Alternate chargingsources other than solar (i.e. wind, hydro, etc) should only be used in diversion control mode configuration with the TriStar controller. Do not wire wind or hydro generators to the solar input of the TriStar. The TriStar was designed and tested only for solar input. Wind and hydro generators have different output characteristics that could cause damage to the controller. Further, the controller is designed to record and analyze day/night length, history, and charging characteristics based on the day/night transitions. Since wind and hydro generators produce output regardless of time of day, theTriStar will not be capable of determining day and night transitions and lengths. This will affect the automatic equalization setting and the controllers transition to the float stage.