Thanks gentlemen. I had heard rumblings on the list of the downturn at Magnum. Shame...
I was able to talk them into reconfiguring the bank to 24V. I will take a look at Victron, but I would really like to offer them the simplest solution. The Internet is nil there and the fella that lives there most of the time doesn't even know what a smartphone is.. Country boy you could say. Appreciate the insight. Chad Waits President - Net Zero Solar 945 W. Silverlake Rd, Tucson AZ 85713 Cell: (520) 270-4873 AZROC #248710,#259756 On Wed, Jul 31, 2024 at 8:22 AM John Blittersdorf via RE-wrenches < [email protected]> wrote: > Chasm > The big question is the 12V requirements. If they don't use 12V > directly, they can go up in voltage to make the system > more efficient. I'm working on an upgrade for a client with the exact same > setup. The old DR needs replacing and we care considering > Lithium batteries. With a 24V system, or better yet, a 48V > system will make adding more solar a lot easier. I may suggest to my > customer > a used outback VFX3524 to save money as I have one in a recent trade-in. > > If you want to go with the latest technology, Victron makes some > really nice stuff with bluetooth communication. Just need to have > internet to download the app. Depends on how techy your customer is. > Some like idiot lights, some simple clear readouts and some are connected > to their smart phones. > > John Blittersdorf. > > On Tue, Jul 30, 2024 at 7:47 PM Chad Waits via RE-wrenches < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> Gentlemen, >> >> I ask for this help with the caveat that I have very little knowledge of >> the specifics of the site in question, as the owners have poor records and >> the site is 3000 miles away from me... >> >> That being said, I have a client with a second home in Maine. They have a >> generator that currently feeds an old Trace DR inverter to charge (what >> appears to be from photos) a smallish sized battery bank. They don't have >> the information locally on the battery capacity, but the bank is lead acid >> and is configured at 12V. It appears the inverter may have finally >> stopped working and they are looking to replace it with a true sine wave >> version. >> >> We exited the off-grid market a couple years ago, so I haven't kept up on >> this stuff.. What would a good replacement be? We've used a Magnum version >> for a similar project back here in AZ back in 2019, but it appears they may >> have left that line behind?... The generator is rated at 10kW and the >> homestead is located at roughly sea level. 120V output is fine. >> >> Any help would be appreciated. >> >> Thanks! >> >> Chad Waits >> President - Net Zero Solar >> 945 W. Silverlake Rd, Tucson AZ 85713 >> Cell: (520) 270-4873 >> AZROC #248710,#259756 >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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. When one doesn't work, try the >> other: >> https://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ >> 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 > > 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. When one doesn't work, try the > other: > https://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > 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 > >
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