Mena, if you could only have seen the Trace 2500 SB inverter.
Bulk charging 12.90 - 15.5 volts
Time at absorbsion limit 10 minutes to 10 hours
Float 12.4 - 14.6
Temperature skew adjustment. Affects ALL voltage settings.
All of it available on the REMOTE mounted panel and on the inverter.
Like the CRUISING EQUIPMENT COMPANY 3-stage alternator voltage regulator (marine). Same philosophy. But a CONSTANT AMPERAGE equalization control, 2 - 30 adjustable amperes to 16.0 volts.
These products were absolutely devoid of malarkey. No buzzwords, no phony claims. I liked the one voltage regulator manufacturer who made a "Circumnavigation" grade voltage regulator. Used a 30 amp 100 volt NPN transistor. 5 ampere stitching transistor. Discrete zener, and precision resistors. The reg was not cheap. Came with bags of sealed do-it yourself replacement parts. The company's motto: "It's going to fail sooner or later - so why make it hard to fix?" Most every one made it round the world without incident. Sealed in a gasketed black anodized aluminum housing. The circuit board was a dream to work on. This was American know-how at it's best.
So was the old WINCO cast iron 32 volt wind generators. Ball bearings sealed in oil reservoirs, intelligent TRIPLE WYE stator windings. Three 21 gauge paralleled wires have A HELL OF A LOT MORE heat dissipation than a single 16.75 gauge conductor.
This is 1930's technology.
It created enormously less landfill issues than today's garbage disposable mentality. Use it. When it stops, drop it on the sidewalk and keep walking.
