Power - what do you use in an Emergency?

Discussion in 'Functional Gear & Equipment' started by hitchcock4, Jun 17, 2016.


  1. oil pan 4

    oil pan 4 Monkey+++

    Cheap modified sine wave inverters are very bad for battery chargers and power supplies.
    You need a pure sine wave inverter or low voltage to lower voltage battery charger.
     
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  2. arleigh

    arleigh Goophy monkey

    If your battery system is provided so that it can be wired in series using 6 volt deep cycle golf cart batteries you can provide as high a voltage as you need for DC charging.
     
  3. oil pan 4

    oil pan 4 Monkey+++

    I just checked out the goalzero stuff.
    Its a waste of money.
     
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  4. arleigh

    arleigh Goophy monkey

    the goal zero appears to be more for camping than permanent installation .
    When I was first investing in solar 45-50 odd year ago, I bought used ones for learning and playing with . I also took the time to learn about electricity and boat/RV electronics.
    By no means the expert some of them here are
    My advise , plan expecting the requirements of a mansion, and begin with the equipment required for a storage shed. Build with the expectation of growth . You will learn volumes as you grow your system and If things change much they will more than likely integrate . Photovoltaic solar has been around well over 100 years ,and the function has not changed . those panels would charge todays batteries. Those old batteries would still operate todays electronics.
    Inverters changed but those have nothing to do with solar specifically .
     
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