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Question re Solar power
12 September 2013, 21:36,
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RE: Question re Solar power
With a fridge or a freezer, you will have to allow for, something that is called 'cap start'.

A fridge may only require 500 watts to run it, but may require 1000w to start it running. This is because the motor has a capacitor attached which draws a higher load to start it.

Fridges stop and start quite frequently, as they switch off, to save power when the required temperature is reached, and start frequently to maintain that temperature.

You may be better using you solar panel to charge a bank of batteries then running from that.

Many motors have a 'cap start'.

WaylanderCool
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Question re Solar power - by MaryN - 12 September 2013, 20:22
RE: Question re Solar power - by Highlander - 12 September 2013, 21:25
RE: Question re Solar power - by Waylander - 12 September 2013, 21:36
RE: Question re Solar power - by Nix - 12 September 2013, 22:13
RE: Question re Solar power - by Scythe13 - 12 September 2013, 21:58
RE: Question re Solar power - by Highlander - 12 September 2013, 22:08
RE: Question re Solar power - by Skvez - 13 September 2013, 17:27
RE: Question re Solar power - by uks - 13 September 2013, 18:47

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