I agree with Roy and Jay. No failures since exclusively using the auto cube relay triggered by any of the Outback relays in the inverter or charge controllers. I'm having good luck keeping a Magnum based system running remotely and on auto using an old MX60 I had hanging around it for its aux 12v output relay to trigger the the cube and starting a Generac EcoGen 14 k. All I can see on Optics is battery voltage and temperature at the water pipes using the battery temp sensor and generator hours from the AGS set ip as a DC Genset. All I need to know.... pipes won't freeze and the generator will start. (PS I can use the temp sensor as I am not using the Outback for battery charging as not recommended for LFP batteries. If the generator needs 3 wire start, such as the Honda 6 or 7K propane generator. I use the Atkinson Mini autostart module triggered by the cube relay. Only one failure an it was the Atkinson unit.
John Blittersdorf NABCEP Certified Solar PV Installer™ CV Wind Service (and solar) 200 West Road N Chittenden, VT 05763 802-770-8625 www.offgridvermont.com On Fri, Feb 9, 2024 at 7:13 PM Roy Butler via RE-wrenches < [email protected]> wrote: > Jay, > > This has been my go to relay for the last 21 years, no failures. In all > sorts of environmental conditions. > Unlike the generators they are supposed to start...but I digress... > > Roy Butler > Four Winds Renewable Energy, LLC > > Education is when you read the fine print; experience is what you get when > you don’t. > > “The less people know, the more stubbornly they know it.” > > Although no trees were killed in the sending of this message, > a large number of electrons were terribly inconvenienced. > > > > On 2/9/2024 7:00 PM, Jay via RE-wrenches wrote: > > I would use a sealed relay. > > The SS one should work. Or a 12v cube relay like in cars. > Super cheap and reliable > > Jay > > [image: > 31CBOICBnYL._SR600,315_PIWhiteStrip,BottomLeft,0,35_PIStarRatingFOURANDHALF,BottomLeft,360,-6_SR600,315_ZA892,445,290,400,400,AmazonEmberBold,12,4,0,0,5_SCLZZZZZZZ_FMpng_BG255,255,255.jpg] > > BOSCH 0332209150 Changeover Mini Relay - 5 Pins, 12 V, 20/30 A - Single > <https://www.amazon.com/Bosch-0332209150-Fuel-Injection-Relay/dp/B004Z0U1IW/ref=asc_df_B004Z0U1IW/?tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=366288796258&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=9637219655584602788&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=m&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9030399&hvtargid=pla-310538454416&psc=1&mcid=e8c1e56604c837b8a724b0ee0121156d&tag=&ref=&adgrpid=83058288464&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvadid=366288796258&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=9637219655584602788&hvqmt=&hvdev=m&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9030399&hvtargid=pla-310538454416> > amazon.com > <https://www.amazon.com/Bosch-0332209150-Fuel-Injection-Relay/dp/B004Z0U1IW/ref=asc_df_B004Z0U1IW/?tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=366288796258&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=9637219655584602788&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=m&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9030399&hvtargid=pla-310538454416&psc=1&mcid=e8c1e56604c837b8a724b0ee0121156d&tag=&ref=&adgrpid=83058288464&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvadid=366288796258&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=9637219655584602788&hvqmt=&hvdev=m&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9030399&hvtargid=pla-310538454416> > > <https://www.amazon.com/Bosch-0332209150-Fuel-Injection-Relay/dp/B004Z0U1IW/ref=asc_df_B004Z0U1IW/?tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=366288796258&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=9637219655584602788&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=m&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9030399&hvtargid=pla-310538454416&psc=1&mcid=e8c1e56604c837b8a724b0ee0121156d&tag=&ref=&adgrpid=83058288464&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvadid=366288796258&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=9637219655584602788&hvqmt=&hvdev=m&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9030399&hvtargid=pla-310538454416> > > > On Feb 9, 2024, at 12:55 PM, William Miller via RE-wrenches > <[email protected]> <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > > Dan: > > > > I think a solid state relay is indicated here. There are many out there. > Here is a link to one at Digikey: > > > > > https://www.digikey.com/en/products/detail/wago-corporation/859-739/15520805 > > > > The datasheet (attached) shows operating limits of -25 to 70 degree C. > There are other options at Digikey that work down to -40 degrees C. > > > > Good luck, > > > > William > > > > Miller Solar > > 17395 Oak Road, Atascadero, CA 93422 > > 805-438-5600 > > www.millersolar.com > > CA Lic. 773985 > > > > > > *From:* RE-wrenches [mailto:[email protected]] *On > Behalf Of *Dan Fink via RE-wrenches > *Sent:* Friday, February 9, 2024 9:28 AM > *To:* RE-wrenches > *Cc:* Dan Fink > *Subject:* [RE-wrenches] In search of better generator start relay for > Outback system > > > > Esteemed Wrenches - Finally successfully troubleshot an intermittent AGS > problem that has been nagging one of my remote-grid clients for 1.5 winters > now. Of course it's a 4-hour drive from my office. > > > > During winter snowstorms (when they need the AGS the most of course) the > generator had only about 50:50 chance of starting. So I'd travel to the > site (sometimes just the client would do it and I'd guide him by phone), > pull up the Gen menu on the Mate 3S, hit ON and it wouldn't start. No > bueno. Walk up to the generator (propane with Honda engine) and verify it's > on Auto. Start it with the main switch to ON, starts right up, so not a gen > battery problem. Run it for an hour or so, stop it with the switch on the > gen, put it back to Auto, and everything works perfectly from Mate 3S AGS > for 1-2 days, including remote start from OpticsRE. Then the problem > (sometimes) comes up again when nobody is there. > > > > I just happened to hit the site at exactly the right time last week right > as a big snowstorm was moving in, and was finally able to figure it out > with really good raingear and a multimeter: The Outback Flexware remote gen > start relay OBR-16-DIN was icing up internally, I had added it in the gen > compartment when we upgraded the client from an old Trace SW to an Outback > (SW had a big AGS relay, Outback sent a 12VDC signal to trigger the > external relay we added). > > > > DIAG - new Outback OBR-16-DIN relay would get frosty internally when high > humidity snowstorms would move in, that's why it sometimes didn't work from > the Mate 3S or OpticsRE. Run the gen for an hour, the internal gen > compartment warms up, the frost melts off of the relay, then all the AGS > from Mate 3S and OpticsRE works fine. > > > > Have any of all y'all run into this problem, and is there a more reliable > relay to use that won't ice up? not outside exposed to weather, but inside > the outside gen enclosure. I have zero space available in the VFX MNDC > enclosure in the house to put in the Flexware AGS relay, it would need a > separate enclosure. > > > > The easiest solution I can see is just find a relay to fit into the gen > compartment that does the same as the Outback version, but doesn't ice up. > > > > Thanks in advance for any and all suggestions. > > > > Dan Fink > > Owner, Buckville Energy Consulting LLC > > IREC Certified Instructor for PV and Small Wind Installation > > NABCEP Certified PV System Inspector > > NABCEP PV Associate > > d <[email protected]>[email protected] > > 970-672-4342 > > > > <Wago SS Relay.pdf> > _______________________________________________ > List sponsored by Redwood Alliance > > Pay optional member dues here: http://re-wrenches.org > > List Address: [email protected] > > Change listserver email address & settings: > http://lists.re-wrenches.org/options.cgi/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org > > There are two list archives for searching. 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