low amp battery charging & DR search [RE-wrenches]

[jay peltz]

Hi Bob-O,

Whew I was beginning to think I had lost it!!

I have taken the main point to heart though and am now trying to convince them that
to go with say 2/0 AL will give them like 20 amps at 4.5% loss.  I'll stick with
120, keep the T-former outof it as the price is about the same with the cost of the
Tformer and then there is the power loss of the tformer.  I like Kurts suggestion
for lightning arrestors.

thanks,

jay

"Bob-O Schultze, Electron Connection" wrote:

> Jay, you are closer. Turns out I was using meters, not feet in my
> calculations. Brain Fart.
> I get 2.9% using #4 CU, 120vac and 5A. Still be good to go with 240vac, though.
> bob-O
>
> >In regards to the voltage drop, I calced more like #4cu wire at
> >1000' 120v at 2.2%
> >loss.
>
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