[RE-wrenches] 2 stacked Schneider SWs run 53 Locked Rotor Amps Septic Macerator?

Jeff Clearwater jeffc at villagepowerdesign.com
Tue Jul 23 23:27:32 EDT 2019


Thanks for the tip! I'll check the firmware.

Dave Angelini Offgrid Solar wrote on 7/22/19 9:11 AM:

> Hi Jeff,
>
> I am not going to guess if this will work, it should.  I use XW's 
> because they start anything I have come across.
>
> If you do this, make sure but SW's have the latest and same firmware. 
> There were problems with stacked SW's early on in their development.
>
> *Dave Angelini Offgrid Solar "we go where powerlines don't" 
> http://members.sti.net/offgridsolar/ e-mail offgridsolar at sti.net 
> <mailto:offgridsolar at sti.net> text 209 813 0060*
>
> On Mon, 22 Jul 2019 07:26:07 -0700, Jeff Clearwater 
> <jeffc at villagepowerdesign.com> wrote:
>
>> Hey Esteemed Wrenches,
>>
>> So I recently built a power trailer with a single 4 KW (4048) 
>> Schneider SW for a client with a moderate cabin lifestyle.
>>
>> But he lives on a high hill and even though his 2 HP Macerator is 
>> only rated at 15 amps continuous that baby starts up with a whopping 
>> kick - probably close to or at it's 53 Amps Locked Rotor rating.
>>
>> The SW has the following surge capability:
>>
>> SW 4048 Rated@ 240 Volts:
>> Continuous - 15.2 Amps 3700 Watts
>> 30 Minutes - 18.3 Amps 4400 Watts
>> 5 Secs - 29.2 Amps 7000 Watts
>> Max (100ms?) - 41 Amps - 9840 Watts
>>
>> Can I be confidant that 2 stacked SWs will start this baby?
>>
>> Any experience with similar macerators - or simply educated guesses?
>>
>> Thanks!
>>
>> Jeff
>>
> -- 
>   
> *Dave Angelini Offgrid Solar "we go where powerlines don't" 
> http://members.sti.net/offgridsolar/ e-mail offgridsolar at sti.net 
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