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Originally Posted by glend
Alex, inverters are pretty cheap these days, I would suggest you get a larger capacity one. I run a 3500 W pure sine inverter off my shed solar system (2×250W panels), MPCC, and 3x100AH deep cycle battery bank. This setup allows me to run any power tools i have. I have run a AC cable underground to my observatory and it can be plugged into the inverter when required. I used to have a generator for trips to Bretti but I sold it last year. The beauty of the shed system is that I can run house appliances off of it if needed in a power outage (by running a long extension back to the house). Must never try to wire a standalone solar system into a grid connected house wiring system. The house has a roof solar system, grid connected, but of course in a power outage the system is shutdown as all grid connected systems are required to be.
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Hi Glen I hope you and yours are well.
The current inverter does all I ask although I will be getting something larger for the van.
As to power tools I now have a decent collection of cordless stuff..drills, saws (including a chain saw that works great) angle grinder...anyways with the observatory complete I hope my need for tools is less.
The van came with 3 batteries and similar panels to yours but those batteries are little more than useless....and so I have on order 3 new ones each of 100 amps..they will drop right in..nice boxes there for them...gel of course given they are inside. I need a 2 kVA Genny for the air conditioner...I have a nice one with key start...and so the van/ observatory is near finished...I plan to spend most of my time there although I have spotted a nice yatch that I will probably buy to live on if I can find a suitable berth up North...I don't have much time left so I thought why not...plus it is a great buy...a make that I have always wanted and these days they are just so cheap..cheaper than a better van with shower etc. I may put it in the dam. 32 foot plenty of room for an old man who doesn't move much. If I leave it in the sea I probably won't sail it just live on board when not at the van.
I am going for a sail with a mate simply to see if I can still get around a boat...last time on his boat I could not get out of the cockpit...he said no problem and that he could build me a harness so I could move myself around...we shall see. I had a goal to be the oldest man to sail around the world but that does not appeal as much as it once did...but the boat I have in mind is more than capable...so????
Alex