<div dir="ltr">I went a more expensive route but never regretted it as I want a stable power supply for my SunFrost and 12V DC Pumps. I have an Iota AC to 12v DC charger/power supply which works with or without batteries. I have kept a 12V battery attached as it gives me 2nd level redundancy when my main bank hits low battery cutoff.... the DC equipment starts with a full battery. My 48V Outback is on all the time anyway and the small AC to DC loss is insignificant it my system and also when I monitor the outback system with Optics, I see all my loads, including the 12V DC Loads as one measurement.<div>I have been using this system for about 10 years with no problems. Most of the time the Iota is just coasting but if I need surge capacity, it can handle 30 amps. Also I left my 12V system in tack so I have some DC lights and anything else I want to plug into 12v (ie, charging a car battery, 12V laptop power cord) it is available. My 2 L16 batteries on the system are vurtually dead right now, probably no water in them, but the surface charge works with the Iota and no negative affects. </div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr">On Sat, Sep 15, 2018 at 10:58 AM Drake <<a href="mailto:drake.chamberlin@redwoodalliance.org">drake.chamberlin@redwoodalliance.org</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
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Since Solar Converters seems to have evaporated, I'm not sure where to
look for a 48 to 24 V DC to DC converter. Samplex 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><br>
<a name="m_8475125697856439948__MailAutoSig"></a>Drake Chamberlin<br>
<i>Athens Electric LLC<br>
OH License 44810<br>
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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