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  • Re: Newbie Off Grid Design Florida

    If you can live with "daytime only solar pumping", there are some very nice pumps out there. Here is an example (there are many more) of one that will work from solar, batteries, and even A…
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  • Re: Newbie Off Grid Design Florida

    Off Grid Solar is not cheap... Typically around $1 to $2+ per kWH (for full time off grid--For a few weeks a year backup, a large off grid solar system is not even in the ball park, cost wise) vs wha…
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  • Re: Can a 12/24v solar panel charge a 48v lithium batery

    In general, most solar charge controllers need the solar array Vmp-array to be a higher voltage than the battery bank charging voltage (MPPT controllers are typically "buck mode" or voltage…
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  • Re: Off Grid Solar design

    Welcome to the forum gregapex, To answer your questions... Yes, AC inverters can be upwards of 90-95% efficient--But that is in their "sweet spot" of power draw. If you draw less power (i.e…
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  • Re: Batteries discharged

    They sound dead... You can measure the voltage across each 12 volt battery and you could find one "failed" battery and the others are OK... However, from what you describe (constant load, n…
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