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Re: Do we really need an 8kw system just to run an AC unit?!
Just to be clear... Is this an 8kWatt AC inverter and 8kWatt of solar panels? What is the AH and voltage rating of the proposed battery bank? Energy usage is highly personal... Using US averages, a 3…1 · -
Re: Interstate L16 early failure
I hope he was just being a bit silly... Obviously, if we help folks to solve problems and issues--I think that is a good thing. -Bill1 · -
Re: Cooling the batteries
One of the problems with batteries--Even if the battery mfg. has a good history (>5-8 years), they do sometimes seem to lose the "recipe" -- Even for the 100+ year old Lead Acid tech bat…2 · -
Re: Brand new Yamaha EF6300iSDE instant overload (with video)
Is the breaker also a GFI (ground fault interrupter) breaker? It is possible that ground bonding the neutral inside the genset (common for larger gensets) and ground bonding the neutral in the home/m…2 · -
Re: how many hours runtime for my Air Conditioner with 200Ah Solar Battery?
Nominally the calculations would be (using a Kill-a-Watt type meter will help nail the numbers): * 7 amps * 120 volts = 840 Watts * 840 Watts * 1/0.85 inverter eff * 1/12 volts nominal = 82 Amps @ 12…1 ·
