[RE-wrenches] Off-grid non-inverter battery charger recommendations?

[Dave Palumbo]

There is a potentiometer on the board of the IOTA chargers that used to be
assessable through a hole in the cover. I adjusted a new one two weeks ago
and had to open it up to get at the pot. Adjusts up 15.6VDC with plug in and
14.8 with the jumper plug out.  Some of the older models would adjust up to
16.5V and the new ones may as well, I did not need that value with the last
charger.

 

These are very simple units that could be considered a fire hazard in the
wrong place/hands. I use for the lowest of the low budgets that are way, way
off-grid and always explain the caveat to not have flammable things anywhere
close to it. I had a couple of Todds spark off a number of years ago. Caused
some excitement.

-Dave

 

David Palumbo

Independent Power LLC 

462 Solar Way Drive

Hyde Park, VT 05655

www.independentpowerllc.com 

NABCEP Certified PV Installer

Vermont Solar Partner

24 Years Experience, (802) 888-7194 

 

 

 

From: re-wrenches-bounces at lists.re-wrenches.org
[mailto:re-wrenches-bounces at lists.re-wrenches.org] On Behalf Of William
Dorsett
Sent: Monday, October 15, 2012 2:27 PM
To: 'RE-wrenches'
Subject: Re: [RE-wrenches] Off-grid non-inverter battery charger
recommendations?

 

Thanks Aaron, but I need one that goes to 15.5 or 16V for equalizing the
bank. Just got this back from Iota:

 

"Iota does not make any chargers that go to 15 volts output for equalizing.

 

Thank you

Iota Engineering"

 

Xantrex TruCharge 20 at least has an equalize setting, though I don't know
how adjustable it is.

 

Bill Dorsett

Sunwrights

Manhattan, KS

From: re-wrenches-bounces at lists.re-wrenches.org
[mailto:re-wrenches-bounces at lists.re-wrenches.org] On Behalf Of Aaron
Mandelkorn
Sent: Monday, October 15, 2012 10:24 AM
To: RE-wrenches
Subject: Re: [RE-wrenches] Off-grid non-inverter battery charger
recommendations?

 

Check out Iota.

 

Aaron Mandelkorn

NABCEP Certified PV Installer

Renewable Energy Outfitters

Box 65 Salida, CO. 81201

(970)596-3744

reosolar at gmail.com

www.reosolar.com

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

On Oct 15, 2012, at 9:14 AM, William Dorsett wrote:

 

What brand recommendations do the group have for an battery charger to be
plugged into a genset? Used to be Todd but at some point they lost favor.
Thanks all.

 

Bill Dorsett

Sunwrights

1715 Leavenworth

Manhattan, KS

785/539-1956 Home/Office

 

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