So without doing any research I bought two 35AH solar batteries from Harbor Freight and a 4.8W schumacher solar panel and used them with pretty good results while charging some RC batteries in a field. I have now added a cheap solar charge controller from amazon https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0...?ie=UTF8&psc=1 and now I am looking for a bigger solar panel. I have a 300W/600W inverter to run my laptop (max 150W charger) but probably not much else, and not very often. I usually run two chargers, which may pull as high as 20A each, at full tilt, but more likely less than 10A total from the 12V batteries.
I am looking at replacing the 4.8w panel with a 100W from amazon https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0...KIKX0DER&psc=1 but its huge, and with all the stuff I bring it would be a huge pain to bring this panel. Is there anything smaller that would work well, or is this the best option (or is it even big enough?) for me?
Any projects similar to this one? I am going to rewire everything with fuses and probably somehow integrate an ampmeter. This will probably get used maybe 10 times a year, if that.
I am looking at replacing the 4.8w panel with a 100W from amazon https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0...KIKX0DER&psc=1 but its huge, and with all the stuff I bring it would be a huge pain to bring this panel. Is there anything smaller that would work well, or is this the best option (or is it even big enough?) for me?
Any projects similar to this one? I am going to rewire everything with fuses and probably somehow integrate an ampmeter. This will probably get used maybe 10 times a year, if that.
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