Thanks Mick and Ray. William, I would equate the overall situation with OutBack gen autostart as if I was leaving a teenager in charge of some important function. Sometimes they do exactly what I ask of them, but often they don't. I believe it is a software issue, as re-setting seems to undo the problem and it works fine again, but I find myself back at one or the other job again within a year or so. I want something simple and relatively foolproof. A simple, voltage controlled switch (such as we had for so long with the SW's) worked wonderfully. That is what I am looking for. My experiences, and they have been many, have not built confidence in OutBack's auto start capabilities. I have tried to convince the owner that manual start is all they will need, to no avail.
Daryl > Daryl: > > I believe the Mate is the best option to start a generator and exercise > control over generator battery charging. Outboard units have proven to be > less intelligent about charging functions. I recommend you work out your > problems with the Outback and use the Mate. > > What kind of problems have you been having? > > William Miller > > > > At 12:36 AM 10/15/2010, you 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 > > Please note new e-mail address and domain: > > William Miller > Miller Solar > Voice :805-438-5600 > email: will...@millersolar.com > http://millersolar.com > License No. C-10-773985 > _______________________________________________ > 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
