Charging the batts__Less noise to get the job done.
Without solar; Lots of 1000i/2000i inverters on the market. If I am correct, they output about 400w on econo (low noise). How much 12v charging can be accomplished with just 400w ?
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Hi Fisherman,
And you get to change the oil every 100 hours, and pay for fuel (currently $5.269 per US gallon here) and carry spare fuel, and fill it with fuel, and have it run out of fuel at 2 a.m. and carry it from place to place, and worry about it developing feet (and disappearing). Also, sooner or later, it will require replacement. You also get to pull start it. Don't try that in truly cold weather. You also get to worry about keeping the battery banks charged between trips. Probably you get to replace the house batteries on a much more regular basis.
Most likely the "turnip next over" has a poorly installed and under recommended size wattage system, with an inadequate number of amp-hours of battery bank. Send him to us here, and we can help him optimize what he has, and make recommendations for an upgrade.
Personally, I run out of fresh water before I run out of 12 volt power or 120 power. BTW I've spent twice as much on generators as I did on my solar system. The generators are "long gone" and the solar system just keeps on trucking.
And you get to change the oil every 100 hours, and pay for fuel (currently $5.269 per US gallon here) and carry spare fuel, and fill it with fuel, and have it run out of fuel at 2 a.m. and carry it from place to place, and worry about it developing feet (and disappearing). Also, sooner or later, it will require replacement. You also get to pull start it. Don't try that in truly cold weather. You also get to worry about keeping the battery banks charged between trips. Probably you get to replace the house batteries on a much more regular basis.
Most likely the "turnip next over" has a poorly installed and under recommended size wattage system, with an inadequate number of amp-hours of battery bank. Send him to us here, and we can help him optimize what he has, and make recommendations for an upgrade.
Personally, I run out of fresh water before I run out of 12 volt power or 120 power. BTW I've spent twice as much on generators as I did on my solar system. The generators are "long gone" and the solar system just keeps on trucking.
