<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif">With the Sol-Ark (or other DC coupled inverter/charge controller combinations such as the Envy), will the system pass through solar power if the inverter has turned off on LBCO? If not, then these alternative methods for powering the RSD signal generators won't make a difference, correct?</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif">And does anyone know about the built in signal generator in the Envy (or others?) continue to work if the inverter has shut down on LBCO? If not, wouldn't using the built in signal generators cause a significant headache in those circumstances?<br clear="all"></div><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr">Howie Michaelson<br></div></div></div><br></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Tue, Feb 20, 2024 at 12:42 PM Sam Haraldson via RE-wrenches <<a href="mailto:re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org">re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><span style="color:rgb(80,0,80)"><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><div>What I recommended while at AEE was to use a 48VDC to 12VDC converter to power the Tigo and APS transmitters. This works well. Here's the one I recommended if it's still available:  <a href="https://www.onlinecomponents.com/mean-well/ddr30l12-50161036.html" target="_blank">mean-well/ddr30l12</a>    I never had any negative feedback using this with a Sol-Ark and APS devices. </div></div></blockquote><div><br></div></span><div>We have two recent installations employing a similar solution.  If it's helpful I've attached a couple photos showing the converter and transmitter that pair nicely with the suggested one-lines shared by Bradley.  This is from a Sol-Ark/Fortress eVault installation with AP Smart RSD.  </div><div><br></div><div>Cheers,</div><div>Sam</div></div><div class="gmail_quote"><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">
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