Battery Charger Options [RE-wrenches]

[Darryl Thayer]

HI Bruce and Travis
The MX60 has a current limit built in.  I have been
told that some of the other charge controllers do not.
The MX60 can have up to 120 volts DC max (not RMS) on
the input and still limit the current on a 12 volt
battery.  

But lets hope Chris or other OutBack folks inform us.
Darryl

--- Bruce Geddes <b.geddes at clear.net.nz> wrote:
> 
> Hi Travis,
> 
> > I assume that if I hooked up a 24 volt battery to
> the PV side of the
> > MX60 and tried to output 15 volts that the magic
> smoke would come out of
> > the MX60.  Anybody want to loan me one of theirs
> so I can try?
> 
> I would expect so but it may pay to check with the
> Outback guys.  To me the
> 24V battery would be like an unlimited current
> source so the MX60 would have
> trouble finding MPP and probably well exceed 60A
> trying to do so - hence the
> smoke escapes.  The only way to do this would be to
> get a current source
> that is limited to the maximum charge current you
> want into your AGM's and
> within the limits of the MX60.
> 
> Cheers,
> Bruce Geddes
> PowerOn
> 
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