How Much Solar ? First Hand Report
Just got set up here in Quartzsite, two 100 watt solar panels on my receiver hitch mounted polar mount, moving it 3 times during the day. Panes were partly shaded by an old power pole till 9 am, then...
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Gotta watch out for those "accordian volt meters". Luv speelchek! I don't think satellite tv receivers are easy on the juice consumption, last I checked. 3 amps an hour or so. Another 3 or 4 for the tv, depending on the size of the tv. Call it 6amps an hour watched, plus water pump, plus lights plus parasitic consumption of 15 to 18 amps every 24 hours, maybe 12 in your case, cause daylight wipes out 12 of those with the solar panels for a net gain. That a poly panel "wakes up" before daybreak is a good thing, it wipes out the parasitic drag on the battery early on, and covers it with a surplus right at start up.
