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Re: [GMCnet] Yandina combiner cycles [message #329971 is a reply to message #329967] Wed, 14 March 2018 09:56 Go to previous messageGo to previous message
Mr ERFisher is currently offline  Mr ERFisher   United States
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On Wed, Mar 14, 2018 at 7:44 AM Tyler wrote:

> Update
> More info, and a few experiments:
>
> The 78 had a West Marine 150 combiner, which has a little label hidden on
> the back that said it was a Yandina and it needed the "minimum six feet of 6
> gauge or less wire" connecting it (which it did not have). The Yandina
> site says this particular model is discontinued. I bought six feet of 8
> gauge
> wire, split it to three foot sections and moved the Yandina/West Marine
> unit to the 75, keeping the isolator. Wow, 8 gauge was overkill, and too
> stiff
> to work with easily. I forget (have read on here before) why the six feet
> is needed.
>
> I installed the new victron combiner in the 78 (no isolator). It did not
> say anything about six feet of lead wire, so I used the previous connectors


Should keep,the isolator,, it dissapates power

> g



>
> Yesterday I worked in the 78 with all the interior lights and running
> lights on to load both systems while I fiddled with a new rotor, cap,
> timing and
> bunch of other systems. It did cycle the combiner, but not too often, and
> the noise is less of a clunk. With only the house side loaded, it seemed to
> cycle less than the Yandina.
>
> I paid about $50 for the Victron, and Jim K has the Yandina 100 for $65
> with the wiring premade. The Victron does not have an indicator light
> telling
> you when it is combining, the Yandina does. I think I would go with Jim
> K's Yandina if I were doing another one, both are a nice addition to stock
> setup.
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