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โMay-31-2020 03:24 PM
pianotuna wrote:CoeyCoey wrote:
If I skip the generator, I can get a Victron Multiplus inverter for $1,300 and two Tesla battery modules with BMS for around $3,000.
Where did you find Tesla Battery modules for $3k?
โMay-31-2020 02:06 PM
CoeyCoey wrote:
If I skip the generator, I can get a Victron Multiplus inverter for $1,300 and two Tesla battery modules with BMS for around $3,000.
โMay-31-2020 01:02 PM
CoeyCoey wrote:
Hello all,
I am looking for a small portable generator with autostart capability. The only one I have found so far is the AIM models. Does anyone else know of any brands with this feature?
My goal is to have a backup generator automatically kick on if the shore power should fail to make sure my dogs still have AC if I am not around to turn it on myself.
Thanks!
โMay-31-2020 10:32 AM
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โMay-31-2020 09:41 AM
Dutch_12078 wrote:
How do you plan to handle choking or priming the engine for starting?
โMay-31-2020 09:40 AM
Dutch_12078 wrote:
How do you plan to handle choking or priming the engine for starting?
โMay-30-2020 07:41 PM
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โMay-30-2020 05:54 PM
BFL13 wrote:
3tons (ISTR) has a Victron battery monitor of some sort that has a gen start feature you can set a voltage for. Not a clue how that works.
But if you had that connected to a converter that just lost its 120v input and thus showed a lower voltage (battery voltage) and that was what you had set as your gen start voltage, that could trigger the gen start?
EDIT More options on that
Can't link that Google article from Victron--anyway they have ways to do generator starting.
โMay-30-2020 04:43 PM
โMay-30-2020 02:57 PM
GordonThree wrote:CoeyCoey wrote:
I don't think I will need one of those. I am simply going to have a relay that closes when shore power is lost and tells the generator to start. Then the ATS will kick over to generator power.
A simple relay is not sufficient. you'll likely damage your generator, inverter, air conditioner, etc.
You AT LEAST need a time delay relay, one that for example waits to energize 2 minutes after power is lost, and stays energized at least fifteen - thirty minutes after utility power is restored.
The Magnum AGS isn't very expensive, and likely Victron makes a similar unit for their inverter. Far easier than trying to DIY some sort of time delay circuit.