Xantrex Prosine Remote cable length?

Posted by Zachary M on May 13, 2008, 07:21:37 PM

My hydroelectric generator is about 100 feet from the house and thats where the batteries and inverter is as well. I'd love to be able to monitor my prosine 1000 inverter and saw this:

Xantrex Prosine Remote Control for 1&1.8Kw Invtr

But It looks like the cable is only 25 feet long. I also have the remote panel for my xantrex c35 which had a 100 foot cable. I'd live to have both of those interfaces in my cabin -- anybody know what the specs are for that data cable and if I can make a longer one easily (or buy one from you guys?)

thanks

-Zachary -- home bru hydro system:

http://www.jeffersonfreestate.org/hh

Posted by James Cormican on May 14, 2008, 10:43:13 AM

Re: Xantrex Prosine Remote cable length? (Reply #1)

i looked on xantrex's website and could not find any other remote cable longer than 25 feet. i am not sure what type of cable they use. I dont know if you can substitute a longer one or if voltage drop for the signal would cause problems.

good luck,

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Posted by Zachary M on May 14, 2008, 07:28:23 PM

Re: Xantrex Prosine Remote cable length? (Reply #2)

aha!

finally dug out this titbit from within the xantrex site (I swear I looked for this earlier -- it was burried!!)

Can I extend the remote panel cord?

The total length of the cord can be 100 ft (30 m) to the Standard Control Panel, or 50 ft (15 m) to the ACS (Advanced Control Panel). The cord can be replaced with a longer cable available from Xantrex. A standard, good quality telephone extension cord (#26AWG wire size or bigger) can also be used. If your original cable has an EMI shield (a 1 inch bulge about 5 inches from the end of the cable), keep the EMI shielded end plugged into Prosine and use the extension cord on the panel side. For optimum performance, always use the original cable.

So we're good!

Posted by James Cormican on May 15, 2008, 10:40:30 AM

Re: Xantrex Prosine Remote cable length? (Reply #3)

where was that? if i can find the link, i will put it as a tech tip for the item.

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Posted by Zachary M on May 15, 2008, 12:56:58 PM

Re: Xantrex Prosine Remote cable length? (Reply #4)

It was about 3 layers into support you find a faq

http://www.xantrex.com/support/readfaq.asp?did=263&p=572

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Xantrex Prosine Remote cable length?

Posted by Zachary M on May 13, 2008, 07:21:37 PM

Posted by James Cormican on May 14, 2008, 10:43:13 AM

Posted by Zachary M on May 14, 2008, 07:28:23 PM

Posted by James Cormican on May 15, 2008, 10:40:30 AM

Posted by Zachary M on May 15, 2008, 12:56:58 PM

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