<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto">Midnite DIY 3024<div><br><div>All the way.</div><div>120vac in & out & an all-in -one.</div><div>Very lightweight & fairly easy to understand.</div><div><br></div><div>Small camps, easy \u2026</div><div><br id="lineBreakAtBeginningOfSignature"><div dir="ltr">Amanda Potter<div>Energy Storage Specialist</div><div>NABCEP <span style="font-size: 13pt;">PV Installation Professional</span><div>NYSERDA Eligible PV Installer</div><div><div>Adirondack Battery & Solar, LLC</div><div>Potsdam, NY </div><div><span style="font-size: 13pt;">(315) 212-2114 Call/ Text</span></div></div></div></div><div dir="ltr"><br><blockquote type="cite">On Jul 31, 2024, at 11:22\u202fAM, John Blittersdorf via RE-wrenches <re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org> wrote:<br><br></blockquote></div><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr">\ufeff<div dir="ltr">Chasm<div> The big question is the 12V requirements. If they don't use 12V directly, they can go up in voltage to make the system</div><div>more efficient. I'm working on an upgrade for a client with the exact same setup. The old DR needs replacing and we care considering</div><div>Lithium batteries. With a 24V system, or better yet, a 48V system will make adding more solar a lot easier. I may suggest to my customer</div><div>a used outback VFX3524 to save money as I have one in a recent trade-in.</div><div><br></div><div> If you want to go with the latest technology, Victron makes some</div><div>really nice stuff with bluetooth communication. Just need to have internet to download the app. Depends on how techy your customer is. </div><div>Some like idiot lights, some simple clear readouts and some are connected to their smart phones. </div><div><br></div><div>John Blittersdorf.</div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Tue, Jul 30, 2024 at 7:47\u202fPM Chad Waits 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 class="gmail_default" style="font-size:large">Gentlemen,</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:large"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:large">I ask for this help with the caveat that I have very little knowledge of the specifics of the site in question, as the owners have poor records and the site is 3000 miles away from me...</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:large"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:large">That being said, I have a client with a second home in Maine. They have a generator that currently feeds an old Trace DR inverter to charge (what appears to be from photos) a smallish sized battery bank. They don't have the information locally on the battery capacity, but the bank is lead acid and is configured at 12V. It appears the inverter may have finally stopped working and they are looking to replace it with a true sine wave version. </div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:large"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:large">We exited the off-grid market a couple years ago, so I haven't kept up on this stuff.. What would a good replacement be? We've used a Magnum version for a similar project back here in AZ back in 2019, but it appears they may have left that line behind?... The generator is rated at 10kW and the homestead is located at roughly sea level. 120V output is fine.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:large"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:large">Any help would be appreciated.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:large"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:large">Thanks!</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:large"><br></div><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><font color="#000000" size="4" face="trebuchet ms, sans-serif">Chad Waits<br>President - Net Zero Solar<br></font></div><div><font color="#000000" size="4" face="trebuchet ms, sans-serif">945 W. Silverlake Rd, Tucson AZ 85713</font></div><div><font color="#000000" size="4" face="trebuchet ms, sans-serif">Cell: (520) 270-4873</font></div><div><font color="#000000" size="4" face="trebuchet ms, sans-serif">AZROC #248710,#259756</font></div><div><img width="96" height="33" src="https://ci3.googleusercontent.com/mail-sig/AIorK4zMcUl5EhjemfzUnd46zPDuJwyFURzd7bNuklolvQ37rwiNtc0YPbqwUUg3S1lnCs0T7PyfxVg" data-unique-identifier=""><br></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>
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