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I’ll definitely be getting feedback before buying anything, I’m grateful that there is such a wealth of knowledge here! While I think about what direction to go with on the electrical side of things, I’d appreciate some input on panel mounting. The used panels I purchased came with some new...

I appreciate the perspective! I’m just running the numbers and with the 1000w of panels I can fit on the roof of the shed I’d likely run out of battery and times during December and January just having the inverter on unless I buy more battery. My understanding is that the stand-alone inverters...

So the wiring of the shed is going slowly but surely. Starting to have second thoughts about that all-in-one in my previous post, as it seems that it idles at about 60w! That's 1.4kWh a day just to run the inverter, much less actually power anything. I see that it has a standby mode, how well...

OK, so have an update: purchased the panels. They are Trina SS250P-60 panels with the following specs: Max Power Watts 250 Open-Circuit Voltage Volts 37.6 Voltage at Pmax Volts 30.3 Short-Circuit Current Amps 8.85 Current at Pmax Amps 8.27 Max System Voltage Volts 600 Fuse Rating...

So, related question: my roof is 75 inches tall 160 inches wide. There are used panels available locally that are stated to be 65 inches tall and 39 inches wide. THEORETICALLY 4 could fit in a portrait orientation, but I know mounting hardware would take up some space. Would the 4 inches of...

I'm in Salem, OR so it's a bit worse for me. PVwatts gives me a total of 876kWh, with a low of 29 in December with 750w array. A larger 1.6kw array pulls the low up to 63kWh, However, as you alluded to WHEN those watts are generated is a big problem. I'd imagine the freezer could go...

Edit: double-post somehow.

Only thing purchased is the shed, just put together yesterday! Definitely looking to make sure I plan ahead and only buy once.

Finally got my shed installed, and the plan from the beginning was to have its own self-contained electrical system for a couple reasons, one of which is: it seems like it would be fun! Where I especially am looking for guidance is in regard to sizing of the panels and batteries. One idea I...

The Max has the 30A RV plug, which is why I chose it over the P. It is also set up to connect to the expansion batteries that Bluetti offers.

Apologies in advance if this comes out a little scatter-brained! Background: much of my home roof is not ideal for solar due to shading from some trees, but I will be building one outbuilding this summer and it would be in a location that would not have the same shading issues. Outbuilding will...

Okay, I’ve slept on things so I may have a better (if a little more expensive) solution: add one of those MPP all-in-ones to the shed. Panels go to the MPP, which is connected to the panel. Have a 30A plug for the AC input on the MPP, which can plug into the Bluetti if needed. Otherwise leave...

I'm strongly considering getting a Bluetti AC200Max to use as an all-in-one battery/inverter system that I can move between two different projects: -My enclosed car hauler so I have clean, quiet source of AC power at my track days. Trailer is already wired with a panel, lights, outlets, and a...