Hi I am new to all of this and need some help. We race karts and use a generator for our power needs at the track. Since becoming interested in solar for my home I was thinking what about a battery bank for the trailer. I have no clue how to calculate our power needs, we typically run a fan for hours its 120 watts rated. and a heat gun that is 1500 watts to run intermittently for 10 minutes at a time multible times thorughout the day. I was looking for help to set up a cheap batter bank with lead acid to run this equipment for the day at the track off grid and I can just charge the day before with a plug in charger on the grid. Down the road I would like to add a solar panel on the roof of the trailer to keep the batteries always charged.
If its possible would also like the option to maybe run a portable AC unit I think it draws around 1300 watts.
I don't even know where to start, how many batteries? how to tie them all together? what inverter to get? just want a cheap simple system so I can stop breaking my back moving the generator around and no noise at the track.
Thanks! for any help!
If its possible would also like the option to maybe run a portable AC unit I think it draws around 1300 watts.
I don't even know where to start, how many batteries? how to tie them all together? what inverter to get? just want a cheap simple system so I can stop breaking my back moving the generator around and no noise at the track.
Thanks! for any help!