Hi everyone. Completely new to solar panel systems so please bear with me. I may be asking dumb questions so please don’t be too harsh, lol.
I’m looking to put together an off-grid system to run a small workshop in a small garage or a shed out back. It would run a table saw, miter saw, router, bandsaw, planer, small jointer, drill press, small lathe, spindle sander, dust collector, and various other smaller power tools and tool battery chargers. At any given time, only ONE tool and the dust collector will be running at the same time. Aside from the tools, I’d be running a couple led workshop lights and maybe a fan at times, but only when the shop is in use. The shop would be used a couple hrs/day during the week, and probably 4-8 hrs/day on weekends. And one machine might be in use at any given time, even when I’m not in the shop, but it’s only a 3d printer.
How would I go about figuring out what kind of system I need? What should I be calculating? In my case, would a 12v, 24v, or 48v be the best option? I’m not made of money but I do want something that will work well for my needs and hopefully not be too expensive or too complicated that I can’t set it up myself. So I’d prefer affordable but not dirt cheap, sacrificing safety and/or quality. In an ideal situation, I’d also want to be able to run 240v but I’m sure that would greatly add to the cost so maybe not.
I keep seeing these kits or all-in-one systems (which sound great as I wouldn’t have to figure out what components are compatible with each other, etc.) but most of the things I read about them pertain to being mounted on vehicles and running normal appliances (inside RVs, for example) so I’m completely lost on what specs I should be looking for.
Any advice for this newb? Thanks in advance.
I’m looking to put together an off-grid system to run a small workshop in a small garage or a shed out back. It would run a table saw, miter saw, router, bandsaw, planer, small jointer, drill press, small lathe, spindle sander, dust collector, and various other smaller power tools and tool battery chargers. At any given time, only ONE tool and the dust collector will be running at the same time. Aside from the tools, I’d be running a couple led workshop lights and maybe a fan at times, but only when the shop is in use. The shop would be used a couple hrs/day during the week, and probably 4-8 hrs/day on weekends. And one machine might be in use at any given time, even when I’m not in the shop, but it’s only a 3d printer.
How would I go about figuring out what kind of system I need? What should I be calculating? In my case, would a 12v, 24v, or 48v be the best option? I’m not made of money but I do want something that will work well for my needs and hopefully not be too expensive or too complicated that I can’t set it up myself. So I’d prefer affordable but not dirt cheap, sacrificing safety and/or quality. In an ideal situation, I’d also want to be able to run 240v but I’m sure that would greatly add to the cost so maybe not.
I keep seeing these kits or all-in-one systems (which sound great as I wouldn’t have to figure out what components are compatible with each other, etc.) but most of the things I read about them pertain to being mounted on vehicles and running normal appliances (inside RVs, for example) so I’m completely lost on what specs I should be looking for.
Any advice for this newb? Thanks in advance.