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ffoegw

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Xantrex PowerHub
« on: November 27, 2006, 04:36:37 AM »


Anyone try this all in one RE powerhub yet.


http://www.xantrex.com/web/id/231/p/1/pt/30/product.asp


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Re: Xantrex PowerHub
« Reply #1 on: November 27, 2006, 12:50:50 PM »
It just came on the market, so I doubt anyone has had any experience with it yet.  Selling it exclusively at Canadian Tire is an interesting dimension.


It sounds like a UPS for a household, but with some extra DC inputs if you want to charge off your RE.  Not a bad idea, but not technically different from having one inverter and a separete charge controller - it's just all in the same box.


I would be very wary about thinking you can just plug this in, and when the power goes out - whoop - this thing picks up all the load.  If you happen to have the stove and the dryer going when this happens, expect nothing but a prolonged brown-out before the lights go out.  It is not sized to be a household backup power supply.  It might work for a little cottage with little power usage in the first place.


As usual, it's good for what it's designed for.  Don't push it farther than that.

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