<html><head></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; ">Wouldn't the Atkinson GSCM generator start module do what you need? It can send start and stop signals based on voltage. I'm not sure if those are still being made.<a href="http://atkinsonelectronics.com/manufacturing/product_pdfs/GSCM.pdf">http://atkinsonelectronics.com/manufacturing/product_pdfs/GSCM.pdf</a><div><br><div>
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<br><div><div>On Oct 15, 2015, at 4:51 PM, Chris Daum wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type="cite">
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<div dir="ltr" align="left"><span class="000384823-15102015"><font face="Arial"><font color="#0000ff"><font size="2">Yes, but how do you integrate a sensor with an
Iota? And I don't think they make a 30A (or higher would be fine, he's got
a bigass generator) 48V charger.... I got ears, but I've never heard
of such a thing. It just seems like a damn shame to buy a big inverter
when I just need a decent charger with an AGS module!<span class="906195023-15102015"> But I'm not technically inclined enough to rig
some voltage-sensitive relay, or the
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<div dir="ltr" align="left"><font color="#0000ff" size="2" face="Arial"><span class="000384823-15102015">--Chris @ the Oasis
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[mailto:re-wrenches-bounces@lists.re-wrenches.org] <b>On Behalf Of
</b><a href="mailto:boB@midnitesolar.com">boB@midnitesolar.com</a><br><b>Sent:</b> Thursday, October 15, 2015 5:29
PM<br><b>To:</b> info@windsine.org; RE-wrenches<br><b>Subject:</b> Re:
[RE-wrenches] AGS sensitive battery charger<br></font><br></div>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix"><br>We are not really advocating doing this. It
can cause nightmares in service and support.<br><br>If one really knows what
they are doing, it can be done (and has been done) but mere mortals should
not<br>be attempting to do this.<br><br>I would get a real AC to DC
charger. If IOTA isn't good enough, maybe Magnum's is<br>ready or
did I hear that the big "X" has had one or two of these for quite some
time now ?<br><br>Power factor corrected even ?<br><br>boB<br><br><br>On
10/15/2015 4:20 PM, Roy Rakobitsch wrote:<br></div>
<blockquote cite="mid:CAL2u1ufDo1UaUHJoK8Z=+rtu8DJ=sRoAONrOxtDe9k09uULpLQ@mail.gmail.com" type="cite"><p dir="ltr">The midnite classic 250 can do this fine. Rectify the generator
110vac to around 165vdc and feed into classic. Use Aux functions to start and
stop generator based on battery voltage or SOC %.</p><p dir="ltr">Roy Rakobitsch<br>NABCEP Certified Small Wind Installer®<br>NABCEP
Certified Solar PV Installer®<br>Certified Advanced Tower Climbing, Safety
& Rescue<br>Wind/PV Design Engineer<br>Windsine LLC<br>631-514-4166<br><a href="http://www.windsine.org/" moz-do-not-send="true">www.windsine.org</a></p>
<div class="gmail_quote">On Oct 15, 2015 6:15 PM, "Chris Daum" <<a href="mailto:chris@oasismontana.com" moz-do-not-send="true">chris@oasismontana.com</a>> wrote:<br type="attribution">
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<div dir="ltr" align="left"><span><font face="Arial"><font size="2">D<span>ear
people:</span></font></font></span></div>
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<div dir="ltr" align="left"><span><font face="Arial"><font size="2"><span>I'm
looking for an easy solution for battery charging off a generator, but
trying to save the cost of a big inverter. I have a customer who needs
to charge a 48V battery bank with a 30A charger off of a generator--but I
need it to sense when the battery voltage is low, so that the "device"
(charger) will automatically turn on the (2-wire start) generator and charge
the batteries. I am trying to avoid the cost of, say, a Magnum 4448PAE
with its AGS module, and just get a voltage sensitive battery charger.
Is this doable? Any ideas?</span></font></font></span></div>
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<div dir="ltr" align="left"><span><font face="Arial"><font size="2"><span>THANKS.</span></font></font></span></div>
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<div dir="ltr" align="left"><span><span><p><font size="2" face="Arial">Chris Daum<br>Oasis Montana Inc.<br><a href="tel:406-777-4309" target="_blank" moz-do-not-send="true" value="+14067774309">406-777-4309</a><br><a href="tel:406-777-0830" target="_blank" moz-do-not-send="true" value="+14067770830">406-777-0830</a>
fax<br><a href="http://www.oasismontana.com/" target="_blank" moz-do-not-send="true">www.oasismontana.com</a><span> </span><br>
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