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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wintersun wrote:
There is a limit to how high a charge rate your battery bank can take without damaging the batteries. A lot of the output from a generator is going to be wasted in many situations.
What is good about solar is that it provides a charge output level that is better matched to the charge acceptance rates of deep cycle batteries.
Many techs express this same opinion. One reason it is/was my objective to go with the slower chargers and keep the AC draw on a small inverter to the minimum. I have no experience with the 1000i inverters. So the question has been, at what output draw for the 1000i will keep it the most silent. Say 400w?
I would rather run the inverter more hours at the most silent rate than charge fast and ferrous with a screaming gen. I feel with the info' coming down the pike (thread), I'll find the answer and go from there. Thanks for all the help thus far.
Floyd
