<div dir="ltr">I recommend Victron Energy DC/DC converters. They come with a 5 year warranty.<div><br></div><div><div><img src="cid:ii_jm3ml02r0" alt="image.png" width="521" height="450"><br></div><div><br></div><div>Roberto Kruse</div><div>Sistemas de Energía</div><div>Costa Rica</div><div><br></div></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr">El sáb., 15 sept. 2018 a las 9:44, Sindelar Solar (&lt;<a href="mailto:Allan@sindelarsolar.com">Allan@sindelarsolar.com</a>&gt;) escribió:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
  
    
  
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    <p>While not as inexpensive as David&#39;s solution, I have used Mean
      Well converters with success. This manufacturer supplied the DC-DC
      step-down converters used by Wattsun for their tracker drives, so
      there&#39;s a pretty long history with them. Check out
      <a class="m_2908180365110703485moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://www.trcelectronics.com/View/Mean-Well/RSD-200C-48.shtml" target="_blank">https://www.trcelectronics.com/View/Mean-Well/RSD-200C-48.shtml</a>.</p>
    <p>Allan<br>
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    <div class="m_2908180365110703485moz-cite-prefix">On 9/15/2018 9:31 AM, David Katz wrote:<br>
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        <div dir="auto">I have had great luck using cheap LED drivers. 
          They say 110-240 vac input but they rectify the input to DC. 
          I have used them to run 12 and 24 volt stuff off of 48 vdc and
          even 400 vdc. They operate down to about 35 volts dc. They are
          available in a variety of output voltage and current. And they
          are isolated.   And they only cost a few dollars. </div>
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        <div><a href="https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.com%2Fulk%2Fitm%2F152134115704" target="_blank">https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.com%2Fulk%2Fitm%2F152134115704</a></div>
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      <div dir="auto">David Katz</div>
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          <div>On Sat, Sep 15, 2018 at 7:58 AM Drake &lt;<a href="mailto:drake.chamberlin@redwoodalliance.org" target="_blank">drake.chamberlin@redwoodalliance.org</a>&gt;
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              Since Solar Converters seems to have evaporated, I&#39;m not
              sure where to
              look for a 48 to 24 V DC to DC converter. Samlex has 24 to
              12. It seems
              like someone mentioned a Canadian company that makes
              these. <br>
              <br>
              I need to step down power from a 48 V battery bank to
              power El Sid pumps
              for an offgrid <font size="2">hydronic</font>  heating
              system.
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              Thanks,<br>
              <br>
              Drake <br>
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                CO License 3773<br>
                NABCEP Certified Solar PV <br>
                740-448-7328<br>
              </i><a href="http://athens-electric.com/" target="_blank">http://athens-electric.com/</a>
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