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--- electrical:solar:builds [2020/03/17 15:43]
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+++ electrical:solar:builds [2020/04/17 14:14]
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 > I'm a full-timer ... for years I've been running an ARB 50 qt. frig, 12v water pump, 12v TV & power ant., 10 spd Max fan, led house lights & charging laptop, hotspot, phone -- off of a 100 watt panel [renogy] , 20a mppt , 105 ah batt. - no problem.  -- RetiredNomad((I'm a full-timer ... for years I've been running an ARB 50 qt. frig, 12v water pump, 12v TV & power ant., 10 spd Max fan, led house lights & charging laptop, hotspot, phone -- off of a 100 watt panel [renogy] , 20a mppt , 105 ah batt. - no problem))
-> I power [a highly insulated cube fridge] with a 100 watt panel, a $10 PWM controller, a $10 fuse box, a Harbor Freight 400/800 ($20 with coupon) inverter and a 75 amp hour group size 24 "deep cycle" battery that is also the engine starting battery.  This is what I had been using to charge my laptop and cell phone, and run led lights, MaxxFan, and my electric shaver.  The main reason for the solar power system was to have the MaxxFan.  -- Trebor English((http://www.cheaprvliving.com/forums/Thread-Efficient-Refrigerator-DIY?pid=347928#pid347928))
+> I power [a highly insulated cube fridge] with a 100 watt panel, a $10 PWM controller, a $10 fuse box, a Harbor Freight 400/800 ($20 with coupon) inverter and a 75 amp hour group size 24 "deep cycle" battery that is also the engine starting battery.  This is what I had been using to charge my laptop and cell phone, and run led lights, MaxxFan, and my electric shaver.  The main reason for the solar power system was to have the MaxxFan.  -- Trebor English((http://www.cheaprvliving.com/forums/Thread-Efficient-Refrigerator-DIY?pid=347928#pid347928)) My 100 watt panel produces 3 to 5 amps. Tall trees can reduce it to 2 hours per day, 4 is more typical. I plan based on less than 20 amp hours per day and 3 to 5 amp hours if it is a rainy day. I don't have a load to measure what I'm not harvesting.((https://www.reddit.com/r/vandwellers/comments/7eexfc/solar_how_much_wattage_do_you_run_actual_output/dq51djc/))
 > I have one large portable 120w flexible panel and it works well. -- Tx2Sturgis((http://www.cheaprvliving.com/forums/showthread.php?tid=28044&pid=353366#pid353366))
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 > 420 amp hours, although batteries are long in the tooth so lets call it 320 ah. 350 watts of solar, virtually unshaded. I use 75-100 ah per day. How much is largely a function of how hot the water I'm in is and how hard the fridge has to work due to heat infiltration through the hull. I get to float by around 1pm on an average day. -- Suijin((http://www.cruisersforum.com/forums/f14/solar-watts-daily-ah-consumption-202019.html#post2643157))
-> I have two 150-watt Renogy panels and run a Dometic fridge.  SunnySouthTexas((https://www.reddit.com/r/vandwellers/comments/aifwvf/what_solar_panel_setup_do_you_use/eeobyzf/))
+> I have two 150-watt Renogy panels and run a Dometic fridge.  SunnySouthTexas((https://www.reddit.com/r/vandwellers/comments/aifwvf/what_solar_panel_setup_do_you_use/eeobyzf/)) Our 300 watts in panels pull around 275 watts at high noon on a clear day.((https://www.reddit.com/r/vandwellers/comments/7eexfc/solar_how_much_wattage_do_you_run_actual_output/dq5d6h2/))
 > 250Ah of battery with 360W solar. It really depends how often you run everything.
 > I have a 70L DC dual compartment fridge, some LED lighting, a fan, a water pump, and run an induction cooktop off an inverter to cook (10 minutes only a day at low power). -- dsuliuno((https://www.reddit.com/r/vandwellers/comments/fjqgb5/tell_me_about_your_solar_setup/fkp4620/))
+> In summer with 2x150 watt flexible panels I was getting 16amps, and it even went up to 22 amps for a while which everyone I spoke to was surprised at such high numbers. Now, in sunny days I'm getting 2 amps for about 2-3 hours a day. Whereas summer was 7 hours of peak sun and a few more of non peak. My panels are flat. Flexible. No air gap underneath. - crap_allnamesrtaken((https://www.reddit.com/r/vandwellers/comments/7eexfc/solar_how_much_wattage_do_you_run_actual_output/dq5ye14/))
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 > I have 520 watts on the roof of my 2008 Chevy Express Cargo. I think I could fit another 260watt panel up there.  Joseph_Grey((http://www.cheaprvliving.com/forums/showthread.php?tid=28241&pid=356881#pid356881))
+> I'm running 480W solar with a 24V 250Ah battery. Most things will run practically indefinitely. Fridge, lights, fan, tv, gas heater, phone/laptop all sip a couple percent per day. Depending how sunny it is the panels can charge up to ~80% on a good sunny summer day. What I do need to ration is use of the induction cooktop and microwave. Either of those running is closer to the scale of 1% per couple minutes. So it's a balancing act between how much I cook and how sunny it is. So far I haven't come close to draining the battery, but I've got more battery capacity than most and haven't lived in it for a span longer than 2 weeks at a time. - A4W_Squiggles((https://www.reddit.com/r/vandwellers/comments/g35mji/opinions_on_solar_power/fnpg0g3/))
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