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lifestyle:faq_solar_generator [2022/05/09 21:06]
princess_fluffypants [Best case scenario] 		lifestyle:faq_solar_generator [2022/05/24 11:44]
frater_secessus [DIY your own solar generator]
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 These devices are packaged for convenience and are usually much more expensive than the components bought separately.  Sometimes manufacturers use non-standard panel connectors to keep customers in an expensive "walled garden", referring to normal, non-proprietary panels as [[https://inergytek.com/pages/support|"off_brand"]].((COUGH [[https://amzn.to/2SpgjbR|inergy]] COUGH)) These devices are packaged for convenience and are usually much more expensive than the components bought separately.  Sometimes manufacturers use non-standard panel connectors to keep customers in an expensive "walled garden", referring to normal, non-proprietary panels as [[https://inergytek.com/pages/support|"off_brand"]].((COUGH [[https://amzn.to/2SpgjbR|inergy]] COUGH))
  
-Less expensive "solar generators" may cut corners by using more basic batteries (AGM vs the better Lithium), cheaper inverters (Modified sine wave instead of pure sine wave), or less efficient solar charge controllers (PWD instead of MPPT).+Less expensive "solar generators" may cut corners by using more basic batteries (AGM vs Lithium), cheaper inverters (Modified sine wave instead of pure sine wave), or less efficient solar charge controllers (PWD instead of MPPT).
  
 The overall proposition can be summed up by the title of a Bob Wells video, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gFOZ6aetIPc|Should you Buy a Jackery Power Station? Super Easy but Super Expensive]]. The overall proposition can be summed up by the title of a Bob Wells video, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gFOZ6aetIPc|Should you Buy a Jackery Power Station? Super Easy but Super Expensive]].
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 Note that the loads mentioned are all resistance loads (heating coils).   Note that the loads mentioned are all resistance loads (heating coils).  
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 +==== DIY solar generator ====
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 +[[https://amzn.to/3LJMITh|{{ https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/71lFKh8W4AL._AC_UL320_.jpg?125}}]]
 +People who want portability or an all-in-one solution can build their own solar generator out of a [[https://amzn.to/3LJMITh|trolling battery box]] or milk crate.
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 +In this approach the battery, inverter, solar charge controller, and DC power ports are installed in or on the carrier. 
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 +  * Will  Prowse [[https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=will+prowse+milk+crate|"milk crate" how-tos]] (YT)
 ===== quirks ===== ===== quirks =====
  
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