[RE-wrenches] Vanner - BP inverter

[William Miller]

Drake:

I am curious about the educational benefits of installing an inverter that 
is long obsolete and never significant in the market.  Wouldn't it make 
more sense to install even an SW or FX inverter?

William Miller


At 01:17 PM 9/27/2008, you wrote:
>Hello Wrenches,
>
>We are going to install an old inverter as an educational project at a 
>local college. We have no documentation on it, but it was made by Vanner 
>for BP.  It has a built in power center with PV charge controller.
>
>Does anyone have the documentation for this or related equipment?
>
>The charge control looks like the mercury switch that was used for a 
>charge control on the old Ananda / APT power centers.  Does anyone know 
>the rating of the charge controls used on these units?
>
>Thanks for your help.
>
>
>Drake Chamberlin