Hello All,
Would like to get some opinions. We have a new cabin in West Virginia. We get there for a weekend once a month. We have been using a generator. i ordered 2 100 watt panels from Renogy. I have 8 deep cycle flooded 12v 100AH batteries.
My thinking is that the batteries will be fully charged each time we come down, and then we can drain them to roughly 70% each weekend (roughly 3KW plus what generate in the few days we are there), We will hardly use the generator much except for when we are running tools.
We will probably upgrade the solar down the road so we can add things like refrigeration, but for now it's really just powering lights and charging electronics.
What challenges do you see?
Is it safe to leave the solar panels charging for the few weeks we are gone? Using the solar controller that comes with the Renogy pack, called the Wanderer.
Is it ok to charge the batteries over several days?
Thanks in advance for your advice
Would like to get some opinions. We have a new cabin in West Virginia. We get there for a weekend once a month. We have been using a generator. i ordered 2 100 watt panels from Renogy. I have 8 deep cycle flooded 12v 100AH batteries.
My thinking is that the batteries will be fully charged each time we come down, and then we can drain them to roughly 70% each weekend (roughly 3KW plus what generate in the few days we are there), We will hardly use the generator much except for when we are running tools.
We will probably upgrade the solar down the road so we can add things like refrigeration, but for now it's really just powering lights and charging electronics.
What challenges do you see?
Is it safe to leave the solar panels charging for the few weeks we are gone? Using the solar controller that comes with the Renogy pack, called the Wanderer.
Is it ok to charge the batteries over several days?
Thanks in advance for your advice
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