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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this is the first full day with all four new additions to the system
I don't know yet how much my routine will change
i ran the Onan for 45min this morning, breakfast and coffee and the initial "push" charge
I was getting 12.5 amps at 9:30 by 10:40 it was 18+ by 11:40 19+
sometime before lunch at 1:30 it hit 20.88amps
i ran the onan for 30min at lunch
at 4PM it was showing almost 9amps and 14.4v
the Panels will soon be in the shade and will start the portable champ for supper and a couple of hours of top off
right now the Turnigy is showing 10.52amps, 14.4v 152w as of 4:44 pm PDT
i'll wait for sundown for the totals
but it looks like this will keep cut my generator time ( in good weather spring & summer ) to mainly cooking time
i'll have a better handle of the situation in a week or so,
then it will change when we start our summer travel to the Midwest with rain & thunderstorms every week
I don't know yet how much my routine will change
i ran the Onan for 45min this morning, breakfast and coffee and the initial "push" charge
I was getting 12.5 amps at 9:30 by 10:40 it was 18+ by 11:40 19+
sometime before lunch at 1:30 it hit 20.88amps
i ran the onan for 30min at lunch
at 4PM it was showing almost 9amps and 14.4v
the Panels will soon be in the shade and will start the portable champ for supper and a couple of hours of top off
right now the Turnigy is showing 10.52amps, 14.4v 152w as of 4:44 pm PDT
i'll wait for sundown for the totals
but it looks like this will keep cut my generator time ( in good weather spring & summer ) to mainly cooking time
i'll have a better handle of the situation in a week or so,
then it will change when we start our summer travel to the Midwest with rain & thunderstorms every week
