Trying to figure out if they are waterproof. Would make life much easier if I could mount it outside...
On Fri, Nov 8, 2013 at 9:54 AM, Eric Flanery <eflan...@fsr.com> wrote: > I think they are actually the same physical size, and use the same case. > > > > Perhaps the heat sink is larger. > > > > --Eric > > > > *From:* wireless-boun...@wispa.org [mailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.org] *On > Behalf Of *Mike Lyon > *Sent:* Friday, November 08, 2013 9:48 AM > > *To:* WISPA General List > *Subject:* Re: [WISPA] Network enabled solar controllers > > > > Good point. I may go that route instead. I was just looking at the > footprint of it, The 60 looks much larger... > > > > On Fri, Nov 8, 2013 at 9:46 AM, Eric Flanery <eflan...@fsr.com> wrote: > > Since the price difference between the 45 and the 60 is only ~$100, it > seemed well worth it. An Ethernet-ModBus bridge would cost nearly that > much, and we wanted to avoid extra complexity. > > > > Having the extra controller capacity also allows us to add a few extra > panels in the future, if needed, without significant re-wiring. > > > > --Eric > > > > *From:* wireless-boun...@wispa.org [mailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.org] *On > Behalf Of *Mike Lyon > *Sent:* Friday, November 08, 2013 9:38 AM > > > *To:* WISPA General List > *Subject:* Re: [WISPA] Network enabled solar controllers > > > > Yeah, that's the downside :( > > > > > > > > On Fri, Nov 8, 2013 at 9:36 AM, Eric Flanery <eflan...@fsr.com> wrote: > > The MPPT-45 doesn’t have an Ethernet interface, so you would need an > additional device to bridge ModBus. > > > > --Eric > > > > *From:* wireless-boun...@wispa.org [mailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.org] *On > Behalf Of *Mike Lyon > *Sent:* Friday, November 08, 2013 9:35 AM > *To:* WISPA General List > *Subject:* Re: [WISPA] Network enabled solar controllers > > > > I'm looking at the MPPT-45... > > > > On Fri, Nov 8, 2013 at 9:32 AM, Eric Flanery <eflan...@fsr.com> wrote: > > We use the MorningStar TriStar MPPT-60. > > ModBus over TCP was a bit of a pain to get working; but once it is setup, > it works great. > > We did have a problem where the units would revert to their default IP > addresses, months later, for no apparent reason. All other settings stuck. > We worked around this by just letting them keep their default IP, and > re-mapped it via NAT at the router. > > No problems on the charging side, and the custom cutoff feature is awesome. > > --Eric > > > -----Original Message----- > From: wireless-boun...@wispa.org [mailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.org] On > Behalf Of Mike Lyon > Sent: Friday, November 08, 2013 7:55 AM > To: WISPA General List > Subject: [WISPA] Network enabled solar controllers > > What is everyone using? > > -Mike > > _______________________________________________ > Wireless mailing list > Wireless@wispa.org > http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless > _______________________________________________ > Wireless mailing list > Wireless@wispa.org > http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless > > > > > > -- > > Mike Lyon > > 408-621-4826 > > mike.l...@gmail.com > > > > http://www.linkedin.com/in/mlyon > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Wireless mailing list > Wireless@wispa.org > http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless > > > > > > -- > > Mike Lyon > > 408-621-4826 > > mike.l...@gmail.com > > > > http://www.linkedin.com/in/mlyon > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Wireless mailing list > Wireless@wispa.org > http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless > > > > > > -- > > Mike Lyon > > 408-621-4826 > > mike.l...@gmail.com > > > > http://www.linkedin.com/in/mlyon > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Wireless mailing list > Wireless@wispa.org > http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless > > -- Mike Lyon 408-621-4826 mike.l...@gmail.com http://www.linkedin.com/in/mlyon
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