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> I
strongly recommend against the 6300 series. The 7300 series is
>pretty good, IMHO- the same physical set up, but with an electronic "switch >mode" converter rather than the 6300's linear converter- you get *much* >cleaner DC power and *much* better battery charging/management. > Even better would be the Magnetek "80-D", which id basically the >top portion of the 6300/7300 series- I.E. the 120 vac breakers/ >distribution on one side and the 12 vdc fuses/distribution on the other >side. This splits the converter/charger from the distribution, giving you >many more options for the converter/charger. I like the Progressive >Dynamics PD9100 series for a good price/performance trade off- with the >"Charge Wizard" module they provide pretty good battery management- three >step charging, and an anti-(battery)sulfation feature built in, but if you >ever consider having an inverter, the bigger Heart or Trace inverters have >excellent battery charging capabilities built in. Thanks to Chris Bryant for info re:
charger/converter/distribution.
Finally I located a site with both the Magnetek and PDI
products.
http://www.mastertech-inc.com/mastertechset.html
1-800-848-0558 , Mastertech (MI)
Talked to Andy there and he liked the splitting
distrib./converter-charger idea, but said warranty/service would be much better
using the Iota charger/converter instead of the Progressive Dynamics. They sell
Iota also.
I'm planning to use a 75 watt solar panel and a pair of the
Trojan 6-volt golfcart type batteries. A small bank, but I think it will be OK.
No inverter planned.
Comments/experience?
Bob H.
'62 Globe Trotter in SC
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