That's the kit. AG6EE, who's adapted many of George's ideas to the
activation of rare grids on 6M, and even for moonbounce, turned me on to
the EG4 integrated line of batteries and inverters. I settled on a
single 6KV inverter, with six 100Ah 54V LiFePO4 batteries. The inverters
can be paralleled, and I originally planned two. But running temporarily
rigged system through a dozen or so power failured with a single
inverter and three batteries showed that I wanted one inverter and six
batteries. The inverter is wall-mounted, the batteries are built to
mount in a rolling rack of the sort used in data centers. The company
recently introduced an 18KV inverter.
Signature Solar is a distributor, and I've been happy with them.
I used the system once when contesting, and found it relatively quiet --
noted one very strong modulated carrier somewhere in 40M, maybe around
7090 kHz.
We don't have any A/C here, and adding it or a heat pump to our home
isn't very practical based on its construction. Summers were cooler here
when it was built 40 years ago. Obviously, that loading significantly
impacts system design.
Because the starting current of the battery chargers I've found give
generators a hard time, I must run the EU2200i significantly below its
rated loading, so it can't keep up. I've recently bought a larger
dual-fuel gen from Costco. It's not yet seen service.
73, Jim K9YC
On 8/11/2024 11:34 PM, Michael Tope wrote:
I just bought a propane conversion kit from "Hutch Mountain" for my
EU2000i:
https://www.hutchmountain.com/
I haven't installed it yet, but I am looking forward being freed from
the curse of long-term gasoline storage and gummed up carburetors.
BTW, how big is the inverter you are using, Jim?
73, Mike W4EF.............
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