What's Available: Auto Gen Start

MEXICOWANDERER wrote:
http://pdf.wholesalesolar.com/inverter%20pdf%20folder/AtikinsonGSCM.pdf

potentially more wiring that I'm interested in doing....but i cant decide that completely cause i cant figure out how much that thing costs !

KJINTF wrote:
Maybe if we had some more details
What equipment you have currently installed
What functionality are you looking for
Low voltage starting
Wireless Remote control
Smart phone controlled
Integration with existing equipment
Hundred of options
If you have Morningstar solar equipment their Relay Driver does a great job as a genset starter plus almost anything else you can think of - high/low temp/voltage triggers etc..

pretty sure i identified why i wanted the autostart in my post but ill say it again -

Air Conditioning for the dog, in case the shore power fails.
Keep batteries from being run down (while dry camping at the race track).

We have a small xantrex (stand along) inverter, no frills, no network or display connection. It will not integrate to anything no do i care to replace it or swap it out. We are in Texas so we run the generator going down the road to keep the dog cool.

The only 120vac appliace we might need it for is the TV (and we don't watch much TV) or the coffee maker....and if i NEED either of those we start the generator.

Wireless is not necessarily important - I'm not willing to pay for cell integration or subscription fees & other wireless connections could suffer interference or distance limitations...i want it to work reliably w/out fail (I've read several owners who had wireless communication issues with their onan ec-30w and a loss of communications).

I have the ME-AGS-S. It does a great job of starting my QD5500. Also starts generator when temperature get above 80° in motorhome. Easy to install and setup on a QD. If you have a Magnum network get the N model.

Maybe if we had some more details
What equipment you have currently installed
What functionality are you looking for
Low voltage starting
Wireless Remote control
Smart phone controlled
Integration with existing equipment
Hundred of options
If you have Morningstar solar equipment their Relay Driver does a great job as a genset starter plus almost anything else you can think of - high/low temp/voltage triggers etc..

I have the Magnum ME-AGS-N network version.

If you have a Magnum inverter, you can network an ME-AGS-N to the inverter. I also have a Magnum ARC control panel, so all the inverter & AGS parameters can be set in one place. Very handy.

Hi,

Magnum makes top quality units. I own their hybrid inverter.