Recent content by ImpatientMaker

I really appreciate all the responses! And I got what I wanted, which were terms and understanding to ask better questions. I especially appreciate @Hedges detailed questions and answers.

I appreciate that, and yeah, 50KW/day is a ton. I can live without AC (I can always go sit in my car or jump in the now colder pool) as long as I can power some fans. I have recently connected an Emporia Vue into my Home Assistant setup, and I intend to add hall sensors to the circuits in my...

Great info and questions! I think I'm ok spending up to $10k but less is better. I want to do as much DIY as possible, and my wife is supportive of that.. But as the name says, I'm, impatient, so I might buy one of the batteries Will has evaluated. I do have a pool and I also have AC. I...

Thanks. I'm slowly learning what the relevant components I need are.

Between 1000 and 1500 KWh per month I own the house and I can put panels on. I already have pool heater panels (water is pumped through them) from the 80's that take up a lot of roof space, not sure if those would stay. It's a 5 bedroom house, not sure of the exact size of the AC. I do have...

I've been lurking for a couple years here on and off, built my own solar generator two years ago with the knowledge gained and have used it several times to power my fridge. Now I think I'm ready to design a whole-house DIY system with battery backup. But I'm still learning how hard it is to...

That's why I figured I'd jam them into the solar charge controller since it takes whatever the panel throws at it I guess I should mention I already have a 12V system that I built (scc, inverter, 100w panel, etc)

Perhaps (and thanks for your reply), but they're good enough to power the tools, and I was thinking at the very least I could connect them to my MPPT SCC and give the system a bit more juice.

I have a handful of Ryobi 18v batteries for various cordless power tools, and I saw this item on Tindie, which made me think I could power an inverter with these with the right circuitry. Anyone played around with this? I'm not enough of a sparky to figure it out myself.

So far just having the one panel has kept the generator fully charged, about which I'm pleased. It's only in the sun about 1/2 the day too.

I just bought a 200A fuse, which I know is under-rated, but at the time I was planning to get a 2000w inverter. I found while shopping around that for this brand, 3000w was not much more expensive. I don't need that much so I just left everything else as is.

I actually didn't get that at first! Been a long day.

I originally was going to buy a cheap "generator" on Amazon, and in the course of doing my homework, I stumbled on Will's You-tube channel and it all kinda snowballed. This design, in addition to trying to be low-cost (relatively) just needs to be able to go around the exterior of my house...

Primarily it was to be a learning experience. Primary rationalization was to have backup power for my fridge's and freezers during power outages. I didn't lose power during the much publicized outages in California, but I have lost it several times this year after a vehicle crashes into a...

Thanks for the kind remarks and info! Here are some answers to your questions: The double battery wires were included with the inverter. I plan to replace them with something better, as per Will's (and your) recommendation. But for now they work fine. I only have the one fuse at this...