center tap and SC voltage converter [RE-wrenches]

[Allan Sindelar]

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Geoff,
Thank you for the point that a center tap would draw load that the
Tri-Metric monitor would not "see". To me, that is a definitive reason for
avoiding any balancing equalizer function. The existing system has a TriMet
TM2020 we installed several years ago. We are strong advocates of TriMets
and put them in virtually all of our battery-based systems (does wonders for
telephone troubleshooting!) and a base load of the Sun Frost would make the
TriMet much less accurate; especially so with only 360 Ahr of battery
storage.

So thank you, Michael, Ian, and others with Vanner and equalizer
recommendations, but I don't think I can go that route. Anyone else use a
converter with a story to tell?

Allan at Pos NRG

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Geoff Greenfield" <Geoff at Third-Sun.Com>

I have done it both ways with the SC units - no probs yet - new ones seem to
have internal fusing, otherwise budget for fuse/breaker requirements.

Either approach works - center tap and equalization allows unlimited
amps/surge for load (buy smallest unit), BUT dedicated "DC transformer"
approach allows your system metering to catch the load.  If you want the
trimetric amps and cumulative AH meter to be accurate it will not see the
center tapped load correctly.


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