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--- opinion:frater_secessus:beginner_mistakes [2020/08/15 21:01]
frater_secessus [required maintenance]
+++ opinion:frater_secessus:beginner_mistakes [2020/08/15 21:06]
frater_secessus [inverters]
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 And **how are you going to charge it** after you drain it?  Charging from a wall socket typically takes over night.  Charging from ciggy lighter only works when the van is running and takes even longer.  Charging from solar panel can take several days.   These numbers assume zero loads while charging; running anything during charging would make charging take even longer.
+As with inverters, many new folks seem to think solar generators are endless sources of power that can run huge appliances in perpetuity and do not need to be recharged.
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 > "It is cheaper and easier to //use// less power than it is to //make// more power." -- highdesertranger((paraphrased))
+Belief that an inverter is an endless source of power unto itself.
 Belief that x-thousands of watts in [[electrical:inverter|inverter]] capacity means you have x-thousands of watts to pump into it.  It's not true;  **the inverter could pull x-thousands of watts but that doesn't mean your battery can provide it**, or provide it for long.  And you **still have to stuff those x-thousands of watts back into the battery before sundown**.((plus charging inefficiencies))

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