Re: [AFMUG] Cost effective battery charging and monitoring device

2017-09-07 Thread Chuck McCown
:52 PM To: af@afmug.com Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Cost effective battery charging and monitoring device Why just change the shunt for one like this? That's a 600A shunt. 45$ Deltec 600A Ammeter Shunt http://www.electricmotorsport.com/deltec-600a-ammeter-shunt.html Le mer. 30 août 2017 à

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2017-09-06 Thread Charles Regan
input. Hall >> effect is nice because you don't have to be "in" the circuit. But I'll take >> what I can get. >> >> >> On 8/30/2017 10:26 AM, Adam Moffett wrote: >> >> Yeah, up to 10 amp. >> >> >> -- Original Message --

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2017-09-05 Thread Chuck McCown
The higher the amperage the shunt, the less precision you get from the system. From: Charles Regan Sent: Tuesday, September 05, 2017 3:52 PM To: af@afmug.com Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Cost effective battery charging and monitoring device Why just change the shunt for one like this? That's a 600A

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2017-09-05 Thread Charles Regan
On 8/30/2017 10:26 AM, Adam Moffett wrote: > > Yeah, up to 10 amp. > > > -- Original Message -- > From: "Chuck McCown" <ch...@wbmfg.com> > To: af@afmug.com > Sent: 8/30/2017 11:18:36 AM > > Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Cost effective battery charging a

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2017-09-01 Thread Sam Lambie
n Wed, Aug 30, 2017 at 11:51 AM, Chuck McCown <ch...@wbmfg.com> wrote: >> >>> Forrest, quit working and come out and play with us >>> >>> *From:* Chuck McCown >>> *Sent:* Wednesday, August 30, 2017 11:49 AM >>> *To:* af@afmug.com >>

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2017-08-30 Thread Forrest Christian (List Account)
; *To:* af > *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] Cost effective battery charging and monitoring > device > > But what if working is putting rackinjectors in boxes so I can actually > get back to engineering solutions for this type of stuff? > > On Wed, Aug 30, 2017 at 11:51 AM, Chuck Mc

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2017-08-30 Thread George Skorup
ffett wrote: Yeah, up to 10 amp. -- Original Message -- From: "Chuck McCown" <ch...@wbmfg.com <mailto:ch...@wbmfg.com>> To: af@afmug.com <mailto:af@afmug.com> Sent: 8/30/2017 11:18:36 AM Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Cost effective battery chargi

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2017-08-30 Thread Chuck McCown
Original Message -- From: "Chuck McCown" <ch...@wbmfg.com> To: af@afmug.com Sent: 8/30/2017 11:18:36 AM Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Cost effective battery charging and monitoring device I think Forrest has them on his site with the site monitors. From: Sam

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2017-08-30 Thread Chuck McCown
What is the fun in that... From: Forrest Christian (List Account) Sent: Wednesday, August 30, 2017 2:25 PM To: af Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Cost effective battery charging and monitoring device But what if working is putting rackinjectors in boxes so I can actually get back to engineering

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2017-08-30 Thread Forrest Christian (List Account)
McCown > *Sent:* Wednesday, August 30, 2017 11:49 AM > *To:* af@afmug.com > *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] Cost effective battery charging and monitoring > device > > But you can use a voltage divider to convert the 0-5 volt to 0-.1 volt. > Two resistors. > > *From:* George Skorup

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2017-08-30 Thread Forrest Christian (List Account)
e: > > Yeah, up to 10 amp. > > > -- Original Message -- > From: "Chuck McCown" <ch...@wbmfg.com> > To: af@afmug.com > Sent: 8/30/2017 11:18:36 AM > Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Cost effective battery charging and monitoring device > > I think Forrest has t

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2017-08-30 Thread Forrest Christian (List Account)
t I can get. > > > On 8/30/2017 10:26 AM, Adam Moffett wrote: > > Yeah, up to 10 amp. > > > -- Original Message -- > From: "Chuck McCown" <ch...@wbmfg.com> > To: af@afmug.com > Sent: 8/30/2017 11:18:36 AM > Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Cost effec

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2017-08-30 Thread Forrest Christian (List Account)
gt; >> -- Original Message -- >> From: "Steve Jones" <thatoneguyst...@gmail.com> >> To: "af@afmug.com" <af@afmug.com> >> Sent: 8/30/2017 11:36:38 AM >> Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Cost effective battery charging and monitoring dev

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2017-08-30 Thread Ryan Ray
en to > ground. > > The telemetry would be fed from the junction between the two resistors and > ground. > > > *From:* Jesse DuPont > *Sent:* Wednesday, August 30, 2017 11:55 AM > *To:* af@afmug.com > *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] Cost effective battery charging and monitoring

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2017-08-30 Thread Chuck McCown
Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Cost effective battery charging and monitoring device So, R1 would be X Ohms and R2 would be X*.02 Ohms? Jesse DuPont Network Architect email: jesse.dup...@celeritycorp.net Celerity Networks LLC Celerity Broadband LLC Like us! facebook.com/celeritynetworksllc Like us

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2017-08-30 Thread Jesse DuPont
al Message -- From: "Chuck McCown" <ch...@wbmfg.com> To: af@afmug.com Sent: 8/30/2017 11:18:36 AM Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Cost effective battery char

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2017-08-30 Thread Chuck McCown
Forrest, quit working and come out and play with us From: Chuck McCown Sent: Wednesday, August 30, 2017 11:49 AM To: af@afmug.com Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Cost effective battery charging and monitoring device But you can use a voltage divider to convert the 0-5 volt to 0-.1 volt. Two

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2017-08-30 Thread Chuck McCown
But you can use a voltage divider to convert the 0-5 volt to 0-.1 volt. Two resistors. From: George Skorup Sent: Wednesday, August 30, 2017 11:48 AM To: af@afmug.com Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Cost effective battery charging and monitoring device No, the SiteMonitor shunt input is ±100mV nominal

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2017-08-30 Thread George Skorup
om: "Chuck McCown" <ch...@wbmfg.com <mailto:ch...@wbmfg.com>> To: af@afmug.com <mailto:af@afmug.com> Sent: 8/30/2017 11:18:36 AM Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Cost effective battery charging and monitoring device I think Forrest has them on his site with the site monitors. *From:

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2017-08-30 Thread Chuck McCown
They sure look like they would be great. Forrest needs to answer for certain but cannot think of any reason why they would not be ideal. From: Jesse DuPont Sent: Wednesday, August 30, 2017 11:42 AM To: Animal Farm Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Cost effective battery charging and monitoring device

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2017-08-30 Thread Jesse DuPont
to 10 amp. -- Original Message -- From: "Chuck McCown" <ch...@wbmfg.com> To: af@afmug.com Sent: 8/30/2017 11:18:36 AM Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Cost effective battery charging and

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2017-08-30 Thread Chuck McCown
times. From: George Skorup Sent: Wednesday, August 30, 2017 11:29 AM To: af@afmug.com Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Cost effective battery charging and monitoring device Yeah, about that. I wouldn't use those on 12VDC systems. Too much current. I've burned up a couple of the 10A shunts on Traco

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2017-08-30 Thread Chuck McCown
times. From: George Skorup Sent: Wednesday, August 30, 2017 11:29 AM To: af@afmug.com Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Cost effective battery charging and monitoring device Yeah, about that. I wouldn't use those on 12VDC systems. Too much current. I've burned up a couple of the 10A shunts on Traco BCMUs

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2017-08-30 Thread Chuck McCown
it, so with a volt meter you can monitor what your load is. -- Original Message -- From: "Steve Jones" <thatoneguyst...@gmail.com> To: "af@afmug.com" <af@afmug.com> Sent: 8/30/2017 11:36:38 AM Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Cost effective battery chargin

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2017-08-30 Thread George Skorup
2017 10:26 AM, Adam Moffett wrote: Yeah, up to 10 amp. -- Original Message -- From: "Chuck McCown" <ch...@wbmfg.com <mailto:ch...@wbmfg.com>> To: af@afmug.com <mailto:af@afmug.com> Sent: 8/30/2017 11:18:36 AM Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Cost effective battery charging a

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2017-08-30 Thread Ryan Ray
at your load is. > > -- Original Message -- > From: "Steve Jones" <thatoneguyst...@gmail.com> > To: "af@afmug.com" <af@afmug.com> > Sent: 8/30/2017 11:36:38 AM > Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Cost effective battery charging and monitoring device > > wh

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2017-08-30 Thread Adam Moffett
/30/2017 11:36:38 AM Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Cost effective battery charging and monitoring device what does the shunt do in this case? On Wed, Aug 30, 2017 at 10:26 AM, Adam Moffett <dmmoff...@gmail.com> wrote: Yeah, up to 10 amp. -- Original Message -- From: "Chuck McCown&quo

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2017-08-30 Thread Steve Jones
017 11:18:36 AM > Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Cost effective battery charging and monitoring device > > I think Forrest has them on his site with the site monitors. > > *From:* Sam Lambie > *Sent:* Wednesday, August 30, 2017 9:15 AM > *To:* af@afmug.com > *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] Cost ef

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2017-08-30 Thread Adam Moffett
Yeah, up to 10 amp. -- Original Message -- From: "Chuck McCown" <ch...@wbmfg.com> To: af@afmug.com Sent: 8/30/2017 11:18:36 AM Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Cost effective battery charging and monitoring device I think Forrest has them on his site with the site monitors.

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2017-08-30 Thread Chuck McCown
I think Forrest has them on his site with the site monitors. From: Sam Lambie Sent: Wednesday, August 30, 2017 9:15 AM To: af@afmug.com Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Cost effective battery charging and monitoring device Parallel. Site Monitor! Now where can I get a shunt? On Wed, Aug 30, 2017 at 9

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2017-08-30 Thread Sam Lambie
t:* Wednesday, August 30, 2017 9:06 AM > *To:* af@afmug.com > *Subject:* [AFMUG] Cost effective battery charging and monitoring device > > Hey all, > I am getting away from using APC at a couple of our sites and right now I > have installed a Tripp-Lite APS750 connected to 4 Deep c

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2017-08-30 Thread Chuck McCown
4 batts in series or parallel? Shunt + sitemonitor would be a better way to go and you don’t have to write code. From: Sam Lambie Sent: Wednesday, August 30, 2017 9:06 AM To: af@afmug.com Subject: [AFMUG] Cost effective battery charging and monitoring device Hey all, I am getting away

[AFMUG] Cost effective battery charging and monitoring device

2017-08-30 Thread Sam Lambie
Hey all, I am getting away from using APC at a couple of our sites and right now I have installed a Tripp-Lite APS750 connected to 4 Deep cycle marine batteries for a total of 404 aH system. I'd like to be able to monitor the discharge rate of the batteries when power is out remotely. What have