Recent content by masonsdad

All good advice. I'm thinking lifepo4 with some small diy heaters (my son is an IT, fiber and electronics guy.) We can monitor and adjust as needed. It will be mounted in a small box on the tower, not in a shack.

I'm in central Arkansas. Low wattage. I need about 200ah to get a 3 day reserve.

It will be a 12v system with an mppt controller.

It is actually a 40 ft triangle tower in a remote setting about an hour away. It will have remote monitoring via microwave link radios. You make a valid argument. Any thoughts on makes of 100w panels?

I'm new to all of this. Any suggestions on manufacturers? I have limited space, so one 300w panel is probably the most I can fit due to wind load restrictions on my tower site.

But, it's "high efficiency." ?

Here is another one.

My thoughts exactly. Seems like fraud to me, but what do I know.........

I am designing a remote off grid radio repeater site. I am looking for a 300w panel or equivalent to mount on my antenna tower. I see these small panels on ebay (tatoodaa, eco-baerrs) advertised as 300w, but they are the size of a typical 200w panel. Does anyone have any experience with...