<div dir="ltr">Tell your client that the Outback Radian is an "inverter/charger" and the only things that need to programmed for charging via generator or grid are bulk, absorb, float and equalize. Nothing needs to be set on automatic. Adding an external charger would be a waste of money. How about telling them "Whenever the generator is running, it powers your big load and still uses all extra energy to charge the battery bank?"</div><div class="gmail_extra"><br clear="all"><div><div class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><span style="font-size:12.8000001907349px">Dan Fink</span><div style="font-size:12.8000001907349px">Adjunct Professor of Solar Energy Technology, Ecotech Institute</div><div style="font-size:12.8000001907349px">IREC Certified Instructor™ for: </div><div style="font-size:12.8000001907349px">~ PV Installation Professional</div><div style="font-size:12.8000001907349px">~ Small Wind Installer</div><div style="font-size:12.8000001907349px">Executive Director, Buckville Energy</div><div style="font-size:12.8000001907349px">NABCEP Registered Continuing Education Providers™<br><a href="tel:970.672.4342" value="+19706724342" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank">970.672.4342</a></div><br> </div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>
<br><div class="gmail_quote">On Fri, Jun 10, 2016 at 8:56 AM, Howie Michaelson <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:howie@suncatchervt.com" target="_blank">howie@suncatchervt.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><div><div>Gary,<br></div>Is this an off-grid system? In any case, there is no reason that connecting the generator through the Radian means the batteries will charge automatically. And to not use the native charging capabilities of the Radian doesn't make much sense financially or functionally. Any other charger will either not charge the bank very well or will add substantial cost and control issues.<br><br></div>Howie<br><div><div><div class="gmail_extra"><br clear="all"><div><div data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><span style="color:rgb(120,63,4)"><b>Howie Michaelson</b></span><br><font size="1"><i>NABCEP Certified Solar PV Installer™</i></font><br><span style="color:rgb(106,168,79)"></span>Sun Catcher, LLC<br><span style="color:rgb(68,68,68)"><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><font size="2">Renewable Energy Systems Sales and Service<br>VT Solar Electric Incentive Partner</font><span></span></span></span><br><span style="color:rgb(180,95,6)"><a href="tel:802-272-0004" value="+18022720004" target="_blank">802-272-0004</a></span></div></div></div>
<br><div class="gmail_quote"><div><div class="h5">On Fri, Jun 10, 2016 at 10:50 AM, gary easton <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:gary@arp-solar.com" target="_blank">gary@arp-solar.com</a>></span> wrote:<br></div></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div><div class="h5">I have a customer that has an 8 kW outback radian system with a 516amphr 48 volt battery bank. He also has a large generator to power some large loads. He does not want the generator tied to the outback. He does not like automatic features but would like to run a simple battery charger whenever he has the generator running. Is this an issue with the outback system? And if not does anyone have a charger they recommend in this application? <span><font color="#888888"><br><br>-- <br>Sent from Gmail Mobile<br>
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