Am about to pull the trigger and order one of these to test, but I wanted to confirm once more that these units can be connected via a serial cable to a PC. The port that looks like it could connect to a serial cable sure isn't described as such in the manual. Instead it references an option to remotely wire (up to 50 feet away) and connect an optional module for monitoring and control, which doesn't seem like what we are after. I would really like to be able to communicate with the unit to be notified of power events, the battery condition, and operating temperature (it is only rated to 104 degrees btw). Here is what the manual says about the port:
Remote Control Module Connector: allows remote monitoring
and control with an optional module (Tripp Lite model APSRM4,
sold separately).
Thanks,
Nate
sirhc wrote:We use Tripp Lite inverter Chargers.
Sometimes we get them off eBay sometimes other sites like Amazon. They come is a wide range of watts and AC and DC input.
For instance we normally use the 750 Watt version for most towers but sometimes we use the 1250 watts.
Sometimes we get them off eBay sometimes other sites like Amazon. They come is a wide range of watts and AC and DC input.
For instance we normally use the 750 Watt version for most towers but sometimes we use the 1250 watts. The wattage ratting is for constant draw and they surge to 200% rating I think for inrush draw/deman.
You can get them where they charge 12V, 24, or 48V batter banks with multi stage charging such as trickle, low, med, high charge. We use the 12V DC battery bank version that way we can add as many batteries in parallel as we want to increase tower up time on batteries.
You can get them where they use 220V AC or 120V AC, we use the 120V AC units.
They use Grid power when available then they will switch if grid fails and even add to grid power to maintain 120V in the event of brown outs.
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