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--- opinion:frater_secessus:beginner_mistakes [2020/06/24 12:36]
frater_secessus [thinking like an apartment-dweller]
+++ opinion:frater_secessus:beginner_mistakes [2020/07/22 14:20]
frater_secessus [no solar]
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 ==== no solar ====
-Having no solar at all is generally an unforced error for vandwellers.  Even [[electrical:12v:alt_and_solar|adding small amounts of panel]] (100w) can make a solar, and can be added to an [[electrical:12v:alternator|alternator-charged system]] for as little as $100.((100w poly panel on sale for $90, 10A [[electrical:solar:shunt_tweaking|shunt controller]] for $10.))
+Having no solar at all is generally an unforced error for vandwellers.  Even [[electrical:12v:alt_and_solar|adding small amounts of panel]] (100w) can make a big difference, and can be added to an [[electrical:12v:alternator|alternator-charged system]] for as little as $100.((100w poly panel on sale for $90, 10A [[electrical:solar:shunt_tweaking|shunt controller]] for $10.))
 ==== worrying ====
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   * tilted panels take time to deploy, store, and interfere with your ability to leave a given location for safety or other reasons.
+==== failure to add alternator charging ====
+[[electrical:12v:alt_and_solar|Adding an isolator]] can be very cheap and //supercharges// solar configs;((this effect is strongest on systems with PWM controllers))  if run at the right time it [[opinion:frater_secessus:panelsizesforinsolation|can double or triple the effectiveness of solar]], meaning one can
+  - run more loads; and/or
+  - reduce the amount of panel; and/or
+  - use the excess capacity to extend [[electrical:solar:sizing#your_reserve_needs|autonomy]]

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