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Re: Pros and Cons of different battery types?
That is a huge system upgrade... Have you worked out the daily energy usage, battery size (voltage and Amp*Hours), solar panels, backup genset (if needed), etc.? Flooded cell Lead Acid are relatively…1 · -
Re: How does battery voltage translate to watts stored? Does it?
Adding to what Marc says... For a first estimate, Lead Acid Batteries are fairly close to 100% "amp*hour" efficient... If you have a 100 AH battery and pull 50 Amp*hours out of it (assuming…1 · -
Re: Newbie ready to go off grid
I would also talk with a local real estate professional, and/or your local tax assessor and see what having $50k worth of utility power vs fully off grid will do for ease of selling the home/property…1 · -
Re: Battery Connector gauge help
One thing I forgot to add to the overly long post above... Voltage Drop. 12 volt battery systems frequently need "heavier cables" to ensure that you do not have too much voltage drop. For e…1 · -
Re: Tilt angle worth the effort?
You are very welcome... And to clarify a few questions on my part. What do you mean by mounting the panels "flat"? You can use the SolarElectric (or PVWatts) link to see what works best for…1 ·
