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May I use Ghurd's Dump Load Controller for a 12v 100A battery? | 10 comments (10 topical, editorial)
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by valterra on Sat May 17th, 2008 at 09:20:42 PM MST
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I don't know why I didn't think about that.  I am planning to build my kids a "treeless tree house" and wanted to mount a small genny on top... (probably my 20v Ametek with another 4' duoblade) and I wanted some way to run stuff off of it without batteries.  You know, sort of "grid tie without the grid" if that makes sense.  No wind (or sun if I do solar instead) then no power.

Voltage too low is okay for the cheesy 12v radio or whatever, but I didn't know how to keep, say, 20 volts going in to it when the wind kicked up.  GHurds controller could start "dumping" around 12v and enough loads would stall out that genny enough to keep it down.  But man, didn't you have to be careful to balance your loads?  Cuz I know in my case that the light stalled it to the point that it would dim out, then come back, then dim.... like a really lame strobe light.



May I use Ghurd's Dump Load Controller for a 12v 100A battery? | 10 comments (10 topical, 0 editorial)

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