On 3/27/2015 1:20 PM, Chris Worcester wrote:
We do have the damper motor running on the Samlex 48V to 24V converter, now we need a relay to switch the motor when the divert load switches on/off.
The divert controller is going to be PWM'ing whatever is connected to. A relay won't be happy being driven by that. You need a voltage controlled switch that will come on at the same time as your dump controller should. Outback and Midnite charger controllers will have an AUX contact that can do that. Morningstar has their Relay Driver. And there are a host of other outfits that make voltage controlled switches.
Or you could control the actuator based on temperature, like they usually are.
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