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I have been thinking of going solar for some time and decided to pull the plug. My wants are a 400 to 500 watt system. I have four 12 volt batteries with 340ah. I am not planning on changing b...
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1L243 wrote:
I have been thinking of going solar for some time and decided to pull the plug.
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I wanted to build the solar system with that option open and reduce the consumption of propane and the need to frequently refill the tanks.
Stepping back and looking at the "big picture".
What 1L243 needs to understand is that any solar power system needs to have a backup !
Propane is NOT a good backup for electric power unless you have a propane powered generator.
A good backup would be a generator OR a DC-DC battery charger so you can recharge your battery bank from your tow vehicle. Either should charge a depleted battery bank !
1L243 wrote:
I would like a blue tooth controller and a automatic transfer switch and a auto smart charger.
With automatic transfer switch and smart charger, the only other thing you need is a Bluetooth battery monitor like Victron SmartShunt Battery Monitor
