Re: [AFMUG] Thanks to our service men and women

Thank you to the service people from the various countries represented on this list … Paul > On May 28, 2017, at 12:43 PM, Larry Smith wrote: > > On Sun May 28 2017 10:32, Jaime Solorza wrote: >> God bless and thanks for serving...Jaime > > +100 and thank you. > > -- >

Re: [AFMUG] Traco TSP+BCM Question

This is why I gave up on the BCM48 and just started using the BCMU360 instead. The regular BCMs seem to have NO charging current limit. Either that or something in them breaks and the results are the same. I cooked a TSP360-148. The one I mentioned a few months ago that screeches on startup.

Re: [AFMUG] OT Garage

We're talking 7.62x51 NATO. I have an ArmaLite AR-10 w/ an ACOG on top and a 2-stage trigger that I built about 10 years ago. It's not cheap to shoot, but it sure is fun. :) If I was going to buy another 7.62 gun today, it'd be an LMT 308 MWS. On 5/28/2017 12:54 PM, Jason McKemie wrote:

Re: [AFMUG] OT Garage

Dave, is that 7.62x39? I have five 30rd mags, but never built/bought an upper for it. 5.56 came down in price so I said screw it. You can have the mags if you want them. I also have five 5.45x39 mags if anyone wants those. Never got around to an upper for that either. They are all C-Products

Re: [AFMUG] Traco TSP+BCM Question

On 5/28/17 1:11 PM, Josh Baird wrote: R Series [1] should be fine for the AC side though, right? [1] http://www.alliedelec.com/altech-corp-2du25r/70075748/ Yes, fine for AC. You could probably use a smaller breaker in D curve since it's 100ms trip is 20 times rated current. That means a 25A

Re: [AFMUG] Traco TSP+BCM Question

R Series [1] should be fine for the AC side though, right? [1] http://www.alliedelec.com/altech-corp-2du25r/70075748/ On Sun, May 28, 2017 at 2:43 PM, Seth Mattinen wrote: > On 5/28/17 11:24 AM, Josh Baird wrote: > >> Ok - thanks for the info! It looks like the R-Series

Re: [AFMUG] Traco TSP+BCM Question

Thanks.. these are *much* cheaper than what I have been using. On Sun, May 28, 2017 at 3:54 PM, Chuck McCown wrote: > A bit lower cost: > https://www.invertersupply.com/index.php?main_page= > product_info_id=5857=CMr2gOyuk9QCFQ6QaQodFyQDTA > > *From:* Chuck McCown > *Sent:*

Re: [AFMUG] Traco TSP+BCM Question

A bit lower cost: https://www.invertersupply.com/index.php?main_page=product_info_id=5857=CMr2gOyuk9QCFQ6QaQodFyQDTA From: Chuck McCown Sent: Sunday, May 28, 2017 1:34 PM To: af@afmug.com Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Traco TSP+BCM Question Sorry, that was wrong. This is what you want:

Re: [AFMUG] Traco TSP+BCM Question

Sorry, that was wrong. This is what you want: https://www.solar-electric.com/midnite-solar-mnepv-10-amps-circuit-breaker.html $11.35 and you can buy just one. Din rail mount. Midnite-solar has a full range of these in many different amperage ratings. But until you get one, go to an auto

Re: [AFMUG] Traco TSP+BCM Question

I have used these for DC: https://www.solar-electric.com/mneac.html From: Josh Baird Sent: Sunday, May 28, 2017 12:24 PM To: af@afmug.com Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Traco TSP+BCM Question Ok - thanks for the info! It looks like the R-Series breakers are only for AC, though? On the AC side, I'm

Re: [AFMUG] Traco TSP+BCM Question

On 5/28/17 11:43 AM, Seth Mattinen wrote: The UR series is the DC version: http://www.altechcorp.com/breakers/UR-Series.html Scratch that, that's wrong. I was thinking DL series: http://www.altechcorp.com/breakers/UL-DL-Series.html

Re: [AFMUG] Traco TSP+BCM Question

On 5/28/17 11:24 AM, Josh Baird wrote: Ok - thanks for the info! It looks like the R-Series breakers are only for AC, though? On the AC side, I'm thinking of this one: http://www.alliedelec.com/altech-corp-2du25r/70075748/ I thought you were using R series. I glanced at the picture and

Re: [AFMUG] Traco TSP+BCM Question

Ok - thanks for the info! It looks like the R-Series breakers are only for AC, though? On the AC side, I'm thinking of this one: http://www.alliedelec.com/altech-corp-2du25r/70075748/ Do you have any suggestions for a single-pol 10A DC breaker that I can use for the BATT side? I'm not finding

Re: [AFMUG] Traco TSP+BCM Question

On 5/28/17 10:44 AM, Josh Baird wrote: Ok - so this is what I was thinking. I thought my breakers were rated for much more current, but it looks like they are only rated for 5A (both AC [1] and BATT [2]). In short - I need a breaker that can handle more current, correct? I have these

Re: [AFMUG] OT Garage

Cool, I didn't know that was a thing. I just have a Russian AK-47. On Sunday, May 28, 2017, Josh Reynolds wrote: > That would be an AR-10 :) > > I've been considering building one. > > - Josh > > On May 28, 2017 9:32 AM, "David Milholen"

Re: [AFMUG] Traco TSP+BCM Question

Yes, minimum of 16 amps for the AC and 7.5 for the DC. And DC breakers are special, do not use an AC breaker on DC. You can short out both breakers with a jumper for for a short amount of time until the batts get a bit of a charge. Probably only take a few minutes. From: Josh Baird

Re: [AFMUG] Traco TSP+BCM Question

Ok - so this is what I was thinking. I thought my breakers were rated for much more current, but it looks like they are only rated for 5A (both AC [1] and BATT [2]). In short - I need a breaker that can handle more current, correct? I have these breakers at a ton of sites.. can't believe I just

Re: [AFMUG] Traco TSP+BCM Question

360 recommends a 16 amp or greater circuit for the AC. And it will only make 7.5 amps. Almost any batter discharged that much will take 100% of that 7.5 amps when starting to charge. I would set the battery circuit breaker to be higher than 7.5 amps to prevent this problem. From: Josh Baird

Re: [AFMUG] Traco TSP+BCM Question

A 48 volt battery discharged down to 42 volts will be a very very heavy load for whatever is attempting to charge it. A TSP 600-148 will only make 12.5 amps max. Your battery could easily want 25 or 50 amps for the first 10 seconds. It will taper off to zero as it comes up to charge, but

Re: [AFMUG] Traco TSP+BCM Question

This site has about 180-200W of load. The TSP power supply is 360W. I know the BCM has about a ~55W overhead for charging, so that should still leave plenty of headroom, wouldn't you think? On Sun, May 28, 2017 at 1:19 PM, Bill Prince wrote: > Might be as simple as your

Re: [AFMUG] Traco TSP+BCM Question

Might be as simple as your AC circuit is too small for the whole load. The key questions are (1) What is the load of your equipment?, and (2) What is the bulk charge load on your controller? Add those two together to understand what the total load should be. bp

Re: [AFMUG] Thanks to our service men and women

On Sun May 28 2017 10:32, Jaime Solorza wrote: > God bless and thanks for serving...Jaime +100 and thank you. -- Larry Smith lesm...@ecsis.net

[AFMUG] Traco TSP+BCM Question

I have a site with a TSP+BCM 48V combo. Last night, something caused the AC breaker to trip, putting the site on battery. We didn't see the alert until about 12 hours later. At this point, the batteries were down to ~42V. When our guy arrived on site, he reset the AC breaker, and AC power was

Re: [AFMUG] OT Garage

That would be an AR-10 :) I've been considering building one. - Josh On May 28, 2017 9:32 AM, "David Milholen" wrote: > I have an AR15-7.62 with red dot and a whole bunch of knives.. Oh and a > cool tent. > > Ill just post up outside and setup the guard post :) > > > > On

[AFMUG] Thanks to our service men and women

God bless and thanks for serving...Jaime

Re: [AFMUG] OT Garage

I have an AR15-7.62 with red dot and a whole bunch of knives.. Oh and a cool tent. Ill just post up outside and setup the guard post :) On 5/26/2017 4:45 PM, Lewis Bergman wrote: I don't have an RPG but I do have an isreali tavor with both a thermal scope and a red dot. Can I get in? On

Re: [AFMUG] OT: LED Lifespan

+1 Ours have been working for 2yrs or more. On 5/27/2017 12:27 PM, George Skorup wrote: We bought a bunch of 4' LED tubes for our office. They were like $8-9 each. I don't remember the brand or where we bought them. Built-in transformer, so you just bypass or cut out the ballast and wire them

Re: [AFMUG] OT: LED Lifespan

+1 And yes you are correct about driver failure. My father builds and repairs chicken house lighting controllers capable of 2 banks of 1500W connections. Storms keep him real busy in that business and he knows a ton about all the different LEDs and how they respond to certain frequencies

Re: [AFMUG] OT: LED Lifespan

Just curious, are these enclosured fixtures? LED bulbs really don't like running in enclosured fixtures, expecially the higher wattage equivalent ones. I also think there are a lot of cheap LED fixtures/bulbs out there which probably aren't designed correctly. I'd guess the LED shop lights

Re: [AFMUG] OT Learned something

How dare you apply a label to gender? I'm NOT insulted, but I should be, apparently. On Sat, May 27, 2017 at 2:53 PM, Chuck McCown wrote: > Perhaps verging on politics, but I learned today that my gender is CIS. I > honestly had no clue > Since I have a fancy gender