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[Jim Brown]

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.............