low temp charge control [RE-wrenches]

Greg Egan gegan at renewalaska.com
Wed Feb 26 21:16:10 PST 2003


Drake,

I've had excellent results using the Sunsaver 6's and 10's. My customers use
them for mountain top repeaters and the like. I'm sure they've seen colder than
-40F for extended periods. Morningstar claims they ahve ~ 3 failures per 1000.
I know of ~ 100 in the field with one failure so far.

Greg Egan

Electrical Energy wrote:

> Does anyone know of a reliable low temperature 12 volt, 8 amp continuous
> charge controller that is good for gel batteries.   Lyncom units failed two
> years in a row during cold snaps in the mountains of Colorado.  The control
> needs to be good for at least -20 F.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Drake
>
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Greg Egan
Alaska Renewable Energy
981 Gold Mine Trail Fairbanks, Alaska 99712
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