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online today!online today!ali110Hamburg, Germany1,842 Threads 428 Polls 27,970 PostsDo anybody on here having a solar system or Wind turbine at home ? 
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I've got a small solar panel set up Ali, with solar panels its basically 1 solar panel per battery.. and 1 appliance per battery, you really want to be using 12 volt appliances with a solar set up..
You can get bigger solar setups with bigger inverter, more batteries and wind turbines but that's some pretty serious coin to do that.. the bigger inverters can convert 12 volt power to 240 volt so you can use normal appliances but they chew battery power, the motorhome or marine shops have got some good products and give great advice in the solar power area..
You can get bigger solar setups with bigger inverter, more batteries and wind turbines but that's some pretty serious coin to do that.. the bigger inverters can convert 12 volt power to 240 volt so you can use normal appliances but they chew battery power, the motorhome or marine shops have got some good products and give great advice in the solar power area..
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Been off-grid with backups for more than 20 years.
12v requires very thick cabling for a full time setup. I use 48v with an Outback controller and inverter combo. Much easier. I have available 12vdc, 24vdc, 48vdc, 110vac and 220vac @60hz.
Combination of PV, VAWT and propane genset. Wind diverts to water heating when the bank is full.
12v requires very thick cabling for a full time setup. I use 48v with an Outback controller and inverter combo. Much easier. I have available 12vdc, 24vdc, 48vdc, 110vac and 220vac @60hz.
Combination of PV, VAWT and propane genset. Wind diverts to water heating when the bank is full.
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I'm currently running one fridge of two 130ampH deep cell batteries that are being charged by three solar-blankets about 360 watts feeding into "CTEK D250SA system" plus a small trickle maintenance solar panel keeping the batteries up.
I've couple other small l trickle maintenance solar panels maintaining batteries, plus i have three electric fence units run by solar panels.
In Australia most state governments subsidize household solar system
I've couple other small l trickle maintenance solar panels maintaining batteries, plus i have three electric fence units run by solar panels.
In Australia most state governments subsidize household solar system
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You better get in touch with Greta Thunberg right away ] she knows nothing about solar energy and yet still pushes climate change. 
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GeneralBeacon: You better get in touch with Greta Thunberg right away ] she knows nothing about solar energy and yet still pushes climate change.
THE anger pixie!! ------ This thread is Archived ------
GeneralBeacon: You better get in touch with Greta Thunberg right away ] she knows nothing about solar energy and yet still pushes climate change.
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Butcher559: I've got a small solar panel set up Ali, with solar panels its basically 1 solar panel per battery.. and 1 appliance per battery, you really want to be using 12 volt appliances with a solar set up..
You can get bigger solar setups with bigger inverter, more batteries and wind turbines but that's some pretty serious coin to do that.. the bigger inverters can convert 12 volt power to 240 volt so you can use normal appliances but they chew battery power, the motorhome or marine shops have got some good products and give great advice in the solar power area..
good post Butcher bro , batteries here don't last for long time just 1.5 to max 2 years , do u have any idea of long lasting batteries for solar setup ? You can get bigger solar setups with bigger inverter, more batteries and wind turbines but that's some pretty serious coin to do that.. the bigger inverters can convert 12 volt power to 240 volt so you can use normal appliances but they chew battery power, the motorhome or marine shops have got some good products and give great advice in the solar power area..
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How dare you call me Scoldilocks.
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ali110: good post Butcher bro , batteries here don't last for long time just 1.5 to max 2 years , do u have any idea of long lasting batteries for solar setup ?
Deep cycle, with high amp hours. 3-5 years life, depending on cycles and level of discharge.------ This thread is Archived ------
Stan_147: Been off-grid with backups for more than 20 years.
12v requires very thick cabling for a full time setup. I use 48v with an Outback controller and inverter combo. Much easier. I have available 12vdc, 24vdc, 48vdc, 110vac and 220vac @60hz.
Combination of PV, VAWT and propane genset. Wind diverts to water heating when the bank is full.
sounds good , I am using a solar system from 4 years and it is amazing , the only thing is do miss is short batteries life , 12v requires very thick cabling for a full time setup. I use 48v with an Outback controller and inverter combo. Much easier. I have available 12vdc, 24vdc, 48vdc, 110vac and 220vac @60hz.
Combination of PV, VAWT and propane genset. Wind diverts to water heating when the bank is full.
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robplum: I'm currently running one fridge of two 130ampH deep cell batteries that are being charged by three solar-blankets about 360 watts feeding into "CTEK D250SA system" plus a small trickle maintenance solar panel keeping the batteries up.
I've couple other small l trickle maintenance solar panels maintaining batteries, plus i have three electric fence units run by solar panels.
In Australia most state governments subsidize household solar system
thanks Rob bro , you are lucky getting subsidy from your govt , we don't I've couple other small l trickle maintenance solar panels maintaining batteries, plus i have three electric fence units run by solar panels.
In Australia most state governments subsidize household solar system
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GeneralBeacon: You better get in touch with Greta Thunberg right away ] she knows nothing about solar energy and yet still pushes climate change.
her address ? ------ This thread is Archived ------
Stan_147: Deep cycle, with high amp hours. 3-5 years life, depending on cycles and level of discharge.
nice , I will look for deep cycle battery ------ This thread is Archived ------
ali110: Do anybody on here having a solar system or Wind turbine at home ?
No, but I do have a neighbour who has a wind turbine..ok.they're not quite neighbours as they're house is two miles away from mine...but that's normal here...and they said it's not worth it..i was going to get one but changed my mind after he told me the numbers...
The payback is decades long, unless you can build one from scratch yourself of course..
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Hang on slow down Ali, what sought of solar panels?
What you using them for?
Have you checked out Swedish CTEK battery management system if not why not?
Take a stroll downtown karachi Ali these links:
I've purchased laminated amorphous solar cell blanket from a sweet lady on Alibaba.com Ali
I am happy to recommend there services.
you might like to check out there products follow this link:
If you can online read about managing deep cell batteries, in particular why you would never drain deep cell below 12v.
Why you would consider battery management system.
A proper 12v battery chargers that will fully charge a 12v battery, including AGM batteries as there are only a couple that can Ali.
Take your time and read about the types of available batteries and also what will or want charge a LITHIUM ION battery etc etc
What you using them for?
Have you checked out Swedish CTEK battery management system if not why not?
Take a stroll downtown karachi Ali these links:
I've purchased laminated amorphous solar cell blanket from a sweet lady on Alibaba.com Ali
I am happy to recommend there services.
you might like to check out there products follow this link:
If you can online read about managing deep cell batteries, in particular why you would never drain deep cell below 12v.
Why you would consider battery management system.
A proper 12v battery chargers that will fully charge a 12v battery, including AGM batteries as there are only a couple that can Ali.
Take your time and read about the types of available batteries and also what will or want charge a LITHIUM ION battery etc etc
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ali110: good post Butcher bro , batteries here don't last for long time just 1.5 to max 2 years , do u have any idea of long lasting batteries for solar setup ?
Keep an eye on all the comments Ali, you will find something to suit your use.. Deep cycle batteries are pretty expensive but they are the right batteries for solar panels and wind turbines, they normally with a warranty of expected life.. anything from 2 to 5 year warranties on deep cycle batteries..------ This thread is Archived ------
Stan_147: Deep cycle, with high amp hours. 3-5 years life, depending on cycles and level of discharge.
Hey Stan you talk about levels of discharge, this is how much your battery chews during use ? cycles is the power that's put back into the battery ?Does your inverter use the excess power your panels can produce on a hot day ? and what appliance uses that excess power ?
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would like to have solarpanels, my roof is on the south, but the company I hire this house from doesn't give me permition.
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Just bought a small solar panel.
It's not set up yet.
Too small to be practical but it's a start to play around with, experiment.
Only 30w 12v (don't laugh you winter hardened off gridders)
Batteries will be from 2 recently scrapped cars.
Once I've got my head around it all I'll be buying bigger panels.(soon)
(since it's not my own place I'm limited to about 6 100w panels)
Most likely just to heat water and ventilation so I can cut out the expensive batteries.
If I ever manage to get my own place together solar will play a big part.
Read quite a bit about it over the years, but info that has no practical hands on application for me is a purely academic mental exercise that puts my head in a painful vortex.
Panel should arrive this week, to be continued...
It's not set up yet.
Too small to be practical but it's a start to play around with, experiment.
Only 30w 12v (don't laugh you winter hardened off gridders
)Batteries will be from 2 recently scrapped cars.
Once I've got my head around it all I'll be buying bigger panels.(soon)
(since it's not my own place I'm limited to about 6 100w panels)
Most likely just to heat water and ventilation so I can cut out the expensive batteries.
If I ever manage to get my own place together solar will play a big part.
Read quite a bit about it over the years, but info that has no practical hands on application for me is a purely academic mental exercise that puts my head in a painful vortex.
Panel should arrive this week, to be continued...
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