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Bargain Alert; SmartBank. Split Charge Relay Driver & PowerGuard System.

[Deleted User] · 2014-10-23 20:49:05

Found this the other day; safe to post now because I've already got mine. Ebay listing RRP: £150 with 200A relay (any external M&B relay will do as long as it's rated ~40% higher than your charging current). Hardly worth the RRP these days what with the price of PICs but it's handy for anyone who doesn't fancy mucking…

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23-10-2014 9:49pm

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Found this the other day; safe to post now because I've already got mine.

Ebay listing
RRP: £150 with 200A relay (any external M&B relay will do as long as it's rated ~40% higher than your charging current).
Hardly worth the RRP these days what with the price of PICs but it's handy for anyone who doesn't fancy mucking about with these do-fers.

Manual here

It PWM's the relay coil to run at half current but I bypassed it 100% duty cycle (easy solder-bridge; described in manual), valuing the silence more. It's pretty buzzy in PWM. Not worth the 90mA it was saving me on a 30A continuous rated relay tbh.

Same seller also has the PowerGuard system; listing

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