5000W/ 48V water heater dump load element [RE-wrenches]

[Jay Peltz, Peltz Power]

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HI Hugh,

Do you like the Tristar external relay package?
thanks and happy holiday

jay

peltz power
On Dec 23, 2006, at 8:35 AM, Hugh Piggott wrote:

>
> I normally recommend using a water heater on the tristar  
> controllers I install.  It's well worth the hassle if there is a  
> significant amount of power being dumped.  I use a relay (battery  
> or inverter powered) via the thermostat to transfer the current to  
> a space heater when the water is hot.  Obviously the relay needs to  
> be able to handle the current, which tends to be high.  Also you  
> will need a suitable wire run from the battery shed to the hot  
> water tank.  A bit of power loss in this wire run is no big deal.
> -- 
> Hugh
>
> Scoraig Wind Electric
> http://www.scoraigwind.co.uk/
>


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