HoustonFirefox
Active Member
I know we have some sharp characters on the forums so I thought I would throw this out there to catch anything I might have missed.
Scenario:
1) I have a 3.1kw 12v solar array feeding into a bank of deep cycle batteries (2.1k ah total at 12v)
2) Using the Elk, it would be nice to monitor both the battery levels as well as the voltage from the solar panels (12v, 24vdc open circuit).
Obviously shooting 2,100 amps of DC current into the Elk would probably be a bad idea so I figured I'd check here to see if someone is already doing this.
The solar panels (under load) hold pretty steady around 13.2 volts but can shoot up to 24volts if the charge regulator is disconnected so having 3,100 watts of power (129 amps at 24vdc) shoot into the Elk would probably not be wise either.
Somehow Isolation circuits come to mind not to mention the look on the face of Elks engineers when the unit is sent back for "repair"
Gentlemen, this is a highly charged topic so any advice would be appreciated (sorry for the pun)
Thanks!
Scenario:
1) I have a 3.1kw 12v solar array feeding into a bank of deep cycle batteries (2.1k ah total at 12v)
2) Using the Elk, it would be nice to monitor both the battery levels as well as the voltage from the solar panels (12v, 24vdc open circuit).
Obviously shooting 2,100 amps of DC current into the Elk would probably be a bad idea so I figured I'd check here to see if someone is already doing this.
The solar panels (under load) hold pretty steady around 13.2 volts but can shoot up to 24volts if the charge regulator is disconnected so having 3,100 watts of power (129 amps at 24vdc) shoot into the Elk would probably not be wise either.
Somehow Isolation circuits come to mind not to mention the look on the face of Elks engineers when the unit is sent back for "repair"
Gentlemen, this is a highly charged topic so any advice would be appreciated (sorry for the pun)
Thanks!