Energy Management System
Hi all, The magic blue smoke has escaped from the lovely Magnum 3012 inverter/charger. I can live without load support. But I do want to be able to limit how many amps I draw as I'm often in ...
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My 100 amp converter/charger will run at constant 103 amps for at least an hour with no tapering of the amps. I don't know if there is a limit to how long it can put out the 100 amps because the batteries reach the absorption stage by then and amps then taper. If I had a bigger battery bank then I would expect the constant 100 amps to continue longer than that one hour I have seen.
A factory test of a similar 100 amp converter acting in "power supply mode" to an "artificial load" had it running at 102 amps for four hours no problem before they stopped the test.
I don't know why there would be any time limit on the converter acting as a power supply at its rated output as long as it is getting proper cooling from its fan.
EDIT: a closer look at that test sheet shows that the translation into English calls it the "burning test" and they gave themselves a 2 hour spec. they ran it for 4 hours and called it a success. So Mr Wizard could be right in general as to what can be expected from a converter, but it should take some hours at full output.
ISTR Mr Wizard some time ago, mentioned he was having an issue with the small compartment that was the only place he could mount his converter, and he was concerned about it over-heating? (Maybe I have that wrong.)
A factory test of a similar 100 amp converter acting in "power supply mode" to an "artificial load" had it running at 102 amps for four hours no problem before they stopped the test.
I don't know why there would be any time limit on the converter acting as a power supply at its rated output as long as it is getting proper cooling from its fan.
EDIT: a closer look at that test sheet shows that the translation into English calls it the "burning test" and they gave themselves a 2 hour spec. they ran it for 4 hours and called it a success. So Mr Wizard could be right in general as to what can be expected from a converter, but it should take some hours at full output.
ISTR Mr Wizard some time ago, mentioned he was having an issue with the small compartment that was the only place he could mount his converter, and he was concerned about it over-heating? (Maybe I have that wrong.)
