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pianotuna
Nov 30, 2014Nomad III
Hi,
A twist lock to 30 amp connector 30 amp twist lock.
Plug in a 30 to 50 dog bone adapter 30 amp to 50 amp dog bone adapter

Consider a rack for the Yamaha or go for the 6300 watt Yamaha instead. Why, because running a 12000 watt 50 amp per leg (total 100 amps) service on a 23.3 amp generator is going to hard. A 15000 btu is going to REALLY push the Yamaha HARD.
The 6300 watt is not that much more money.
6300 watt 240 capable Yamaha
Here is a simple flow chart.
Budget-->Energy Audit-->Battery bank size-->number of watts-->PWM or MPPT. What ever type of controller is chosen, make sure it has adjustable set points and a temperature probe that is on the battery.
One rule of thumb is between 60 and 150 watts of panels per 100 amp-hours of storage. The smaller the battery bank the higher the wattage needed (per 100 amp-hours). Here is a link to the rather special spreadsheet which includes an energy audit, that N8GS has created to help size solar battery charging systems!
Solar Spread Sheet N8GS
For a nice explanation of solar, try this link:
Golden rules of solar
A twist lock to 30 amp connector 30 amp twist lock.

Plug in a 30 to 50 dog bone adapter 30 amp to 50 amp dog bone adapter

Consider a rack for the Yamaha or go for the 6300 watt Yamaha instead. Why, because running a 12000 watt 50 amp per leg (total 100 amps) service on a 23.3 amp generator is going to hard. A 15000 btu is going to REALLY push the Yamaha HARD.
The 6300 watt is not that much more money.
6300 watt 240 capable Yamaha
Here is a simple flow chart.
Budget-->Energy Audit-->Battery bank size-->number of watts-->PWM or MPPT. What ever type of controller is chosen, make sure it has adjustable set points and a temperature probe that is on the battery.
One rule of thumb is between 60 and 150 watts of panels per 100 amp-hours of storage. The smaller the battery bank the higher the wattage needed (per 100 amp-hours). Here is a link to the rather special spreadsheet which includes an energy audit, that N8GS has created to help size solar battery charging systems!
Solar Spread Sheet N8GS
For a nice explanation of solar, try this link:
Golden rules of solar
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