ez wire substitute [RE-wrenches]

[Jeff Clearwater, Village Power Design]

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Hi Erika,

The charge controls on EZWire systems are so poor and unreliable that 
I have always simply used the rectifier part of their box and not 
wired up the dump load circuit and hence don't use the charge 
control.  We also disconnected their meters too since the information 
was more misleading than useful.

I then added another MPPT dump load controller to the system like the 
Enermaxer when they were available.  Now I would probably recommend 
an MX60 if you can afford it and use it as a load control.  Or simply 
use a C40 or C60 in diversion mode.

Hope that helps!

Jeff C.



>Has anyone used a substitute for Southwest's EZ wire system to regulate
>battery charging, 24V on the 1000W machine?
>I thought for a moment tat a rectifier plus a Bergey 1kW controller would
>look very similar.
>
>thanks,
>Erika
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