I still haven't found a substitute for the venerable SW series inverters from Trace/ Xantrex/ Schneider?. Even after the Outback inverters came out, I still used the SWs for autostart projects. Otherwise it was just too much hassle. 90% of my generator projects,though, I talked the customer into manually starting the generator. No control knows the system better than a well informed user armed with weather reports and Trimetric readings.
R. Walters r...@solarray.com Solar Engineer On Oct 15, 2010, at 8:08 AM, Mick Abraham wrote: > Atkinson Electronics was building some control units which I have found to be > OK. I believe AEE Solar stocks these units...maybe SunWize & others, too. > Model "GCSM mini" would not have the end to end decision making ability that > would replace a Mate type setup, but model GCSM would cover most of the > bases, including voltage based triggers. GCSM does not contain a daily clock > for time based control...so "quiet time" functions are not built in. > > I checked www.atkinsonelectronics.com moments ago; info on GCSM used to be > easy to find on that site...no more...so maybe they've moved uptown and maybe > that's even discontinued now. You might want to call the mfr to make sure > it's still a current production item before buying a unit from wholesale > inventory. > > Jolliness, > > Mick Abraham, Proprietor > www.abrahamsolar.com > > Voice: 970-731-4675 > > > On Fri, Oct 15, 2010 at 1:36 AM, <penobscotso...@midmaine.com> wrote: > Can anyone point me in the direction of a good, autonomous generator auto > start. We have an off grid system with a substantial array (8 kw) and > using a dual OutBack 3648 PP, but we have not had good luck with generator > auto start using the relays and Mate within the OutBack equipment. I would > like to try something whose function would be to sense battery voltage and > start based on adjustable settings. Any favorites out there? The customer > has a new Onan 12 kw gennie. > > Thanks, > Daryl > > _______________________________________________ > List sponsored by Home Power magazine > > List Address: RE-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org > > Options & settings: > http://lists.re-wrenches.org/options.cgi/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org > > List-Archive: > http://lists.re-wrenches.org/pipermail/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org > > List rules & etiquette: > www.re-wrenches.org/etiquette.htm > > Check out participant bios: > www.members.re-wrenches.org > > > _______________________________________________ > List sponsored by Home Power magazine > > List Address: RE-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org > > Options & settings: > http://lists.re-wrenches.org/options.cgi/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org > > List-Archive: > http://lists.re-wrenches.org/pipermail/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org > > List rules & etiquette: > www.re-wrenches.org/etiquette.htm > > Check out participant bios: > www.members.re-wrenches.org >
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