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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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Microwave test was a bust. I think it took about 20 seconds before the voltage on the meter dropped to -12 volts and the microwave shut off.
Electric drip coffee pot was also a failure ran about 25 seconds and battery level continued to drop. I cut it off at 12.2 volts.
On the positive side all my outlets are energized. I turned on a 40 inch tv and two 24 inch TVs at the same time (maybe two tv's at one time would be max)and was able to maintain + 3.5 amps even though it was overcast out. I do have a Tailgator Portable satellite dish that draws 24 watts. I don't think that will be a problem.
I was also able to run a small house fan and stay in the +2.5 amps
I'm looking for better results on a true sunny day. Tilting my panels would be more work than it would be worth to me.
I also want to hydrometer test on my batteries
Electric drip coffee pot was also a failure ran about 25 seconds and battery level continued to drop. I cut it off at 12.2 volts.
On the positive side all my outlets are energized. I turned on a 40 inch tv and two 24 inch TVs at the same time (maybe two tv's at one time would be max)and was able to maintain + 3.5 amps even though it was overcast out. I do have a Tailgator Portable satellite dish that draws 24 watts. I don't think that will be a problem.
I was also able to run a small house fan and stay in the +2.5 amps
I'm looking for better results on a true sunny day. Tilting my panels would be more work than it would be worth to me.
I also want to hydrometer test on my batteries
