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This seems like a good subject to cover in one thread.
I'm wondering where most people start cobling parts together like a jobsite generator for outages and something more permanent. A back up power sorce such as common batteries with a charger maintainer power by the grid or PV or other sorces. PV cells will be in our future we have a good existing roof angle to use. No problems here hooking stuff up... I'm wondering more about the next step. A quality charge controller and long term batteries. High maintenance is not an issue for me. Having a quiet muffler is or buying a used propane or lp genset to run for welding and high load short term runs.
This 5000 10hp old pull start Craftsmen gen is getting a better muffler to shut it up. My neighbors just scored 9000 watt gens in DE for 750 new. Not bad.
Have to go find an extention cord for the old three prong 220 outlet on it. I can always find batteries and sometimes deals just show up for commercial types around here and batteries of all sorts. Sea, land or stationary big boys. Some large equipment batts also become available.
Anyone have a good recommendation for a smaller charger controller to keep up maybe six 12 or 24V batteries?
I'd like power to the 3k run 6k surge inverter for 8 hours. The duty cycle will be to pull 30% tops from them batteries, maybe less overnight, to run my fridge and elctronics chargers. Ten amps an hour for the 120 volts should cover it. R600 fridge unit.
I don't know if more or less is better for a small system or buy deeper cycling batteries like agm, nickle or dry cells like nickle metal and lithium or lithium ion. Weight is not an issue here so this is new for me on cell density issues.
I'm wondering where most people start cobling parts together like a jobsite generator for outages and something more permanent. A back up power sorce such as common batteries with a charger maintainer power by the grid or PV or other sorces. PV cells will be in our future we have a good existing roof angle to use. No problems here hooking stuff up... I'm wondering more about the next step. A quality charge controller and long term batteries. High maintenance is not an issue for me. Having a quiet muffler is or buying a used propane or lp genset to run for welding and high load short term runs.
This 5000 10hp old pull start Craftsmen gen is getting a better muffler to shut it up. My neighbors just scored 9000 watt gens in DE for 750 new. Not bad.
Have to go find an extention cord for the old three prong 220 outlet on it. I can always find batteries and sometimes deals just show up for commercial types around here and batteries of all sorts. Sea, land or stationary big boys. Some large equipment batts also become available.
Anyone have a good recommendation for a smaller charger controller to keep up maybe six 12 or 24V batteries?
I'd like power to the 3k run 6k surge inverter for 8 hours. The duty cycle will be to pull 30% tops from them batteries, maybe less overnight, to run my fridge and elctronics chargers. Ten amps an hour for the 120 volts should cover it. R600 fridge unit.
I don't know if more or less is better for a small system or buy deeper cycling batteries like agm, nickle or dry cells like nickle metal and lithium or lithium ion. Weight is not an issue here so this is new for me on cell density issues.
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