I have also done that with two generators, but when I switched inputs from gen to grid, the AC in amps changed, but the charger amps stayed the same. Am I missing something? Is that a mate3 thing? (I have a mate, not a mate3).
--vtMaps
No, not missing anything.
The preferred maximum rate of charge is based on the battery bank; the source of the charging is irrelevant to this because the battery bank size doesn't change.
I have also done that with two generators, but when I switched inputs from gen to grid, the AC in amps changed, but the charger amps stayed the same. Am I missing something? Is that a mate3 thing? (I have a mate, not a mate3).
--vtMaps
Your correct on that, I blew that one. The charger amps have to be reset if you want it to be different on each Generator. I don't change mine often because the GFV doesn't pull that many amps (12 amps) and I limit it with the ACin @ 6 amps on the Honda.
Mike, can you expand a bit on how you have the 2 inverters set up/ wired and does the larger inverter supply 240 or just 120, then through the Xformer?
tks
> I use a autotransformer to boost a small 120V genset, to 240 for the inverter. That runs my 300W baseline for a long time off a 2000w inverter genset
I have "romex" run from my inverter room to my generator room. The cable terminates at a J-box with a electric stove plug wired to it. Each 240v generator has a matching stove outlet wired to it's 240 output. the 120V generator is wired to a step-up transformer, and it has it's own stove outlet. So I just plug the inverter (AC2 input) into which ever generator is being run.
The welder has the same stove plug, so I can plug it into any generator too. (except the 120V one)
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|| VEC1093 12V Charger | Maha C401 aa/aaa Charger | SureSine | Sunsaver MPPT 15A
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No, not missing anything.
The preferred maximum rate of charge is based on the battery bank; the source of the charging is irrelevant to this because the battery bank size doesn't change.
Your correct on that, I blew that one. The charger amps have to be reset if you want it to be different on each Generator. I don't change mine often because the GFV doesn't pull that many amps (12 amps) and I limit it with the ACin @ 6 amps on the Honda.
> I use a autotransformer to boost a small 120V genset, to 240 for the inverter. That runs my 300W baseline for a long time off a 2000w inverter genset
I have "romex" run from my inverter room to my generator room. The cable terminates at a J-box with a electric stove plug wired to it. Each 240v generator has a matching stove outlet wired to it's 240 output. the 120V generator is wired to a step-up transformer, and it has it's own stove outlet. So I just plug the inverter (AC2 input) into which ever generator is being run.
The welder has the same stove plug, so I can plug it into any generator too. (except the 120V one)
|| Midnight Classic 200 | 10, Evergreen 200w in a 160VOC array ||
|| VEC1093 12V Charger | Maha C401 aa/aaa Charger | SureSine | Sunsaver MPPT 15A
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