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Hi,
I have a small solar panel set up mostly for when we loose power. I have 3 - 100 watt panels a 30 amp mppt controller
and 3 Walmart deep cycle batteries and a 1500 watt inverter.
It is wired in so if I flip a few switches my regular house lights and plug ins are running off the batteries.
Can run my TV, computer, wireless phone, cell phone booster and two of the regular lights for about 6 -7 hours.
If all I run is one light or just the TV I can go quite a while. Or I can run the batteries out in 2-3 hours if I go nuts and runs lost of lights and stuff.
I am planing on adding to this system as time goes by. I just picked up 2 more batteries last night that I haven't installed yet.
I also have two more panels to install
Even if all you have is a small one battery set up you are way ahead of everyone else.
when the grid goes down solar panels will be hard to come by
I'm also working on a complete water system out of a camper as a back up < 12 volt with a 5 gallon propane water heater.
I figure if I have lights and running water (hot and cold) after TSHTF it will make things much more comfortable
I have a small solar panel set up mostly for when we loose power. I have 3 - 100 watt panels a 30 amp mppt controller
and 3 Walmart deep cycle batteries and a 1500 watt inverter.
It is wired in so if I flip a few switches my regular house lights and plug ins are running off the batteries.
Can run my TV, computer, wireless phone, cell phone booster and two of the regular lights for about 6 -7 hours.
If all I run is one light or just the TV I can go quite a while. Or I can run the batteries out in 2-3 hours if I go nuts and runs lost of lights and stuff.
I am planing on adding to this system as time goes by. I just picked up 2 more batteries last night that I haven't installed yet.
I also have two more panels to install
Even if all you have is a small one battery set up you are way ahead of everyone else.
when the grid goes down solar panels will be hard to come by
I'm also working on a complete water system out of a camper as a back up < 12 volt with a 5 gallon propane water heater.
I figure if I have lights and running water (hot and cold) after TSHTF it will make things much more comfortable