Trace SW again... [RE-wrenches]

[R. Sparks Scott]

>That is, will the SW drop into inverter mode with AC1 disconnected

	Carl;

	Sorry, it's sometimes hard to keep up with the thread of a topic when it
gets as involved as this one is.
	Yes, if AC 1 is disconnected, the inverter goes into straight 'Inverter'
mode, and if there are no loads, goes to sleep until it detects one. In my
SW 2512, I see 1.2 - 1.5 Ah of consumption overnight with the inverter idle.
	Of course, if AC 1 is disconnected, then there is no charge current, and
no charge regulation. This is a big danger to me, as I have 90 amps of PV,
plus any wind power coming in. If the grid fails, that current has nowhere
to go but the batteries. I've been meaning to connect another of the aux
relays in the Trace to kill the Todd DC-to-DC converter in the event of
terminal voltages in excess of 15+ volts, but it's "another project", and I
haven't gotten around to it yet.

	-S

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