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<blockquote data-quote="lavacarancher" data-source="post: 1402711" data-attributes="member: 9198"><p>Backhoe, you have no clue what you're talking about, do you?</p><p></p><p>Lets take the solar panel first. The panel you show is an 18 watt panel. What that means is that it will only supply approximately 1.5 amps of charge current for a few hours on a good, bright day. That is if it lasts for more than a couple of hours. Load on the batteries is over 85 amps. The battery you show is ONLY a 100 ampere hour battery. What that means is that the battery (one) will power the incubators for close to an hour before going flat (maybe). It also means that the panel will take close to 100 hours of bright sun to recharge the battery (one). He didn't say what that ratio should be (drain time vs charge time)</p><p></p><p>Last, the inverter you show is going to pull 85 amps from the battery (one) when suppling power to the incubator and it's going to try that with 10 or 12 ga. primary wire???? BULLSHYT! It will require IMO 1/0 primary wire at least (I can calculate that or look it up if you really want me to).</p><p></p><p>I had to read a lot into Slicks request. What he didn't say was how long he expected to be without power. He said he didn't like having to get up and start a generator which implies the change over should be automatic no matter if the system is generator powered or solar powered.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="lavacarancher, post: 1402711, member: 9198"] Backhoe, you have no clue what you're talking about, do you? Lets take the solar panel first. The panel you show is an 18 watt panel. What that means is that it will only supply approximately 1.5 amps of charge current for a few hours on a good, bright day. That is if it lasts for more than a couple of hours. Load on the batteries is over 85 amps. The battery you show is ONLY a 100 ampere hour battery. What that means is that the battery (one) will power the incubators for close to an hour before going flat (maybe). It also means that the panel will take close to 100 hours of bright sun to recharge the battery (one). He didn't say what that ratio should be (drain time vs charge time) Last, the inverter you show is going to pull 85 amps from the battery (one) when suppling power to the incubator and it's going to try that with 10 or 12 ga. primary wire???? BULLSHYT! It will require IMO 1/0 primary wire at least (I can calculate that or look it up if you really want me to). I had to read a lot into Slicks request. What he didn't say was how long he expected to be without power. He said he didn't like having to get up and start a generator which implies the change over should be automatic no matter if the system is generator powered or solar powered. [/QUOTE]
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