To: TurboZamboni
If its not mobil, a good car battrery will do well
To: TurboZamboni
Make sure the Inverter is pure sinewave, not the modified sinewave.
Merlin Marine.
4 posted on
06/19/2014 3:07:06 PM PDT by
moose07
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To: TurboZamboni
6 posted on
06/19/2014 3:09:43 PM PDT by
RightFighter
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To: TurboZamboni
The solar cells need to be connected to a battery via a charge regulator.
The inverter can be powered from the regulators output port.
The cells on their own will not power the inverter.
A car charger can still be used directly to the battery for a maintenance charge.
8 posted on
06/19/2014 3:13:03 PM PDT by
moose07
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To: TurboZamboni
9 posted on
06/19/2014 3:13:19 PM PDT by
preacher
(I am not a global warming hoax denier.)
To: TurboZamboni
Really need to know the load you intend to draw. 10W, 50W, 200W, etc.
What works well for some CPF lighting will not work to run a couple desktops and monitors.
Just total up the loads each item draws, if it has a motor, double the load for that item to cover startup draw.
10 posted on
06/19/2014 3:16:30 PM PDT by
wrench
To: TurboZamboni
11 posted on
06/19/2014 3:30:57 PM PDT by
fulltlt
To: TurboZamboni
14 posted on
06/19/2014 3:38:23 PM PDT by
Scrambler Bob
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To: TurboZamboni
Don't know if they sell them still. I have an 'emergency' auto battery booster that has power plugs for 12v. You can buy a separate solar charger and just plug it in to the house. It also has the added benefit of an air compressor. It has bailed my butt out of a few jams.
To: TurboZamboni
For small electronics like a smartphone or tablet, they are likely to draw about about 200mA each at 5 volts via a USB converter.
I made a home-made 12V battery pack by connecting some 12V 18AmpHour batteries together in parallel. 3 batteries will give you 54 Amphours of current. I already had 2 12 amphour batteries that I connected in parallel, so I have a 78 Ah battery pack.
For output, I bought a Radio Shack 12v adapter (cigarette lighter outlet) that alligator clips onto the battery. In the outlet I added a dual USB adapter to convert down to the 5 volts that small electronics want these days. Assume you will use included USB to micro-USB cords.
12V 18Ah Battery from Amazon
Radio Shack 12V/10A Vehicle Adapter Socket with Battery Clips
Radio Shack 5V/3.1A Dual-USB Car Power Adapter
Of course, you could also add an inverter to use for 110V equipment, but that will drain this scale of battery overnight.
-PJ
20 posted on
06/19/2014 4:25:24 PM PDT by
Political Junkie Too
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To: TurboZamboni
Cantrell Xpower 1500. It works great, has a very good battery pack, and a roll around cart.
22 posted on
06/19/2014 4:58:39 PM PDT by
Laserman
To: TurboZamboni
24 posted on
07/10/2021 4:20:20 PM PDT by
smokingfrog
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