Solar powered generator
Has anyone used or looked into these solar powered generators they look interesting
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Kayteg1 wrote:
People are toying with the ideas for decades.
Everybody has different needs and requirements.
Solars are expensive and lot of RV owners use them for quiet and environment protection, so the cost is not an issue.
For me - I need AC 90% of the time and solar rv systems that could power AC don't exist.
Since I have to run generator whole day, the solar only for battery charging makes no sense.
Even then, the latest addition of $150 inverter generator who runs most of the day on cup of gasoline makes solars very uneconomical.
Works for me too, although, rarely that I use my a/c as most of my camping are on high elevation NP/National Forests. And I'm always out of the campsite anyways.
I was told of that early on and not from my son who works for Musk/Tesla/Solar City. That solar at current technology makes economic sense only for home and large scale commercial applications.
From a long time RVer, solar panel is useful though for trickle charging of battery either while on storage on charge maintenance or when the generator is off. And that's a less than $50 type.
