What Solar Charger, Battery and Inversor should I Use ?

[cindynsg]

Ouch could they possibly be any more expensive?
I'm designing a battery bank that I can expand as I go. I want to power two fans and a heat lamp to start. But It won't be long before I'll be able to add onto it. In the end it would be nice if I could handle half of my electric needs with solar power. I'm thinking four 12 volt 280 Ah batteries would be a good start. But I'm having a hard time finding them at around 280 Ah. If I did, what do you think would be a good price for them?

[DeltaFox 25]

Thats real good because there made for discharging and recharging alot of times. Just like the golf cart battery. Good luck on your solar panel project

[cindynsg]

What do you think of industrial deep cycle batteries? These are the kind used in electric forklifts and floor sweepers. 4D 180-215 amp hours 12 volts, or 8D 225- 255 amp hours 12 volts?

[DeltaFox 25]

You have to have 18 volts to charge a battery. Battery type is important , I bought some marine deep cycle batterys and they are the wrong type. The solar does nto care about cranking power . If you can afford a solar type battery i'd buy it.
.http://www.batteryfaq.org/ Look at this.

[rdlrn19]

Hi DeltaFox 25, thanks for your fast answer.

Did you think that a charge controller of 12/24 is enough or something more higher?

Also I want to know if the battery type needs to be solar battery or could I use any other type of battery, like car battery?

[DeltaFox 25]

It depens upon if you want to expand everything. If not you need a charge controler just big enough to keep your batters charged . And a inverter depens what you want to run . Like a 2-150 watt bulbs , you should get a 400 or 500 inverter. The type of battery should be like a golf cart type or a solar battery like AGM sealed.
I hope thats right.

[rdlrn19]

Hi

I'm building a solar panel 16 - 18 volt using solar cells of .5v , 3.5 amps.

I'm using 36 solar cells, approximately 75.6 wats is the panel.

So my question is:

What solar charger, battery and inversor should I use?



Thanks in advanced