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Mike You can get a Rover or epever for under $100 easily. While I looked I noticed that for $100 you can get epever's lastest MPPT which I think would be worth it because the older models are slow to adjust to different situations. older epever https://amzn.to/3htWf2u Rich solar branded...

I did a simple test for one of my videos. I had two sets of 100 watt panels. One connected to a PWM, the other to a MPPT. Both controllers were connected to one battery so that they were each reacting to the same situation. The battery was my trucks starting battery and I was using the...

We are near Belmont and yeah it was warm yesterday but I didn't think it was that warm. I do agree that there are not that many big trees in Walnut canyon and you will likely find someone under the ones that are.

And now for the other side of the story. The Shell station in Munds park, Arizona will not allow anyone wearing a mask inside of the store. Just like some places have the right to refuse service to anyone not wearing a mask, it is theirs to refuse service to anyone wearing one. It is also a...

The fact that your charge controller can do 12 or 24 volts has nothing to do with the solar panels. It means that it can be used on a 12 or 24 volt battery bank. You need to make sure that you have a MPPT controller to take advantage of higher voltage panels. Personally I prefer the output of...

Today I noticed that the rest stop outside of Flagstaff,Az was truckers only.

I used a big window swamp cooler on my house for 12 years. Standing in front of it the breeze is COLD. Anywhere outside of the stream of air feels cooler but also clammy because the air is, well it's swampy from the water that was evaporated. Not only does that moisture reduce the effectiveness...

The largest system that I have designed so far has been 2740 watts or so. There are considerations at those sizes. Panels I would suggest Santan solar where 250 watt panels start at $50. Running two or three in series will help. I would suggest splitting up the array in to two arrays to get...

Ideally there should be a switch and a fuse for each component and the battery bank. It gives you the safety and ability to shut down everything or individual components as needed. You should also have a way to disconnect the power coming down from the solar before you disconnect the charge...

It doesn't have to be a refilled bottle. I use the small tanks on my torch which gets removed after I am done with it. I had to replace the last tank because the repeated on/off cycles caused it to leak. I use it daily at times but only long enough for heat shrink, so the bottles last a long time.

How much solar do you need? You need to be able to produce more power than you use on the shortest day of the year. How much battery do you need? You need enough capacity to get you through the period of time that the solar is not producing. So at least the ability to get through the night to...

Don't let the fact that something is 12 volt blind you to what you are really getting. Anything that beats the low consumption of the efficient 120 Vac unit I use cost 10 times as much. Specialty 12 volt options like those intended for trucks use more power, produce less BTU's and still cost a...

You do notice that I mentioned having enough sunshine to..... Solar needs sunshine, generators need gas, camp stoves need propane, even a camp fire needs wood. Take the fuel away and nothing works. lol I will say that I was surprised at how warm the GoSun vacuum tube cooker got on a cloudy day...

I suppose that what you consider a medical essential need is up to you. Personally I prefer the lamb tacos.

One thing to consider about using a alternator to power stuff. If you have a 250 Amp alternator it does not mean you will ever see 250 amps to your battery or device even at highway speeds. The Alternator's main job is to run the vehicle and a fair amount of the power it puts out is needed to do...

I do run a small 5000 BTU air conditioner off of my solar. Actually two of them at the peak of the day off of 1185 watts of solar. A 800 watt/ 1000 watt peak inverter generator will start and run one of them. They are the Frigidaire energy star units that are rated at 410 watts running and have...

I know nothing of this controller except that it seems to get good reviews. Since Renogy tends to relabel you might just find the same thing under a different name at a lower price. As far as running the 250 watt panels from Santan. The controller will not take either the Santan 250 watt at...

It's 105 in Quartzsite right now.

I have a 12 volt bank

I use a Elite two burner electric cook top. The smaller burner uses 470 watts and I don't have any issues aside from needing some patience in how long it takes to heat up. Normally I turn it on to the temperature I want and set the pan on it to heat up while I prepare the food. By the time I am...