Put one or two of the lightbulbs on a Rheostat and uses for fine control I got lucky and found an old ohmite load bank real reasonable
Big and bulky you don't want to carry it far ! Bob ellison > On Aug 7, 2017, at 9:51 AM, Dan Fink <danbo...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Thanks to everyone for their input, it really clarified how to get the data > Trojan is looking for. I am going to go with what we have in stock as a > "Trojan Approved" load tester is out of my price range, and the reasonably > priced auto parts store ones hit you 100+ amps plus as they are trying to > test CCA, not SOC. I have a voltage logging USB unit along with a current > logger and CT. We'll use a small inverter and switchable AC light bulbs for > load so that it stays constant at the 25A Trojan wants to see, and in the > future we'll be able to adjust it for amperage by switching in and out more > light bulbs. > > Dan Fink > Professor of Solar Energy Technology, Ecotech Institute > IREC Certified Instructor™ for: > ~ PV Installation Professional > ~ Small Wind Installer > Executive Director, Buckville Energy > NABCEP Registered Continuing Education Providers™ > 970.672.4342 > > > >> On Mon, Aug 7, 2017 at 2:05 AM, Hugh <h...@scoraigwind.co.uk> wrote: >> I have used a load resistor on a voltage controlled relay VCS from solar >> converters and a USB data logger. I only used the relay because I didn't >> want to kill the battery or sit watching. USB voltage loggers are good >> things to own anyway. >> >> Hugh >> >> > _______________________________________________ > 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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