JimK-NY wrote:
So your 200 watt panel put out a peak of 118 watts and a total of 850 watt hours, not 850 watts. That would run a very small, 300 watt, A/C for almost 3 hours. It would run a more typical small unit for about 1 hour and a medium size RV A/C for about 45 minutes. To make up for inefficiencies, a bit of cloudiness or shade and the use of panels mounted flat on the roof and some other minimal electrical use, I would think maybe a 1000 watts of panels would be about right. You would also need a minimum of 1000 AH of batteries which is about a dozen car sized batteries.
Just let him run with the story. With the better part of 2 grand sunk into 2 different glorified jump starter packs (Jackery and Bluetti), it's a fair assumption that understanding is lacking.
PS....this is like the inane EV threads (and the other 7 page solar/AC thread which only has about 50% containment and will likely continue to burn and spread in coming days, LOL) where people read too much marketing, then begin dreaming, then hoping, then defending their positions, as incorrect as they may be.
