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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Thanks for the observation. I forgot it will rectify to the peak voltage.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Kirk Herander<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>VT Solar, LLC <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><i><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Proven PV provider since 1991<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><a href="x-msg://519/www.vermontsolarnow.com"><span style='color:blue'>www.vermontsolarnow.com</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>dba Vermont Solar Engineering<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>NABCEP<sup>TM </sup>Inaugural Certificant<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>VT RE Incentive Program Partner<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>802.863.1202<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> RE-wrenches [mailto:re-wrenches-bounces@lists.re-wrenches.org] <b>On Behalf Of </b>jay peltz<br><b>Sent:</b> Monday, December 15, 2014 8:51 PM<br><b>To:</b> RE-wrenches<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [RE-wrenches] Programmable Battery Charger<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Hi Kirk,<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>If you use a 200vdc midnight CC you'll have no issues.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>When you rectify 120vac its up around 166vdc<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>( uses the peak vac which is around 170vac.)<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>For a 150vdc max controller ( midnite 150) or a 144vdc ( outback FM) then a buck transformer or standard transformer is the trick to reduce the AC and hence the DC for these lower voltage units.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>jay<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>peltz power<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal>On Dec 15, 2014, at 5:38 PM, Kirk Herander wrote:<o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><br><br><o:p></o:p></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>This has been discussed on this list in years past. It is possible to use an outback charge controller as a battery charger. You need to put the 120 AC into a bridge rectifier, then feed the 120 DC into the controller’s PV input. So you’ll have an 80 amp battery charger.</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'> </span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Kirk Herander</span></b><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>VT Solar, LLC</span></b><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><i><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Proven PV provider since 1991</span></i></b><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><a href="x-msg://519/www.vermontsolarnow.com">www.vermontsolarnow.com</a></span></b><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>dba Vermont Solar Engineering</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>NABCEP<sup>TM<span class=apple-converted-space> </span></sup>Inaugural Certificant</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>VT RE Incentive Program Partner</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>802.863.1202</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'> </span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span class=apple-converted-space><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> </span></span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>RE-wrenches <a href="mailto:[mailto:re-wrenches-bounces@lists.re-wrenches.org]">[mailto:re-wrenches-bounces@lists.re-wrenches.org]</a><span class=apple-converted-space> </span><b>On Behalf Of<span class=apple-converted-space> </span></b>Dan Tittmann<br><b>Sent:</b><span class=apple-converted-space> </span>Monday, December 15, 2014 8:18 PM<br><b>To:</b><span class=apple-converted-space> </span><a href="mailto:info@windsine.org">info@windsine.org</a>; RE-wrenches<br><b>Subject:</b><span class=apple-converted-space> </span>Re: [RE-wrenches] Programmable Battery Charger</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal>You can manually adjust Iotas with tweaking the potentiomiters while monitoring it with a god volt meter. But no time adjustment.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Daniel<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p></div></div></div></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><br clear=all><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Daniel Tittmann <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal>CTO<o:p></o:p></p></div></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Greenwired<o:p></o:p></p></div></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><a href="http://www.greenwired.com" target="_blank">www.greenwired.com</a><o:p></o:p></p></div></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><a href="mailto:daniel@greenwired.com" target="_blank">daniel@greenwired.com</a><o:p></o:p></p></div></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal>707-923-2001 (office)<o:p></o:p></p></div></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal>707-206-5088 (Cell)<o:p></o:p></p></div></div></div></div></div><div><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal>On Mon, Dec 15, 2014 at 4:21 PM, Windsine Inc. <<a href="mailto:windsine@gmail.com" target="_blank">windsine@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p></div><p>Check out Argus Technologies.<o:p></o:p></p><p>RoyR<o:p></o:p></p><div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal>On Dec 15, 2014 4:01 PM, "Larry" <<a href="mailto:larry@starlightsolar.com" target="_blank">larry@starlightsolar.com</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'>Wrenches,<br><br>Does anyone know of a 120/12 volt battery charger that can be programmed for absorb and float voltage and time in absorb mode? 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