Solar panel questions again

Meaningful runtimes of microwave and air conditioning off solar/battery is a pipe dream for a first time solar installer with a budget of only $700 (with which to buy panels, inverter, wiring, controller, mounting solution, and more). Most deep cycle batteries don't appreciate the kind of enormous, fast power a microwave wants, too; the whole thing is kind of dicey.

Your friend can make a decent system off $700, but the system will be useful for keeping the deep-cycle batteries charged and using moderate amounts of low-wattage electricity during the day.

Many, many people, even those with larger budgets, use the 12v system (the batteries and the panels) for almost everything during the day, and then turn on the 120v system (generator or shore power) when they need the microwave, electric water heater, air conditioning, or coffee maker.

Slap some decent panels up. They're easy to wire. And then see about a remote start for the generator!

Hopefully I won’t camp next to your good friend until he gets an adequate solar system.

True temper wrote:
Would he be able to run a microwave on a very limited time with 2 batteries and an inverter?

Limited to about 20 seconds.

Have your friend start his solar project correctly with an energy survey. It will eliminate the guessing game...will it, won’t it, might it?

Hi,

Here is some information to pass to your friend: https://freecampsites.net/adding-solar/

Here is a website to try to find a system that will fit his needs and budget: https://www.solarblvd.com/

Short run times are possible if he has a sufficiently large inverter, with wire that can handle 175 amps with little voltage drop.

True temper wrote:
I have a good friend that is a camp host all summer in Wyoming. Next year he wants to get a solar panel setup for his bumper pull camper. I don’t know enough to help him get started. He is running 2 deep cycle batteries now and charging them with champion 3400 generator
What is the best choice for him for a solar panel setup? he said he has a budget of 600.00 to 700.00 bux.
Is that in the ballpark to get something that will work good?
Would he be able to run a microwave on a very limited time with 2 batteries and an inverter?