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Re:A Massive Battery that Can Store Solar and Wind Energy by Liveanimalcams on Sunday October 07, 2018 @01:08PM (#18161573)
Why not buy another 20amp charge controller, they are like $20?

I ran into similar problems when I was trying to make my own solar AC this summer. I found the best solution for a budget build is to use used panels. Instead of being able to afford 1 I could get 3. Now I have enough power to charge my battery fully and run the AC.

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Re:A Massive Battery that Can Store Solar and Wind Energy by delbel on Sunday October 07, 2018 @01:45PM (#18161751)
Yes a solar charge controller would be the best next move. Do these cheap $14-20 charge controllers last?

Thanks

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Re:A Massive Battery that Can Store Solar and Wind Energy by adbge on Tuesday October 09, 2018 @04:17PM (#18179468)
Hey, man, can you drop me an email at robbpseaton at gmail dot com? I have some questions about what sort of initial structure you'd choose to build on your land if you were to do it all over again. I'm interested in doing something similar.
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