What is an echo charger and how do they work? I saw a mention of one a couple of posts ago on this topic. I have had an inverter that had one built in and now I have two that are separate units. R. Lee **************************************See AOL's top rated recipes (http://food.aol.com/top-rated-recipes?NCID=aoltop00030000000004)

Ownyacht@aol.com wrote: > What is an echo charger and how do they work? > > I saw a mention of one a couple of posts ago on this topic. I have had an > inverter that had one built in and now I have two that are separate units. > > R. Lee > > Xantrex makes an echo charger, check their site or simply google it. The Echo charger is limited to 30 amps, handy if you have a longer wire run but can extend the length of time to charge, enables a smaller wire size. I'm using Blue Sea Systems 7600 ACR <http://bluesea.com/category/2/productline/236> on my house bank that combines the start battery when the voltage is high enough on the house bank, drops the connection when the voltage on the start battery reaches an adjustable set point. I'm pleased with the way it works, nothing to do once the initial configuration is set. It also has the option of installing a manual switch to set it to auto-off-on. It limits the current to 60A. The echo charger was about double the cost of the ACR switch. Steve Sipe Solo 4303 "Maerin"

What about one of these... http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/MOTORCYCLE-CHARGER-1-25-AMP-GUEST_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQcategoryZ50437QQihZ021QQitemZ310009883631QQrdZ1QQsspagenameZWDVW ? On 12/25/07, Steve Sipe <scsipe@comcast.net> wrote: > > Ownyacht@aol.com wrote: > > What is an echo charger and how do they work? > > > > I saw a mention of one a couple of posts ago on this topic. I have had > an > > inverter that had one built in and now I have two that are > separate units. > > > > R. Lee > > > > > Xantrex makes an echo charger, check their site or simply google it. The > Echo charger is limited to 30 amps, handy if you have a longer wire run > but can extend the length of time to charge, enables a smaller wire > size. I'm using Blue Sea Systems 7600 ACR > <http://bluesea.com/category/2/productline/236> on my house bank that > combines the start battery when the voltage is high enough on the house > bank, drops the connection when the voltage on the start battery reaches > an adjustable set point. I'm pleased with the way it works, nothing to > do once the initial configuration is set. It also has the option of > installing a manual switch to set it to auto-off-on. It limits the > current to 60A. > > The echo charger was about double the cost of the ACR switch. > > Steve Sipe > Solo 4303 "Maerin" > _______________________________________________ > http://lists.samurai.com/mailman/listinfo/trawlers-and-trawlering > > To unsubscribe or modify your subscription options (get password, change > email address, etc) go to: > http://lists.samurai.com/mailman/options/trawlers-and-trawlering > > Trawlers & Trawlering and T&T are trademarks of Water World > Productions. Unauthorized use is prohibited.