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Old 08-18-13, 03:19 PM   #23
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Originally Posted by Acuario View Post
...I decided to build a controller for each unit that is autonomous but connected to a central controller. This allows the individual unit to perform its own defrost if necessary. The main controller can send commands to the unit to switch them on and off and to force a defrost cycle if necessary (well why not!). Also each unit can be interrogated to report its status back to the main controller. Each unit has it's own address so can be individually controlled...
Acuario, this is very interesting stuff...

Have you built your own custon controller? Are you using some kind of Arduino-ish controller that you have programmed?

Could you share more details? I have a heat pump (non-inverter) that will be needing something just like what you have here.

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Also, did you ever triumph over the inverter unit that you were trying to crack?

I was hoping that you'd be successful.

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