tvd1
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So here is my completed install in my shed (still gotta clean up the wires a bit). 100w HQST panel on the shed (which is partially shaded). Harbor Freight 35ah battery (mem weekend sale, $50!), upgraded to the Renolgoy Rover MPPT 30a. 300w pure sine inverter, and a 30amp fuse between the battery and MPPT. Also a 15 amp fuse between the panel and MPPT (not visable). Definitely some tradeoffs but its a start.
So far i'm powering an LED strip light on the load side, and off the inverter is my moto battery tender running there. So far in the past few days the battery does struggle to fully charge and usually by the end of a sunny day the battery is at 60%. I'm going to add a motion sensor LED light to the front of the shed.. not sure if i can put it on the LOAD of the MPPT or i need to wire it into a plug on the inverter (Thoughts?).
Anyway, already looking like a second panel is likely going up in the near future, but that location would be even more shaded than the first one. So we'll see. Let me know what y'all think.
So far i'm powering an LED strip light on the load side, and off the inverter is my moto battery tender running there. So far in the past few days the battery does struggle to fully charge and usually by the end of a sunny day the battery is at 60%. I'm going to add a motion sensor LED light to the front of the shed.. not sure if i can put it on the LOAD of the MPPT or i need to wire it into a plug on the inverter (Thoughts?).
Anyway, already looking like a second panel is likely going up in the near future, but that location would be even more shaded than the first one. So we'll see. Let me know what y'all think.