Coming out of winter
8n-bob
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Just a observation about the day's length and Sun height.
It's good to see the days getting longer and the sun a little higher in the sky. The past few days the batteries were at full charge and on to float by 1:00 PM several days in a row.
I do have a wind turbine and it's producing around 100 to 150 watts in a good breeze 10+MPH. I would say it's spinning about 15% of the time and any time I look I am making at least 20 to 30 watts about 50% of the time. Using 24 hrs as the time base.
470 total watts of solar and 100 watts of Wind Power
660 AHr of Golf Cart Batt's
( I know I'm a little week on solar but with the wind turbine I have not had a low voltage alarm in over 2 months. I live on top of a hill and there is always some wind blowing)
Some day I'll put in my signature line my whole set up.
Enjoy the Sun 8)
BobO.
It's good to see the days getting longer and the sun a little higher in the sky. The past few days the batteries were at full charge and on to float by 1:00 PM several days in a row.
I do have a wind turbine and it's producing around 100 to 150 watts in a good breeze 10+MPH. I would say it's spinning about 15% of the time and any time I look I am making at least 20 to 30 watts about 50% of the time. Using 24 hrs as the time base.
470 total watts of solar and 100 watts of Wind Power
660 AHr of Golf Cart Batt's
( I know I'm a little week on solar but with the wind turbine I have not had a low voltage alarm in over 2 months. I live on top of a hill and there is always some wind blowing)
Some day I'll put in my signature line my whole set up.
Enjoy the Sun 8)
BobO.
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