The lights on Amazon appear to be exactly what I need.
The LiFe PO4 batteries (135Ah) from Alibaba are about
17% less in price (when doing apples-to-apples comparison)
than Anker. I will also get about 4x the lumens, and about 3x
use before recharge.
Thanks to all!
Bought a H.F. Predator 4000w about eight years ago.
I knew it wouldn't last but I was only buying it as a
disposable generator for power tool use. I put an hour
meter on it, and only use ethanol-free gas.
It is still going strong. Usually starts on the 1st or 2nd pull.
My only complain is...
Here is a light I use.
I plan to build more.
For the most part, my lights in a small building in the woods are solar powered.
In the portable light shown below, I can unplug the Anker 26800, take it outside
and plug it into my H.F. 100w system. Need to upgrade the H.F. system to
400w@...
I didn't get my refrigerator done last summer, so no photos
BUT
I do know of a guy who did it and my system is modeled after his.
THE BOX:
Without drawings, the best way to describe it is; a box in a box.
It's made of concrete, no aggregate. A concrete box about 48" x 24" x 16"H.
2 liter soda...
Thanks for the replies.
I'll look into the lights on Amazon.
I'm also going to research the LTO batteries for this application.
Any tricks to wiring/ charging?
Very nice.
I built one with 100W @ 12 v H.F.
Probably a little less $$ than yours but only 100w.
The rough field is tearing the cart apart.
This one (is it ok to link to the video?) has 600Ah @ 24v.
Includes panels but no cart. $1,100
I have lights! (on my other laptop).
This laptop gets a connection and the one with the off-grid light won't connect
BUT
Once I do get a connection I'll show you what I have.
Here is what I have learned about insulation after 7+ years alone in a small cabin in the high mountains near the U.S.- Canadian border:
The little cabin (actually, a storage shed, 16' x 26' on two floors) has insulation values of:
*Floor: R-41 (This includes IR barriers. Anything below R28...
I should have mentioned my mass....
The walls are 2x 5/8" drywall. 3x 3/4" drywall would have been adequate.
Of course, this is not practical in an RV.
I've attached a few photos of my portable-emergency 18650 (Anker)-LED light.
My off-grid portable emergency lights take-2
How do I wire this?
For the most part, my lights in a small building in the woods are solar powered.
In the portable light shown below, I can unplug the Anker 26800...
My plug-n-play lights are doing fine. They are adequate for my little off-grid cabin that is high in the mountains
BUT
I need to go longer between charging.
The self-discharge rate (worst case) is about 15% over six months for 18650 batteries (a local supplier is selling used
laptop...
Well... I was saying good things about the HF generators and mine suddenly had a problem.
I was sawing and the blade speed suddenly dropped to about 100RPM. Tested without the extension cord, tested all sockets, and then tested all socket with the drill. Same results. I have about 226 hours...