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#256990 - 03/01/13 04:05 AM Best inverter/solar set up?
robbiejoe111 Offline
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Registered: 02/22/13
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What would be a good inverter Wattage? And some solar panels watts to charge the batterys?

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#256993 - 03/01/13 05:50 AM Re: Best inverter/solar set up? [Re: robbiejoe111]
dougwalkabout Offline
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With all respect, that's like asking "how long is a piece of string?"

I suggest you ask yourself what tasks you want to accomplish with your solar setup. That should give you some hard numbers (i.e., how many watts over how many hours). From there, you can determine how much generation and how much storage you need.

-Doug, who can't stop playing with solar panels and batteries and inverters and stuff

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#257000 - 03/01/13 01:57 PM Re: Best inverter/solar set up? [Re: dougwalkabout]
bsmith Offline
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Registered: 02/15/07
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Loc: ventura county, ca
Originally Posted By: dougwalkabout
With all respect, that's like asking "how long is a piece of string?"

twice as long as half of it. grin
or at least that's what my dad used to tell me.

- bsmith, who thinks electricity is a form of voodoo
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#257010 - 03/01/13 05:05 PM Re: Best inverter/solar set up? [Re: robbiejoe111]
MoBOB Offline
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Registered: 09/17/07
Posts: 1219
Loc: here
There are numerous websites that walk you through the process of figuring what you need. I have perused mrsolar.com a few times. They have a calculator that guides you through off-grid situations. Maybe you could use that to estimate what you are trying to do.

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#257015 - 03/01/13 05:35 PM Re: Best inverter/solar set up? [Re: robbiejoe111]
spuds Offline
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Registered: 06/24/12
Posts: 822
Loc: SoCal Mtns
Without knowing what you want to run,for how long,cant help you.

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