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  • Mike90250
    Moderator
    • May 2009
    • 16020

    Generator weather

    Not going to be able to ride this out, going to be burning diesel for a week+

    10 days clouds Oct 2021.jpg. What's your foul weather plan ??

    Powerfab top of pole PV mount (2) | Listeroid 6/1 w/st5 gen head | XW6048 inverter/chgr | Iota 48V/15A charger | Morningstar 60A MPPT | 48V, 800A NiFe Battery (in series)| 15, Evergreen 205w "12V" PV array on pole | Midnight ePanel | Grundfos 10 SO5-9 with 3 wire Franklin Electric motor (1/2hp 240V 1ph ) on a timer for 3 hr noontime run - Runs off PV ||
    || Midnight Classic 200 | 10, Evergreen 200w in a 160VOC array ||
    || VEC1093 12V Charger | Maha C401 aa/aaa Charger | SureSine | Sunsaver MPPT 15A

    solar: http://tinyurl.com/LMR-Solar
    gen: http://tinyurl.com/LMR-Lister
  • SunEagle
    Super Moderator
    • Oct 2012
    • 15125

    #2
    I thought there was a drought so at least you are getting some rain in that area. Although it is hard on solar production.

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    • J.P.M.
      Solar Fanatic
      • Aug 2013
      • 14926

      #3
      Climate's what you expect. Weather's what you get.

      In Feb., 1982, when I lived in Buffalo, the Buffalo NY airport had a higher monthly total GHI for that month than the San Diego airport, with a couple of days having a higher max. temp. to boot. It was an El Nino winter. Still, go figure.

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      • Mike90250
        Moderator
        • May 2009
        • 16020

        #4
        Originally posted by SunEagle
        I thought there was a drought so at least you are getting some rain in that area. Although it is hard on solar production.
        This is just a small storm, and then they expect drought to continue. It will let us stop irrigation finally and build up our store of drinking water.
        Powerfab top of pole PV mount (2) | Listeroid 6/1 w/st5 gen head | XW6048 inverter/chgr | Iota 48V/15A charger | Morningstar 60A MPPT | 48V, 800A NiFe Battery (in series)| 15, Evergreen 205w "12V" PV array on pole | Midnight ePanel | Grundfos 10 SO5-9 with 3 wire Franklin Electric motor (1/2hp 240V 1ph ) on a timer for 3 hr noontime run - Runs off PV ||
        || Midnight Classic 200 | 10, Evergreen 200w in a 160VOC array ||
        || VEC1093 12V Charger | Maha C401 aa/aaa Charger | SureSine | Sunsaver MPPT 15A

        solar: http://tinyurl.com/LMR-Solar
        gen: http://tinyurl.com/LMR-Lister

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        • sdold
          Moderator
          • Jun 2014
          • 1424

          #5
          We're not off grid, but as unreliable as the grid is here, we might as well be. Wood stove and a Harbor-Freight 2 kW on a Reliant manual transfer panel. The wife and kids think it's really fun whenever there's an outage.

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          • Bala
            Solar Fanatic
            • Dec 2010
            • 716

            #6
            10kva Lister. I have wired it so it can be started from the house, the generator shed or workshop. I have a 70 amp ac charger.
            If I need to charge batteries I heat and pump water and wash dry clothes at the same time.

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