How many of you use solar?
Thought about using solar when we buy our RV. I have not seen to many used RV for sale that have any solar on them. Is this because they are removed before selling, no one using them, or they just cos...
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Chowan wrote:
I thought it was about triple. I will go back and look at the numbers.
There is a lot of variety and options. I've mostly looking at the options by Starlight Solar and AM Solar.
In my case, I have 230 Ah of usable capacity with lead-acid (460 Ah total = $440 (recently replaced)). I would need a lithium bank that is about 300 Ah (total) to replace my existing usable capacity.
Starlight Solar has a 300 Ah package listed at $2,732.00 and a 400 Ah package listed at 3,456.60.
AM Solar does not have a 300 Ah package but they do have a 400 Ah (LiFePO4) that is listed at $4,999.00.
I have not studied these enough to know exactly what the differences are. Just looking at the raw numbers, the 300 Ah package is about 6 times the cost of my current batteries. The 400 Ah is about 8 times the cost. The AM Solar 400 Ah is 11 times the cost. I would expect some shipping plus "miscellaneous" costs to be added to that.
If anyone here would like to see some real world tests with any of this equipment, I would be glad to do it. Go ahead and order the kit and have it sent to me. I'll report back in 2-3 years. :B
