Jay, I took your advice on removing the foam and vents and it did make a significant difference in the available charging power. Thanks for the tip. Mark Frye Berkeley Solar Electric Systems 303 Redbud Way Nevada City, CA 95959 (530) 401-8024 <http://www.berkeleysolar.com/> www.berkeleysolar.com
_____ From: re-wrenches-boun...@lists.re-wrenches.org [mailto:re-wrenches-boun...@lists.re-wrenches.org] On Behalf Of jay peltz Sent: Monday, June 21, 2010 2:05 PM To: RE-wrenches Subject: Re: [RE-wrenches] Outback Charging Method HI Mark, I can't speak to the issue OB tech says here, although it doesn't seem to support what I see in the real world. One issue I have seen a lot of is the inverters getting hot, and then derating the current output. I especially see this with them mounted in the normal outback model. In a side by side mounting ( Midnite or custom) they run much cooler. In the past I have actually taken out the foam filter and side screens (when I don't have to worry about debris getting into the inverters) and this has both increased air flow substantially and also the charging rate for systems with large batteries and generators that run for many hours at high charge rates. Hope this helps, jay Peltz power
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