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RJsfishin
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Feb 02, 2014

Self Sufficient on Solar? Something Not Right !

I'm happy w/ my small 200 watt solar, but it dawned on me the other day that if the sun hangs in here as long as I do (here in QZS) I will have saved a whole $60 of gasoline I usually burn in my Honda...
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Harvard
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Feb 02, 2014
RJ, you have just experienced Lesson 101 of Solar Power.

Lesson 102 is that when you talk about RV solar apps, 95% of the talk is about batteries.

Lesson 103 is the freezing point of a battery increases as the battery discharges.

Lesson 104 is a frozen battery can split open and/or damage the plates.

Congratulations, you are becoming a seasoned veteran on Solar Power.

JMO (from my school of hard knocks, circa 1995) :B

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