[RE-wrenches] Component Choices for MY RV - Apollo Solar?

[Bob Ellison]

Know how the lights blink when an inverter gets hit with a heavy load ? 
It seems to take them longer to recover than outback or even my 18 y/o heart interface inverters!
I would not think either problem would be hard to cure, everyone else has done it !

Dom't get me wrong, they are good inverters they just have these 2 warts that really should be improved

Merry Christmas,


Bob ellison



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Bob Ellison

On Dec 24, 2010, at 11:00 AM, jay peltz <jay at asis.com> wrote:

> Hi Bob,
> 
> Thanks for the input.
> 
> When you say "slow to recover from a voltage drop" can you be more specific?
> 
> jay
> 
> peltz power
> 
> 
> On Dec 23, 2010, at 4:58 PM, bob ellison wrote:
> 
>> There are a couple things on the Magnum inverters that you will learn about
>> after using one that really need to be corrected. 
>> DO NOT backfeed them, they are not protected like most other inverters. Back
>> feed them and BAD THINGS WILL HAPPEN! Read that as expensive.
>> 
>> Also the split phase 120/240 inverters are slow to recover from a voltage
>> drop. I have never noticed this on the 120 volt units but I don't have any
>> large loads anymore so I would not see it like someone with a well pump or
>> other large surge loads. I have had several calls about this from customers
>> and it is real. If this is a problem or not seems to depend on the customers
>> attitude, but it can be annoying.
>> 
>> At least they are still made here, and the service is good!
>> 
>> Bob Ellison
>> 
>> 
>> 
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