I opted for the Portawatz 1750 which has a remote panel of its own.
It's funny, as all these things (Portawatz, Link, Heart Interface,
Cruizing Equipment, and Statpower) appear to be the same company. Was
there a merger in the past?
The remote display panel for the TrueCharge20 gives the charging output
in amps and lists the battery volages, as well.
Anyway, my "control center" will have the Link 20, Truecharge 20 remote
display, Portawatz remote on/off switch, hella master switch bank (the
switches shown on the wiring diagram I mentioned before), and a bank of
outputs from fiber optic lenses attached to the SunSolar SS6 solar
controller.
A side note: I ordered the charging components from SolarCraft in
Stafford, TX. Nice people, but we had a "failure to communicate". I
spoke to one person on the phone, and he said I'd be getting a Unisolar
panel, but the invoice I recieved shows a Kyocera panel. I guess I
should have asked them to fax me the invoice before I approved the
purchase--I know better. I wanted the Unisolar panel because the cells
are in parallel, which means that one leaf on the panel won't take out
an entire bank. AFAIK, Unisolar is the only manufacturer with this
feature. I'm going to see if they'll let me ship back the Kyocera and
send me a Unisolar.
C
Jim Clark wrote:
>
> I did a little looking and the Link 10 is different from the Link 1000 in that it
>does not have inverter control built in?? The 1000 is
> shown as having inverter control and the 2000 as having provisions for 2 battery
>banks....The Link 10 is shown as a round faced
> meter and the 1000 as a square panel like the remote....sorry if this adds to the
>confusion....
>
> Jim
> 03/11/2001 11:54:13 PM, "Christopher H. Dow" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> >Jim Clark wrote:
> >>
> >> I took a look at the diagram (pdf) and if I understand the function of the
>"emeter" correctly as summing up the charge, discharge
> to
> >> the batteries, and providing a %of capacity available, then the box labeled
>emeter is in the wrong place.... If I read the diagram
> >> correctly, all of the charge sources go directly to the battery and the emeter is
>only looking at the load side (150 amp buss)
> >>
> >> I think the emeter shunt needs to be in the lead to the battery so that all
>current that involves the battery ( charge or discharge)
> >> goes through the shunt....
> >>
> >> If I misread something or you have this covered some other way... sorry....
> >
> >Hi Jim,
> >
> >Thanks. I think you're right. Also, I actually bought a Link 20, which
> >is sort of two emeters. What you are saying makes perfect sense to me.
> >I have a rough design, and as each component arrives in the mail, I
> >refine it. In this case, I haven't received the battery meter yet.
> >
> >I don't know if I mentioned this, but the Emeter is now being sold at
> >West Marine as a Link 10. I wonder if they are trying to rebrand it to
> >avoid confusion with the emeter of scientology.
> >
> >C
> >
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