Wrenches, Ray How do you program a FM 100 to 12 volts, l do not see that's programmable to be set to do that Jerry
On Fri, Apr 24, 2020, 10:16 AM Ray <r...@solarray.com> wrote: > This is a classic off grid conundrum we've dealt with for decades. > Generally it take more money than the client wants to spend. 12 v is a > serious limitation, not just for the PV array, but the inverter and > battery layout as well. What inverter do they have? How old is it? > What battery are they running? How old is the battery? What are their > expansion needs? How far is grid away? > > I look at all these things when working with the owner of one of these > legacy 12 v systems. Generally it costs serious money to rewire to > higher voltage, but it usually solves multiple problems that they needed > to solve anyway. > > On the other hand, if you want to stick with 12 v, you CAN use the FM > 100, and just use the MATE 3 to program the controller, then pull it. > We have numerous FM 100s, and we have only one MATE 3 that lives in the > shop. It brings the cost to the customer down significantly and > prevents unnecessary tampering with settings. $600 for the MATE 3 is > just stupid. You can buy a decent laptop for that. > > Ray Walters > Remote Solar > 303 505-8760 > > On 4/24/20 10:39 AM, Jay wrote: > > Hi All, > > > > Are there any CC out there that can parallel on the input side? > > > > Situation is a older 12v system, 300’ wire run using a MX 60. > > > > Client wants more PV, but CC is maxed out. Upgrading to say FM-100 is > way expensive and needs new mate etc. > > Yes could totally redo the system to 24 or 48v and use iota for 12v > loads. Buts that’s expensive. > > > > Installing new wire would be complicated and expensive. But wire is > large enough to handle more power. > > > > Are there are any cc that can parallel on the input side, which would be > the easy solution if it exists > > > > Thx > > > > Jay > > _______________________________________________ > > List sponsored by Redwood Alliance > > > > List Address: RE-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org > > > > Change listserver email address & settings: > > http://lists.re-wrenches.org/options.cgi/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org > > > > List-Archive: > http://www.mail-archive.com/re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org/maillist.html > > > > List rules & etiquette: > > www.re-wrenches.org/etiquette.htm > > > > Check out or update participant bios: > > www.members.re-wrenches.org > > > _______________________________________________ > List sponsored by Redwood Alliance > > List Address: RE-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org > > Change listserver email address & settings: > http://lists.re-wrenches.org/options.cgi/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org > > List-Archive: > http://www.mail-archive.com/re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org/maillist.html > > List rules & etiquette: > www.re-wrenches.org/etiquette.htm > > Check out or update participant bios: > www.members.re-wrenches.org > >
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