Solar Panels

Magnarc · Guru

Solar Panels

oldtrack123 · Guru

Hi Phil

Forget about an any form of heating from solar unless you have LARGE battery capacity& a LARGE solar panel set up

Your,s is a asmall setup

A 800W microwave will draw abot 1600W

1600 Watts @ 12v =133A

Half an hour operation & your battery will need to be recharged

The inverter would need to be around 2000W

Peter

-- Edited by oldtrack123 on Friday 9th of November 2012 10:10:34 AM

blaze · Guru

Forget the microwave, I think you would need a very large invertor ( I would think a min of 2000w) and then more battery capicty.
cheers
blaze

jimricho · Guru

All the extra battery/solar/inverter capacity needed would make it a very expensive microwave.

-- Edited by jimricho on Friday 9th of November 2012 06:22:34 PM

Scotty01 · Senior Member

I run 2x300w panels charging 2x100ah batteries and a 1000w inverter and it wont even look at the microwave. wouldnt waste your time messing with it, if you really want the microwave get a generator and then you can also run a/c if you get the right gen. I have a Kypo 2600 and that will run the a/c or microwave but not both at once.

barina · Guru

Looking for a supplier / fitter of fixed Solar panels and also portable ones, in the Newcastle area please

goldcoaster · Senior Member

We just recently purchased a 3000w sinewave inverter to run a few small appliances like foxtel,laptop etc.So I got my auto electrician to hook it up,when i came back to pick it up he said to me it runs the microwave brilliantly.I was surprised as I had no intention of running the microwave,have not done a full test yet until I have power to top batteries up in case they drain too much. We run 2 x 120ah gel batteries.Will post when i test them out.

oldtrack123 · Guru

goldcoaster wrote:
We just recently purchased a 3000w sinewave inverter to run a few small appliances like foxtel,laptop etc.So I got my auto electrician to hook it up,when i came back to pick it up he said to me it runs the microwave brilliantly.I was surprised as I had no intention of running the microwave,have not done a full test yet until I have power to top batteries up in case they drain too much. We run 2 x 120ah gel batteries.Will post when i test them out.

Hi

I assume you are running any of those direct from the Inverter,& that the inverter has not been wired into the van 240V system?

An inverter is reasonably safe used THAT way with just ONE class 1 appliance [always have a 3pin plug]connected at anytime

Connected more than ONE Class1 by means of power boards /double adapters etc decreases the safety & under some fault conditions can lead the electric shock & possible death

TAKE CARE

Peter

Magnarc · Guru

Thanks to all who replied. I have talked SWMBO out of the M/W I think! Will stick the baked beans in a saucepan I reckon. But, its the old story, if you don't ask you don't find out.

Regards,

Phil B.

eureka · Senior Member

Hi Judy

I bought my 130w fold out portable solar panels at the Solar shop at Hannell St Newcastle a couple of weeks ago @ $330. The Battery shop next door were selling the same for $480.

I bought the new recomended 120AH battery last week, boy is it heavy! a heafty 35kgs.

Helen

barina · Guru

eureka wrote:
Hi Judy
I bought my 130w fold out portable solar panels at the Solar shop at Hannell St Newcastle a couple of weeks ago @ $330. The Battery shop next door were selling the same for $480.
I bought the new recomended 120AH battery last week, boy is it heavy! a heafty 35kgs.
Helen

Thanks Helen will pass it on to my son.