Meanwell PS creates a load?
Recently realized that my solar systems daily output had increased by ~50Wh per day when in storage with no shorepower. It was hard to believe that the parasitic loads or the battery self-discharge...
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MrWizard wrote:
rough guess 0.125 amps
bleed down circuit across the output of the meanwell ?
why pull the fuses ? the batteries are being maintained .. correct ?
expecting a string of bad weather low solar days, that you can Not recover from ?
i would think that this is no different than any other charger/converter/power supply, they all have bleed down resistors of some kind
we just never notice a difference in our 12v systems, because it is already there and we don't disconnect the converter from the circuit
That makes sense, and, yes, there's no problem maintaining the batts. Guess it's not that big a deal, more of an unexpected result, and a habit trying to maintain as a low a parasitic load as possible.
The comments about the fans are interesting. The fan on this one does come on at the slightest provocation, but so far I've only heard it come on under 120VAC power. But maybe I've just missed it.
The clampon ammeter should help there. And maybe I should check the parasitic loads of a few other devices, like the inverter & WFCO.
Thanks for all the replies.
