solar Q: 2 small vs 1 large
Greetings; I have a Rialta; not much room to store solar panels. I figure I need about 150 watts of solar to keep my batts happy (maybe less - I don't use much power) I am not interested in a "...
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hondochica wrote:
See . . I don't pull much power! And if I run the gen 1 hour a day to boost some power - I"m ok with that!
I don't see much reason to boost power with a generator, given the loads that you described. My energy budget is similar to yours - zero parasitic loads except the fridge 1.8A running at 50/50 cycle on a hot day. Total energy consumption with a laptop - 30 or 45 AH a day. Get 2*80 or 2*100 solar and you won't have to run a generator at all, except for very dark and rainy days. 80W isn't that much bigger and heavier than 50W. Make cardboard templates, this will help.
