dkistner1111
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Both generators have UPS function. I don’t understand much of anything about solar setups, but I have a 200-watt solar panel hooked directly to the Bluetti AC180 (NOT tied to the grid) through the wall and into my kitchen, plus the Bluetti is also plugged into an AC wall socket. Bluetti tells me that the solar input will be dominant as long as there is solar power coming in in sufficient quantity, but then it will draw/recharge from the wall socket.
I also have the R600 that I got free that I’d like to use somehow. What would make the most sense is to keep it on the same shelf with the Bluetti because that’s where my “appliance station” is located. But I only have the one solar cable coming into the house. Rather than trying to do a separate hookup to another portable 100w panel for the R600, I’d rather focus on upping the solar to the Bluetti AC180 to its maximum 500w and stick the 100w panel in our truck for use on trips or for emergencies.
All I am using my generators for on a regular basis is to run small kitchen appliances, not all at the same time, most of which are rated higher than the R600 can handle. But I do have a dehydrator that will run on the R600. I mainly just want to be able to capture as much solar energy as I can afford to and put it to work.
If it would not be safe to plug the R600 directly into an AC output on the AC180, is it possible to split the solar input cable inside the house so both generators can be plugged into what hopefully will be a more powerful solar array down the road?
I’m terrified I’m going to blow something up….
I also have the R600 that I got free that I’d like to use somehow. What would make the most sense is to keep it on the same shelf with the Bluetti because that’s where my “appliance station” is located. But I only have the one solar cable coming into the house. Rather than trying to do a separate hookup to another portable 100w panel for the R600, I’d rather focus on upping the solar to the Bluetti AC180 to its maximum 500w and stick the 100w panel in our truck for use on trips or for emergencies.
All I am using my generators for on a regular basis is to run small kitchen appliances, not all at the same time, most of which are rated higher than the R600 can handle. But I do have a dehydrator that will run on the R600. I mainly just want to be able to capture as much solar energy as I can afford to and put it to work.
If it would not be safe to plug the R600 directly into an AC output on the AC180, is it possible to split the solar input cable inside the house so both generators can be plugged into what hopefully will be a more powerful solar array down the road?
I’m terrified I’m going to blow something up….