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  • Re: Battery to TV sizing

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    Exactly, what charge controller do you have? MPPT controllers (good quality) can be over paneled without too much problem (keep them cool/well ventilated). Over paneling a PWM controller (check the s…
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  • Re: Battery to TV sizing

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    BrownBear, That is the $1,000 question (solar power questions are free--The answers can cost lots of money). First, a 300 Watt panel is going to be pretty close--Get a couple days of clouds, and you …
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  • Re: Battery to TV sizing

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    Same as above, but Los Angeles and best year round harvest angle gives: Los Angeles Average Solar Insolation figures Measured in kWh/m2/day onto a solar panel set at a 56° angle from vertical: (For b…
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  • Re: Battery to TV sizing

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    In general, finding a more efficient TV would be a good start. Use a Kill-a-Watt type power meter and test a few TVs at the store (if they will let you), and/or confirm that yours takes 100 Watts... …
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  • Re: Pump won't start on power from Inverter

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    Check that your battery maintainer is not overcharging the battery... Your battery should be at float (once fully charged) around 13.4 to 13.6 volts or so... If it is over 13.8 volts--Then the batter…
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