Hi Kent, You can't parallel them. They each must have their own load. This is a good thing, you get to step the dump load and not have 3.8 kw hit at once.
Yes you can only load them to around 75% of their rating, so the 45 amps on the 60 is good. Jerry makes good loads. jay peltz power On Nov 29, 2011, at 6:30 PM, Kent Osterberg wrote: > Larry, > > I think Magnum's recommendation is more about proper battery charging than > safety. > > I'll second Kirpal's and Jeremy's recommendations for loads. The Tristar is > probably the best choice for this job, but you are overestimating what you > can do with it and paralleling two may have some coordination issues. The > Tristar 60 manual says to keep diversion loads below 45 amps (or somewhere > close to that). I think its a reliability issue so with a secondary shut down > method, you might be okay pushing it a bit. I'm not sure how you get two of > them to work together. > > Kent Osterberg > Blue Mountain Solar, Inc. > www.bluemountainsolar.com > t: 541-568-4882 > _______________________________________________ List sponsored by Home Power magazine List Address: RE-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org Options & settings: http://lists.re-wrenches.org/options.cgi/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org List-Archive: http://lists.re-wrenches.org/pipermail/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org List rules & etiquette: www.re-wrenches.org/etiquette.htm Check out participant bios: www.members.re-wrenches.org
