along the lines of an inverter charger
I was sitting here thinking, cause that's what i do, and have tried to do a search however it seems i'm not asking the right question. Is there something that does the opposite of an inverter-charg...
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2oldman wrote:dahkota wrote:That's fine.. but sounds like OP doesn't have that much solar.
Why we do it? Some places charge for electricity usage and can get expensive. Why should I pay for electricity I don't need when my solar panels can provide 90 percent of it.
Obviously the cheapest solution is to simply not plug in. If it's cost he's worried about, shore power has to be used eventually to charge his batteries anyway, so I don't know what difference it really makes.
Perhaps he'll chime in.
You're correct in assuming i don't have a lot solar right now. I'm just dipping my toes in. A bit more information; It is not an rv set up although i figure they are close enough where the thoughts provided will be useful.
The current production is enough to cover needs for 2 days before i need to charge. I do have land line power but i actively choose not to use it if i can. Cost isn't a huge deal as it's more of a hobby however if i can save a few dollars the happier my better half will be when i buy more solar.
As a side note to others trying to get into solar; Walmart batteries are grossly mislabeled. They are 100 amp hours at a 1 amp rate which i should have read into more. The true capacity is more like 65-75 amp hours depending on how hard you use it.
On Edit: I knew walmart batteries wouldn't be great but i'm making it work. I'm more annoyed that they would rate them at a 1 amp rate and say yep that's good.
