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electrical:solar:frugal [2017/11/19 19:22] frater_secessus [increasing supply] |
electrical:solar:frugal [2018/06/16 22:17] frater_secessus [Making do with tiny solar setups] |
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+ | This page is more about making do with what you already have than about about what to buy if you are [[electrical: | ||
===== system sizing ===== | ===== system sizing ===== | ||
- | Large solar installs are can be useful but are overkill (in size, output and expense) for many campers. | + | Large solar installs are can be useful but are overkill (in size, output and expense) for many campers. |
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===== charge controllers ===== | ===== charge controllers ===== | ||
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+ | You can eek out a bit [[electrical: | ||
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===== batteries ===== | ===== batteries ===== | ||
+ | First off: box store marine, dual-purpose or "deep cycle" batteries are [[electrical: | ||
- | FIXME | + | There is no magic way to increase the limited // |
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+ | Drawing them down to only 80% State of Charge (also written as [[electrical: | ||
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+ | If you don't have a spare battery you can even [[electrical: | ||
===== converter ===== | ===== converter ===== | ||
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+ | If you have an adjustable 12v power supply around you can make it into a dumb converter. In this pic the " | ||
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+ | For deep cycling: | ||
- | FIXME | + | For shallow cycling: |