Re: [RE-wrenches] Battery load tester purchase advice?

2017-08-06 Thread Dave Angelini Offgrid Solar
This is a bare bones but easy method. I am not sure Trojan would approve. You need a working bank and an inverter. A variac is used to set the AC voltage on an electric heater. A clamp-on DC ammeter is used to set the variac for the exact specified DC current (25A). A descent Variac is not that

Re: [RE-wrenches] Trench Wiring - Ampacity Derating

2017-08-06 Thread cwarfel
I think the factors you have to consider include: - the number of conductors in the trench, -are they in a jacketed cable, -are they separate conductors, -are they considered "closely bundled", -what is the distance of the conductor system once it exits the ground before entering a

Re: [RE-wrenches] Battery load tester purchase advice?

2017-08-06 Thread Steve Higgins
Since Surrette was mentioned, even if you used the house loads and monitored the load current on the batteries with a DC current clamp... That would work for us... there is a webinar on the procedure on our YouTube channel. On Aug 6, 2017 5:40 PM, "Dave Angelini Offgrid Solar"