[RE-wrenches] Magnum MS 4448 AE issues

2012-12-23 Thread Howie Michaelson
Hi All, I am trying to help my brother-in-law figure out if he can continue using his Magnum MS 4448 AE in his now off-grid home in Nova Scotia which we installed about 3 years ago as at the time a battery backup inverter. I would preface the following with the information that he is a very

Re: [RE-wrenches] Magnum MS 4448 AE issues

2012-12-23 Thread Ray Walters
I've seen those dips in output voltage from almost all off grid inverters under load. They either dip the voltage or worse (like an old Trace SW5548) just shut off. Outback for instance just has a constant 50 amp output for 5 sec, and lets the voltage dip a bunch on surges. The idea is to

Re: [RE-wrenches] Magnum MS 4448 AE issues

2012-12-23 Thread John Berdner
-wrenches.org] On Behalf Of Ray Walters Sent: Sunday, December 23, 2012 10:03 AM To: ho...@catamountsolar.com; RE-wrenches Subject: Re: [RE-wrenches] Magnum MS 4448 AE issues I've seen those dips in output voltage from almost all off grid inverters under load. They either dip the voltage or worse

Re: [RE-wrenches] Magnum MS 4448 AE issues

2012-12-23 Thread jay peltz
Hi Howie, You can set the diversion control of the FM-80 to SS relay mode which will PWM the load, AC or DC While I think this will take care of your problem you might have some flicker while its PWM'ing if you are switching an AC load. Another option is to use cascading smaller dump loads,

Re: [RE-wrenches] Magnum MS 4448 AE issues

2012-12-23 Thread John Berdner
-wrenches-boun...@lists.re-wrenches.org [mailto:re-wrenches-boun...@lists.re-wrenches.org] On Behalf Of jay peltz Sent: Sunday, December 23, 2012 10:16 AM To: ho...@catamountsolar.com; RE-wrenches Subject: Re: [RE-wrenches] Magnum MS 4448 AE issues Hi Howie, You can set the diversion control

Re: [RE-wrenches] Magnum MS 4448 AE issues

2012-12-23 Thread Jeremy Rodriguez- All Solar Inc.
-wrenches.org Reply-To: ho...@catamountsolar.com, RE-wrenches re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org Subject: [RE-wrenches] Magnum MS 4448 AE issues Hi All, I am trying to help my brother-in-law figure out if he can continue using his Magnum MS 4448 AE in his now off-grid home in Nova Scotia which