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I've run CFL's on a modified sine wave inverter and they seem to be ok. I'm not sure if the longevity of the bulb is reduced as I havn't run them enough to find out yet.

Mark

hi all, I've been lurking behind a number a similar forums over the past few months and I have seen many of martins posts. I notice that he tends to cross-thread and take info from one forum onto another. What upsets me though is martins general attitude to anything that he hasn't got a hand in. A l...

[quote="welshphil"]I will also 2nd the thumbs up for the samrey kit. One of my neighbours has their bigger turbines on test so I get to see the samrey guys quite regularly (its nice speaking to someone who knows the technicalities of these things instead of just the sales pitch). Last time...

i think the problems have occured with the vacuum in the tube failing, rather than the tube itself physically breaking.
Something to do with seals i guess?

thx,
mark

My wren system was supplied with a small controller that can take upto 30amps of input. It also automatically switches between 12 and 24v which is handy as I sometimes use the system to car individual batteries. My system is currently running at 24v, so I can add around 250watts of PV in addition to...

spelling mistake. It should be samrey, not samray.

thanks,
mark

Hello. I just stumbled across this forum. I replaced an old rutland 913 with a samray wren on my boat last year. From my experience with the different machines, the samray wren is by far the better choice. Its quieter and lighter although it would be better looking with a nose cone but the manufactu...