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What is your System Voltage ?

12 volt   185 votes - 36 %
24 volt   86 votes - 16 %
36 volt   2 votes - 0 %
48 volt   42 votes - 8 %
Higher   41 votes - 8 %
Planning 12 volt   43 votes - 8 %
Planning 24 volt   25 votes - 4 %
Planning 36 or 48 volt   25 votes - 4 %
Planning Higher voltage   21 votes - 4 %
I Don't Have a System   41 votes - 8 %
 
511 Total Votes
What is your System Voltage ? | 6 comments
Re: (3.00 / 0) (#1)
by wooferhound (tim((NoSpamAt))wooferhound.com) on Tue Apr 22nd, 2008 at 06:10:43 PM MST
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There is 1 vote for 36 volts
I wonder how that is being used ?

W o o f -={(


Re: (3.00 / 0) (#2)
by ghurd on Wed Apr 23rd, 2008 at 06:35:37 AM MST
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I know a guy using 19.2V.
G-

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Re: (3.00 / 0) (#3)
by la7qz on Wed Apr 23rd, 2008 at 06:42:40 AM MST
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Hi

I replaced the batteries on a trawler type motoryacht using 32V a few months back. Four 8V batteries in series. We had to special order them. I tried recommending converting to 24V.

Owen
If you're not living on the edge, you're taking up too much space.
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Re: (3.00 / 0) (#6)
by DanB (danb@*no spam*otherpower.com) on Sat Apr 26th, 2008 at 05:46:56 PM MST
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36V is not that common but definitely used.  Trace built some SW inverters for 36V, I know that African Windpower built 36V machines, and I expect the C40 charge controller works fine for 36V.  Not common  -  but definitely in use.

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Re: (3.00 / 0) (#4)
by wooferhound (tim((NoSpamAt))wooferhound.com) on Wed Apr 23rd, 2008 at 11:50:33 PM MST
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After over 200 votes the results are approximately
  1. % - 12 volt
  2. % - 24 volt
  3. % - 48 volt
  4. % - Higher voltage
  5. % - Planning a system
  6. % - No system at all
 
W o o f -={(


Re: (3.00 / 0) (#5)
by Nothing40 (phattymo (at) gmail (dot) com) on Sat Apr 26th, 2008 at 04:51:03 PM MST
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I'm all 12V here,with the exception of a 24V UPS. The UPS has a couple car batteries connected to it,since the original SLA's were long dead. So far it seems to work great,and I've maxxed out the UPS's runtime meter "99:00"minutes!


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