[RE-wrenches] Generator brains

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Using a Atksen Gen wizard will allow the installer to have a; start on low starter battery voltage as well as start on low temp feature. If its a propane unit I always use the carb heater 1) helps the unit start &20 cycles the unit more often in the winter due to the load of the carb heater. OR Why don't you set the ex period for a shorter cycle say 3 days? 
On Jul 16, 2015, at 11:03 AM, frenergy wrote:

> Wrenches,
> 
>      We recently discussed the significant load the brains of  many gensets requires, especially in off-grid.  I have been trying to keep the start battery and brains of a Kohler 14KW gen charged with a ~40 PV.  This works fine until the winter.
> 
>      Any issues with keeping that PV connected (with its charge controller) and re-connecting the supplied-by-Kohler power source connection to keep the battery and brains happy?  I would like to think the PV would take some of the load off the AC connection to the main off-grid system, with no conflicts.
> 
> TIA
> 
> Bill
> Feather River Solar Electric 
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