[RE-wrenches] Xantrex Prosine 1800/12 inverter w/ GFCI

2014-08-20 Thread Chris Daum
Anybody have one laying around they'd like to part with? My customer would prefer new if possible Please contact me off list. Thanks! Chris Daum Oasis Montana Inc. 406-777-4309 ___ List sponsored by Redwood Alliance List Address: RE-wrenches@li

[RE-wrenches] Fan Controller

2014-08-20 Thread Kirpal Khalsa
Hey Folkswe have a customer with a 24VDC fan for venting a green house and we would like to be able to control speed on it instead of just on/off...The fan draws 22 Amps at 24VDCAny suggestions on how to regulate speed? The idea is to have the fan pull less than the 22 amps rheo

Re: [RE-wrenches] Fan Controller

2014-08-20 Thread toddcory
i have the same thing in my greenhouse... on a 24 volt dc system, i wired in a switch to change my two fans from parallel (noisy and excessive air movement) to series. i run them in series 99% of the time... plenty of air, less noise and long life on the brushes. (of course this is only an op

Re: [RE-wrenches] Fan Controller

2014-08-20 Thread Chris Mason
http://www.phidgets.com/docs/DC_Motor_and_Controller_Primer Read this On Wed, Aug 20, 2014 at 5:43 PM, Kirpal Khalsa wrote: > Hey Folkswe have a customer with a 24VDC fan for venting a green house > and we would like to be able to control speed on it instead of just > on/off...The fan draw

Re: [RE-wrenches] Fan Controller

2014-08-20 Thread RE Ellison
Might it be easier to change the motor or is it just too large? Might try a green house supply, or grangers catalog. Just some quick thoughts. Bob Ellison From: RE-wrenches [mailto:re-wrenches-boun...@lists.re-wrenches.org] On Behalf Of Kirpal Khalsa Sent: Wednesday, August 20, 2014 5:43

Re: [RE-wrenches] Fan Controller

2014-08-20 Thread Ray Walters
The same PWM control used on charge controllers is also used on electric vehicles for DC motors. We've done many different ones and different voltages and sizes. Something like this might work: http://www.electricscooterparts.com/speedcontrollers24volt.html R.Ray Walters CTO, Solarray, Inc Nabc

[RE-wrenches] Sunpower off grid?

2014-08-20 Thread Ray Walters
Greetings fellow Wrenches; I have a customer that just purchased some Sunpower E20 -435 modules somehow from Ebay, and wants me to design a backup power system for him. This system would be battery based and not be grid tied. SO the question is: has Sunpower put to rest the positive grounding