Aussie Growers Thread

ruby fruit

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Wow. So prebuilt/preselected parts is/are a rip off too.

This one is 465w, 12v, 2× 130Ah Batteries. With a decent looking mppt controller. I'd still need to add an inverter to that too.

Guess I'll be looking up the parts to use then.
Im talking saving a couple grand a yr to recoup costs....its paid for itself in 18-24 mths
Whats so rip off about that ?
 

Joomby

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P = V x I (P= watts,V= voltage,I= Current)
Kwh= P x Time
So if your box is running at 350w for 18 hours (you always calculate MAX demand)
It would use 6.3 KWh per day .
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Some of us don't have 20k to spare. Also. I'm not looking to mount my solar to the roof. I want a standalone unit.
you could run 4 and that would be perfect. I know you could wire this up. I'm not sure what sise solar panels you will need to keep up supply but they are cheap as on eBay and mine came with 15 yr warranty from a store in Australia the batteries are the main cost but regulators and inverters are cheap these days.
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Nugachino

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you could run 4 and that would be perfect. I know you could wire this up. I'm not sure what sise solar panels you will need to keep up supply but they are cheap as on eBay and mine came with 15 yr warranty from a store in Australia the batteries are the main cost but regulators and inverters are cheap these days.
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I'm looking on that site for their parts. Not sure I'm interested in their available mppt controllers though. Victron looks to be a bit better.
 

Nugachino

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Realistically if you want a stand alone system that will run something like your cab I’d be budgeting around 7 - 10 k if you want a reliable system that won’t fail on you after 6 months
Yeah I'm starting to realize the price of the kit. Panels alone are about 2k. Charge controller is anything from 500 to 1400. Inverter is another 4-700. Then there's the battery bank. 300-600ea depending on the batteries.
 
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