Alternative Power and Machine makes a decent built diversion load. http://apmhydro.com/products/
Bob Maynard On Fri, Jun 12, 2015 at 10:02 PM, Dan Fink <danbo...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi Kevin; > I agree those dump loads were marginal as far as construction and > capacity. I believe the actual manufacturer was Missouri Wind and Sun, the > HL-75/100 units still show on video on their site. The riveted connections > to the resistor lugs were not good, and backside heat problems as you > mention, and serious expansion and contraction issues. Now they just sell > the resistors, no enclosure. There is a need for a sturdy and reliable > product here. Unfortunately getting a UL listing is so expensive.....but > that may not be an issue for you out back of beyond Smithers, I know and > love the area! > The usual DC replacement water heater elements available everywhere have > always worked fine for me. Another need for a product is one that also has > a switchable 120VAC capability for shore power. > At this time I don't know of any solutions for this situation that don't > involve hacking together your own enclosure and air heating elements, and i > would suggest a fan, as you are dumping power anyway. > Best of luck and best regards; > > > Dan Fink > Buckville Energy > IREC Certified Instructor™ for: > ~ PV Installation Professional > ~ Small Wind Installer > NABCEP / IREC / ISPQ Accredited Continuing Education Providers™ > 970.672.4342 > > > > On Fri, Jun 12, 2015 at 6:45 PM, Kevin Pegg <kp...@energyalternatives.ca> > wrote: > >> Hi Wrenches, >> >> We have been using AEE's HL-75 and HL-100 for many years but understand >> that product has been discontinued and have used the last one in stock. It >> was an ok product but we had additional sheet metal fabricated to space it >> away from the wall further. >> >> Curious what other wrenches are using for this? In particular needing >> something that can handle up to 1 kW @ 48 VDC nominal. Not really wanting >> to go back to the hacked up dryer elements of days earlier. >> >> Kevin >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> List sponsored by Redwood Alliance >> >> List Address: RE-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org >> >> Change listserver email address & settings: >> http://lists.re-wrenches.org/options.cgi/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org >> >> List-Archive: >> http://www.mail-archive.com/re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org/maillist.html >> >> List rules & etiquette: >> www.re-wrenches.org/etiquette.htm >> >> Check out or update participant bios: >> www.members.re-wrenches.org >> >> > > _______________________________________________ > List sponsored by Redwood Alliance > > List Address: RE-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org > > Change listserver email address & settings: > http://lists.re-wrenches.org/options.cgi/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org > > List-Archive: > http://www.mail-archive.com/re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org/maillist.html > > List rules & etiquette: > www.re-wrenches.org/etiquette.htm > > Check out or update participant bios: > www.members.re-wrenches.org > > >
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