[RE-wrenches] off-grid pump controls

2008-09-08 Thread Mendocino Solar Service
Hello Wrenchers, I'm sure some of you guys and gals are familiar with this one: We have a customer with an off-grid studio building that gets little use, but has a nice 1.5 kw Unisolar array going unused most days. The owner wants to use the excess capacity to pump water from a well into

Re: [RE-wrenches] off-grid pump controls

2008-09-08 Thread mick abraham
Bruce @ Medocino Solar asked about the best control strategy for making a pump run only after the battery completes its absorption phase. Mick says: The Morningstar Relay Driver might help. It seems very versatile but also a bit tricky to figure out. One must really think like a controls

Re: [RE-wrenches] off-grid pump controls

2008-09-08 Thread Richard L Ratico
Bruce, You may have already seen this on the Outback Users Forum, in the thread titled, How do I use every last electron? http://www.outbackpower.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=29t=2865 Most of the discussion applies to the FX60 FX80, but I think there were some tips for the MX60 as well. Dick