More Solar for "Us"
Ok, I went off.the deep end? Bought 3 used 37watt uni-solar panels and a blue sky 2000e controller for the hefty price of $400, They were being listed as 75w panels, they are not The tested open...
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Thanks for the good explanations. Gets a little complex for deciding what you really really need the solar for if you can take advantage of the extra amps or voltage wrt costs of the components like a fancy controller or not. Must be why there are so many solar questions!
The figures in the explanations make it clear what you get for what money, so if you do know what exactly you want to use the solar for, you can at least look before you leap and not end up with an expensive mistake. Thanks to all for responding in depth on that.
To do what I want it for would be quite expensive it seems around $800 minimum looks like. And I can get that job done in other ways.
Eg, at our favourite campground for being off-grid it is about $22/day. An option is to shift to a serviced site for a day at $35 once a week and do a full charge on all batteries then go back to the unserviced area for another week. Cost $13 a week extra. Like Mr Wizard said earlier, the economics of a solar system for "topping up" are not there in many cases.
The figures in the explanations make it clear what you get for what money, so if you do know what exactly you want to use the solar for, you can at least look before you leap and not end up with an expensive mistake. Thanks to all for responding in depth on that.
To do what I want it for would be quite expensive it seems around $800 minimum looks like. And I can get that job done in other ways.
Eg, at our favourite campground for being off-grid it is about $22/day. An option is to shift to a serviced site for a day at $35 once a week and do a full charge on all batteries then go back to the unserviced area for another week. Cost $13 a week extra. Like Mr Wizard said earlier, the economics of a solar system for "topping up" are not there in many cases.
