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Hold my (root) beer - testing - are the lights still on?
4 years ago
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Wires look right ...
Inverter on, voltages look okay, draws about 40 watts with no load ...
Mains breakers off - where'd the lights go?
Inverter breaker engaged, there be lights!
Current house load 3.5 amps on one leg, 1.5 on the other (6000 watt inverter means it should be able to handle 25 amps per leg) , semi-cloudy day so only seeing +800 watts off the solar ... (two 120 legs as the US is funny that way ... :-P )
Must have is the microwave, jumped the 3.5 leg to 19 and since the solar isn't putting out no 1200 watts I watched as the battery voltage dropped - but it works!
Going to let it run as long as it will, should be sunny tomorrow so I might try running a load of laundry with the (electric) drier on low heat ...
Wish me luck!
(Yes, carrying a flashlight in my pocket just in case!)
Inverter on, voltages look okay, draws about 40 watts with no load ...
Mains breakers off - where'd the lights go?
Inverter breaker engaged, there be lights!
Current house load 3.5 amps on one leg, 1.5 on the other (6000 watt inverter means it should be able to handle 25 amps per leg) , semi-cloudy day so only seeing +800 watts off the solar ... (two 120 legs as the US is funny that way ... :-P )
Must have is the microwave, jumped the 3.5 leg to 19 and since the solar isn't putting out no 1200 watts I watched as the battery voltage dropped - but it works!
Going to let it run as long as it will, should be sunny tomorrow so I might try running a load of laundry with the (electric) drier on low heat ...
Wish me luck!
(Yes, carrying a flashlight in my pocket just in case!)
Oh I worked one guard shack where one couldn't run the little AC unit and the microwave at the same time - would trip a breaker that was a total pain in the ass to get to. Good luck on your testing of your solar set up. Tip my utility company in AZ gives out - run dryers, etc at night when the demand load on the grid is lower. That's if you are running on your local utility. I've been keeping my usage under 600Kw
Current nuker was moved years(decades) ago to share the seldom used garbage disposal circuit after popping the one running with the toaster.
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On Amazon it's the: "ECO-WORTHY 12V 100AH LiFePO4 3000+ Cycle Lithium Iron Phosphate fast charging Battery with BMS, Rechargeable battery"
Clams up to 80/100 amp charge/discharge rate with over current/short circuit as well as low battery/over temp protection.
Wild-assed-guess is I expect it to keep us powered up overnight without any problems - though if tomorrow is as overcast as today was there may not be enough juice put back in for another night!
And yes, there's a flashlight in my pocket just in case I have to flip us back to the mains before dawn!