I didn't realize such a small amount of shading would make a difference. I bought two of those the other day and haven't decided where to put them yet. Also bought two bare-bones charge controllers (pic below) at HF for $20 each. I am considering bringing those back and getting something with a...
I have the ecoflow on order, I will be testing it to see what it can handle and if it can't do it I will likely return it, but after that I will know exactly how much power the AC requires overnight, when you account for cycling
Newbie here, I have two 100-watt panels now and plan to buy two more some time in the future. I'd like to do a combination of Will's 400 watt classic and the smaller milk crate system. Very similar to the milk crate system except I would use a Rich solar 40amp mppt instead of the 20amp in the...
Looking at options to build a system for power outages during hurricanes that will run a 5000 btu window AC, small fridge and charge cellphones and tablets. Originally was thinking maybe a delta 2 max with 4 200 watt panels... would that be enough to run a small AC through the night? another...
I am looking at building something for emergencies power, I ordered a delta 2 max from Home Depot but I may wind up returning it and building a similar system as yours
I'm putting together my first system, going with Victron 100/50 and starting with 2 100w panels with expandability to four or six in the near future. I ordered the Victron from Amazon, it arrives in its original box with no packaging material to protect it, And the box is torn up and taped with...
Are others charging from 48v batteries into solar inputs? Would you need anything between the battery and the solar input? And how would you charge the 48v battery back up in an off-grid situation? Separate charge controller?
The ecoflow ran the AC fine. It was cycling between 450-50 volts, so if you set a temp that only requires compressor 50% of the time you could get 7 hours or so
Newbie here, I have the HF panel, looking at the ones available on Home Depot site, none Ive seen so far have built in stands like the HF, so there's that... I wasn't aware of issues with SAE connectors, will look into that, thanks