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Acei
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Jun 14, 2013

How much power does solar panels actually generate?

Lets say the solar panel is rated at 500w, how much power should I expect it to generate on a sunny day vs cloudy day vs rainy day? As a separate question, is it possible to run a residential fridg...
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2oldman
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Jun 15, 2013
Acei wrote:
I'm pretty sure that I will get four 240w Sanyo/Panasonic HIT panels... which batteries, type and how many.
Wow.. that's some setup! You're going to drop a few C notes on a controller for that too!

Get AGM batteries, at least 4, and forget the Trojans. Watering and maintenance get real old after a few years.

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