Would solar be effective in the midwest?
Would a 200 watt solar panel keep a single 100ah lifepo4 charged during a midwest Iowa winter/December ? I use about 50 ah per day , I found a online calculator that said 50ah is about .65kwh I be...
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BFL13 wrote:Boon Docker wrote:BFL13 wrote:
Solar is just a way to extend the time between generator/charger recharging.
I highly doubt that statement.
I use just solar to charge my GC2's. I have never used a generator to charge my 8 year old batteries and they are still going strong. I boondock 99% of the time.
Right, so your time with solar between gen/charger charging is long enough so you don't have to use the gen before getting to shore power again.
That can be all summer or for several days in winter, whatever the scenario is. Including how many batteries in the bank, and your daily usage.
The last time my batteries were on shore power was 4 summers ago for one week. That is a pretty long extended time. :)
