Re: [RE-wrenches] Attaching Ground To Steel Frame

2025-01-28 Thread Mark Frye via RE-wrenches
Thanks Everyone for your feedback. I will try and respond to all here. The skid is a stand-alone power supply for GPS equipment that will be deployed to large scale solar installation sites. It will not be subject to UL or NEC requirements, all though I do try to keep them well in mind. It wi

[RE-wrenches] Attaching Ground To Steel Frame

2025-01-28 Thread Mark Frye via RE-wrenches
Folks, I am going to have a steel frame for my stand alone power supply to be dropped on the ground out in the elements. I was planning to weld a stainless bolt to the mild steel frame to provide a corrosion resistant point of connection. I am getting a lot of push back on this. What are othe

Re: [RE-wrenches] LI Battery For Stand Alone?

2024-12-31 Thread Mark Frye via RE-wrenches
w.aprsworld.com/ On Tue, Dec 31, 2024 at 10:27 AM Mark Frye via RE-wrenches mailto:re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org>> wrote: Folks, I have spec’d the Morningstar Genstar for my stand alone power supply. The application is in harsh desert environments so low and high temperatur

[RE-wrenches] LI Battery For Stand Alone?

2024-12-31 Thread Mark Frye via RE-wrenches
Folks, I have spec'd the Morningstar Genstar for my stand alone power supply. The application is in harsh desert environments so low and high temperatures. I need very high reliability. I am currently spec'ing 250 AH of AGM at 48V, with 80% allowed DOD. Before I pull the trigger on this, I am

Re: [RE-wrenches] Telecomm Power Supply - Voltages

2024-12-19 Thread Mark Frye via RE-wrenches
he 24 volt configuration with the single converter would be that solution and also provide LVD. Roy Butler Morningstar Technical Support On 12/19/2024 9:51 AM, Mark Frye via RE-wrenches wrote: My equipment has both 12 V and 24 V each at about 60W. I was planning to run a Prostar at 24V and

[RE-wrenches] Telecomm Power Supply - Voltages

2024-12-19 Thread Mark Frye via RE-wrenches
My equipment has both 12 V and 24 V each at about 60W. I was planning to run a Prostar at 24V and then use a DC DC converter for the 12 V load. That looked like 2 x 285 AH AGM and 2x 320 W PV. Now I have to go to a darker place and may have to double the battery and the PV. That would mean I

[RE-wrenches] Telecomm Power Supply - Some Questions

2024-12-18 Thread Mark Frye via RE-wrenches
Folks, I am going to build a stand-alone power supply for some telecom equipment. I settled on MorningStar ProStar with their EMC-1. A few questions: For emergency operation with days of autonomy used up at or near LVD, is it OK to parallel an AC powered battery charger such as IOTA onto the b

[RE-wrenches] Better Internet Connected Charge Controller

2024-12-17 Thread Mark Frye via RE-wrenches
Folks, I am going to be charging some AGMS with PV for a remote equipment power supply. I will have internet via Starlink and want to monitor the charge controller remotely for battery voltage etc. I am trying to choose between Victron and Morningstar. Is one better than the other in this appl

[RE-wrenches] Rugged Wind/Solar System For Radio

2024-02-21 Thread Mark Frye via RE-wrenches
Gentlefolk, I have a 35 watt radio transmitter that I need to station in the desert for a critical application. Any recommendations for a turnkey provider of a combined solar/wind/battery system? Should I build it myself? Thanks, Mark Frye Berkeley Solar Electric Systems 530 401 8024 ___

Re: [RE-wrenches] Enphase IQ7 versus IQ8

2022-07-12 Thread Mark Frye via RE-wrenches
Do you need the additional switch if you use the Enphase battery? From: RE-wrenches On Behalf Of Jason Szumlanski via RE-wrenches Sent: Tuesday, July 12, 2022 11:38 AM To: RE-wrenches Cc: Jason Szumlanski Subject: [RE-wrenches] Enphase IQ7 versus IQ8 I am trying to figure out why it is a good