Re: [RE-wrenches] Hydro Diversion Controls

2012-11-22 Thread David Katz
might not need control at all if it is a few hundred amp hours of flooded battery. David Katz. Sent from my HTC smartphone on the Now Network from Sprint! - Reply message - From: "William Miller" To: "RE-wrenches" Subject: [RE-wrenches] Hydro Diversion Controls Dat

Re: [RE-wrenches] Hydro Diversion Controls

2012-11-22 Thread larry
technology as low as 0.1 amperes.Larry CrutcherStarlight Solar Power Systems Original Message Subject: Re: [RE-wrenches] Hydro Diversion Controls From: jay peltz <j...@asis.com> Date: Thu, November 22, 2012 12:22 pm To: RE-wrenches <re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org> Hi

Re: [RE-wrenches] Hydro Diversion Controls

2012-11-22 Thread jay peltz
Hi William If the hydro is only 2 amps, I would argue that you don't diversion at all. The float current expect for a really small battery bank is higher than that. So unless you want/need it for some other reason, I would not install one. jay peltz power On Nov 22, 2012, at 11:18 AM, William

Re: [RE-wrenches] Hydro Diversion Controls

2012-11-22 Thread William Miller
David: Interesting idea. The added benefit is if the relay gets stuck, it won't destroy the battery bank. The diversion load must equal or exceed the output of the hydro, correct? The load we have will draw 38 amps at 24 vdc, the hydro will put out 2 amps. Sounds like I have enough headro

Re: [RE-wrenches] Hydro Diversion Controls

2012-11-21 Thread David Katz
David Katz Sent from my HTC smartphone on the Now Network from Sprint! - Reply message - From: "William Miller" To: "RE-wrenches" Subject: [RE-wrenches] Hydro Diversion Controls Date: Wed, Nov 21, 2012 12:34 pm Friends: I have just two micro-hydro clients, too few

[RE-wrenches] Hydro Diversion Controls

2012-11-21 Thread William Miller
Friends: I have just two micro-hydro clients, too few to have dedicated as much time as I should to educate myself. I appreciate any help on these questions: I need to rework a diversion control system. 1. I am going to use a mercury wetted relay driven by the Aux relay in an FX inverter se