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For technical questions on equipment you have, wish to acquire or need to connect we will need the following information at a bare minimum.

1. Full description of what you are trying to accomplish.
2. All parameters of your system: Charging sources, voltage, expected power and equipment installed, pretty much all the details even if it seems unimportant to you.
3. System Voltage, Battery bank size and type and how it is configured.
4. Make and model of any equipment you are asking about. [with links to manufacturer if possible]

Alternator construction and connection questions will require some or all of the following:
1. Battery bank size and type.
2. Magnet # and size / grade
3. # of coils with # of turns and wire size, as well as how they are connected.
4. Cabling size and run length to battery bank.

#1: My glickenstein controller isn't working. Please help.

#2: My Glickenstein Model #GS96 rev B diversion controller [website link] keeps overcharging my battery bank.

My 48 volt 900 Amp Hour battery is fed from 300 watts of solar and one 400 watt hornet turbine.

I have the controller set to divert power when the bank exceeds 58 volts and stop diverting when it reaches 55 volts. It never kicks into diversion mode unless I manually trigger it, then it works properly.

Now who is going to get quality help?

TomW.
February, 2008