >>> Change listserver email address & settings: >>> http://lists.re-wrenches.org/options.cgi/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org >>> >>> There are two list archives for searching. When one doesn't work, try >>> the other: >>> https://www.mail-archive.com/re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org/ >>> http://lists.re-wrenches.org/pipermail/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org >>> >>> List rules & etiquette: >>> http://www.re-wrenches.org/etiquette.htm >>> >>> Check out or update participant bios: >>> http://www.members.re-wrenches.org >>> >> _______________________________________________ >> List sponsored by Redwood Alliance >> >> List Address: RE-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org >> >> Change listserver email address & settings: >> http://lists.re-wrenches.org/options.cgi/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org >> >> There are two list archives for searching. When one doesn't work, try > the >> other: >> https://www.mail-archive.com/re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org/ >> http://lists.re-wrenches.org/pipermail/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org >> >> List rules & etiquette: >> http://www.re-wrenches.org/etiquette.htm >> >> Check out or update participant bios: >> http://www.members.re-wrenches.org > _______________________________________________ > List sponsored by Redwood Alliance > > List Address: RE-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org > > Change listserver email address & settings: > http://lists.re-wrenches.org/options.cgi/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org > > There are two list archives for searching. When one doesn't work, try the > other: > https://www.mail-archive.com/re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org/ > http://lists.re-wrenches.org/pipermail/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org > > List rules & etiquette: > http://www.re-wrenches.org/etiquette.htm > > Check out or update participant bios: > http://www.members.re-wrenches.org > _______________________________________________ List sponsored by Redwood Alliance List Address: RE-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org Change listserver email address & settings: http://lists.re-wrenches.org/options.cgi/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org There are two list archives for searching. When one doesn't work, try the other: https://www.mail-archive.com/re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org/ http://lists.re-wrenches.org/pipermail/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org List rules & etiquette: http://www.re-wrenches.org/etiquette.htm Check out or update participant bios: http://www.members.re-wrenches.org
