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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MEXICOWANDERER wrote:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/500-Amp-30-V-Schottky-Rectifier-CPT50130-2-Diodes-/282361292454?hash=item41be0b66a6:m:m2LsZQ25r5ZvdtZBdvngYbg
Mount it up high in a bay. The base the cathode is energized. The anodes have 1/4" bolts which allows size perspective.
- The 10 amp diodes will fail. Please don't ask why
- You need absolute minimum voltage drop across the diode and this baby does it at .17 volt at 40 amps
- Mounted with 1/4" couplers. Standoffs on an non-conductive cargo bay surface
- The base of this is COPPER and serves as the cathode junction - meaning it has electricity.
Thanks, that 500A rating is certainly better than the 3x10A rating of the ones I linked to.
But the 30V rating is too low. I equalize the batts at ~32VDC.
How about 3 of:
MBR30100CT 30A 100V Dual High-Voltage Power Schottky Rectifier TO-220
One on each of 3 leads fused at 7.5A?
Quite a bit cheaper too, although there'll be a long shipping time from the Orient.
