Dump Load [RE-wrenches]

[Bob-O Schultze, Electron Connection]

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> Group,
Another little known ac dump trick is to feed a 240v element with 
120vac.  In my system, I feed a 4500W 240 element with 120vac and it 
dumps about 850 Watts. Just what I needed. Probably last forever.
Best, bob-o

> Good point Travis!  With Outback's inverter you can easily relay an AC
> dump - very appropriate and easier!  In this case I was using it to 
> hook
> into bergey's Xl-1 controller - so I was married to DC (although I 
> probably
> could have scratched my head enough and done an AC one based on 
> universal
> battery voltage which is what the bergey is looking at - I will ask 
> Todd at
> bergey about this).
>
> I did not go through the T-stat and the customer and I agreed that in 
> the
> rare case that this  1,500 watt element could take his tank too high 
> his
> tempering valve would avoid scalds and the PT valve would blow first
> (straight to a drain).  FAR from elegant but I simply do not see this
> happening.
>
> For a brighter energy future,
>
> Geoff Greenfield

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