[RE-wrenches] Magnum Energy Remote Control

[Brian Faley]

Hi Jeff, Wrenches,

 

Magnum specifically designed the ARC (Advanced Remote Control) for
off-grid applications so that all of the possible custom settings are
available. We strongly recommend it for several reasons:

 

1)      A customer without a remote is left with no information on
inverter operation or troubleshooting.

2)      Even if they have a simple question it results in a phone call
either to the factory or dealer, leaving the customer feeling helpless.

3)      It reduces service calls and provides piece of mind to the
customer who now has the ability to see what is going on with their
system.

4)      It provides status information about their battery, AC/Gen
input, inverter operating point and charging current.

 

One of the main reasons for dealers not wanting to leave a remote is
that customers have a tendency to "push buttons" and mess things up. The
Magnum ARC has password protection for the SETUP button,  plus it is
much easier to navigate than other remotes so customers have a much
easier time understanding the remote.

 

The Magnum remote controls store the user settings internally in
non-volatile memory. An inverter may be 'programmed' by plugging a
remote into it - thus transferring the settings to the inverter. The
remote may then be unplugged from the inverter and the custom settings
remain in the inverter until DC power to the inverter is reset. 

 

Here are some of the features of the ARC

 

1)      Has all the settings required for offgrid and backup power

2)      All Auto Gen Start and Battery Monitor settings and displays are
included

3)      Password protected SETUP button for those desiring to lockout
end users

4)      FAVS button allows limited access to settings end users may need
on occasion without a password

5)      CTRL button allows manual control of  a generator start/stop
(AGS required

 

 

Regards,

Brian

 

 

Brian Faley

Chief Engineer

Magnum Energy Inc.

2211 West Casino Rd

Everett, WA 98204

Ph 425-353-8833

www.magnumenergy.com

 

 

 

 

From: re-wrenches-bounces at lists.re-wrenches.org
[mailto:re-wrenches-bounces at lists.re-wrenches.org] On Behalf Of Jeff
Yago
Sent: Thursday, June 28, 2012 7:09 AM
To: Allan at positiveenergysolar.com; 'RE-wrenches'
Subject: Re: [RE-wrenches] Magnum Energy Remote Control

 

We recently started stocking the Magnum Energy inverters and when we had
a few installations requiring some adjustments to the default settings
we were advised to order the Magnum Energy Remote Control.  However, we
then found out that this is a stripped down control and we needed to
order the "Advanced" version of this control. 

 

Our plan was to keep this in the assembly area and use anytime we have a
Magnum inverter that needs modification of the setpoints.  However,
after ordering all these different models and controls it appears some
or all of these setpoints in the inverter go back to default if we
un-plug the remote control.  Is this correct??    

 

We have many projects that either the client does not want the remote
control, will not pay the extra cost for the remote control, or we do
not want them attempting to change these settings.  Is there a way to
use the remote to make these changes and then ship out the inverter with
the modifications without the needing to include the remote control. 

 

Thanks,

 

Jeff Yago

 

 

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