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> Coquina
> C&C 35 MK I
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> From: Len Mitchell
> Sent: Tuesday, November 24, 2020 10:49 AM
> To: Stus-List
> Subject: [EXTERNAL] Stus-List Re: Solar power in ACR environment
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> If the house bank is getting charged it could just be about amp hours
so.
Joe Della Barba
Coquina
C&C 35 MK I
From: Len Mitchell
Sent: Tuesday, November 24, 2020 10:49 AM
To: Stus-List
Subject: [EXTERNAL] Stus-List Re: Solar power in ACR environment
If the house bank is getting charged it could just be about amp hours in and
amp hours out too! What size is
If the house bank is getting charged it could just be about amp hours in and amp hours out too! What size is the solar panel? Is there any load on the house bank like refrigeration etc? Is the solar panel mounted in uninterrupted sun? Is the panel performing, how many amps at peak? Has it been clou
My solar panel connects straight to the house battery. My alternator also
connects straight to the house battery. The ACR senses voltage on the house
battery and connects when it gets high enough to charge the start battery. The
ACR can also be connected to sense the start battery, in which case
Brian,
While I tend to agree that a cigarette lighter might not be the best
solution, I hesitate to say that it won't work. In the case that the solar
charge system is intended to be portable, temporary, and easy to deploy
quickly it might be a very effective solution. Most cigarette lighter
ada
Josh makes good points.
Also, wiring the solar through a cigarette lighter port is poor advice. The
gauge of wiring going from it to a house even with an ACR would never work
and only be a trickle charge at best. I'm guessing the cigarette lighter
wiring is probably a 16 guage, right? Thats a prob
: Rick Brass
Sent: 23 November, 2020 23:06
To: 'Stus-List'
Subject: Stus-List Re: Solar power in ACR environment
Two comments, Charlie.
If I recall correctly, the Blue Seas ACR only passes current if there is a
specific voltage difference between the battery with higher voltage (or
Charlie,
I have almost the same setup you have, a solar panel feeding through the
controller directly to my house battery, and I have an ACR installed.
When the solar panel is putting out current after a few minutes the LED
on the ACR lights which shows the two batteries are connected. The
v
Two comments, Charlie.
If I recall correctly, the Blue Seas ACR only passes current if there is a
specific voltage difference between the battery with higher voltage (or
charging source) and the battery with lower voltage. I don’t recall the exact
parameters, but it is in the installation in
Depending on the ACR design and how it is setup it may sense either battery
OR both batteries. If sensing both, then any time either battery voltage
is greater than ~13.3ish the ACR connects the two. This is the simplest
and most straightforward design but you'd have to read the owners manual.
Th
My understanding is that the ACR is usually connected to the start battery
and when it’s charged the relay switches to house. The controller should be
connected to the start so the relay can function
On Mon, Nov 23, 2020 at 10:32 PM Josh Muckley wrote:
> The battery monitor is probably not setup
The battery monitor is probably not setup for a charger voltage to be
entering from the cigarette lighter. To better establish the actual
conditions of your setup you need to provide the terminal voltage of each
of the batteries. You also need to provide the chemistry of each of the
batteries.
A
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