Solar Systems

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(10 August 2013, 15:21)Nix Wrote: ...

I suspect that I may have put too much info up here and people will think it's too complicated or expensive and not bother. Please, it IS worth it. Whatever your budget, you can at least get something going to keep your mobile phone charged and some LED lights burning all through the night if need be. At the end of the day, you're connecting a solar panel to a controller that is attached to some batteries. That is then connected to an inverter for your mains back up. It's just a matter of how big a system you want/need. You can always start small and build on it.

Simples!

Great and easy to understand first hand explanation Nix. Thanks for sharing your knowledge.

Not too complex IMHO, very well balanced.

On the strength of your recommendations I have this afternoon ordered a significant value of components to get a serious PV system in place here.

Especially useful was the battery advice. Without it I would surely have gone for Lucas branded cells, and would have been an expensive mistake.

A question though. In mid winter, cloudy conditions what is the typical output you see from each of your 250w panels? I have to deal with quite cold conditions here and am trying to gauge expected power available taking account of reduced panel output and increased internal losses in the accumulators.

Again thank you.