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Charge Controllers and Clippers => The "Classic" charge controller => Topic started by: Kent0 on January 11, 2011, 01:11:07 PM

Title: Tare Losses
Post by: Kent0 on January 11, 2011, 01:11:07 PM
What are the night-time power losses in the various Classic models?
Title: Re: Tare Losses
Post by: boB on January 11, 2011, 02:25:17 PM
Quote from: Kent0 on January 11, 2011, 01:11:07 PM
What are the night-time power losses in the various Classic models?

Right now, they are about 4.5 Watts.   I am reducing this though.
Some of it through software so with updates it will be lower.

Newer units should be lower.  I would be happy with 2 watts.

boB
Title: Re: Tare Losses
Post by: tallgirl on January 14, 2011, 12:12:01 AM
I was at Maverick's the other night and his was bouncing around 0.1 amp @ 24 volts.  Which is definitely impressive.
Title: Re: Tare Losses
Post by: boB on January 14, 2011, 12:44:40 AM
Quote from: tallgirl on January 14, 2011, 12:12:01 AM
I was at Maverick's the other night and his was bouncing around 0.1 amp @ 24 volts.  Which is definitely impressive.

Yeah, well that's how it works down south...

  "May be higher in Canada"  is what I always used to hear.

boB