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Rooey
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 Posted: Thu Jun 07, 2012 3:49 pm Post subject: Any similar solar setups out there? |
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I was wondering if any of you experienced wonderers out there could give me some feedback on my newly purchased solar setup. I'm yet to test it but some feedback on similar setups would be great. I have 2x 85w suntech solar panels 170watt total), 120a/h sunxtender auxilary battery with Steeca 15amp regulator for the purpose of running one 40ltr Engel on freeze for esky ice and one 40ltr Engel for food purposes (max 2.5amps each with duty cycle) . The purpose is to leave the Engels running 24/7 so i hit the frog and toad directly.  |
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KINGHIT
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Hi Rooey,google 4wd action forums,open it up then and scroll down the page till you find the camping section there is a fair bit of talk on solar panels in there.Might be of some use to you it is a good sight to browse through.
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pale ale
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home of 12 volt
is a good online shop. plenty of knowledge there |
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Rooey
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| Posted: Wed Jun 13, 2012 1:49 pm Post subject: |
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MickSA
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| Posted: Wed Jun 13, 2012 8:35 pm Post subject: Re: Any similar solar setups out there? |
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| Rooey wrote: |
| I was wondering if any of you experienced wonderers out there could give me some feedback on my newly purchased solar setup. I'm yet to test it but some feedback on similar setups would be great. I have 2x 85w suntech solar panels 170watt total), 120a/h sunxtender auxilary battery with Steeca 15amp regulator for the purpose of running one 40ltr Engel on freeze for esky ice and one 40ltr Engel for food purposes (max 2.5amps each with duty cycle) . The purpose is to leave the Engels running 24/7 so i hit the frog and toad directly. |
Depends on what part of the frog and toad you are on really as most solar panels rely on that main ingredient The set up you describe sounds pretty good. We run a 75amp hour thumpa from the home of 12 volt as mentioned. We carry a 80 watt solar panel upgradeable to a 120 watt at anytime and find it hard even in the most extreme of cases to wear the battery pack down. If we are not camping in a national park or up the flinders ranges on a private property we prefer to run the Yamaha 4 stroke gennie as the wifey loves her electric blanket on the camper trailer  |
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