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Re:Solar Shed Summary: My Off Grid Office by turbocon on Monday October 04, 2021 @08:05PM (#28753977)
I'm curious how your batteries are holding up? I know effectively nothing about lead acid battery lifespans, but I saw a question asked on your blog concerning the heat the batteries would be subjected too. Did you ever hook up a AC system for the batteries?
Re:Solar Shed Summary: My Off Grid Office by Syonyk on Monday October 04, 2021 @11:36PM (#28755238)
They're fine, about halfway through the expected service life. I haven't bothered heating or cooling them, they're just boring old lead acid, floating away out back.
Re:Solar Shed Summary: My Off Grid Office by 4043D on Tuesday October 05, 2021 @01:55AM (#28755914)
im not op but im an offgrid farmer i use lead carbon batteries they have held up well. on a 5k inverter i run a 70 inch tv, stand alone freezer and a fridge/freezer. my home lab has been reduced to a few pis a unfi usg plus a couple of access points. i have an lte 4g ptp connection. i use gas for hot water and cooking (kinda cheating) woodfire in winter and i currently cook in summer but am working on a daytime solution with some extra panels and a second inverter -> reverse cycle. these batteries are 5 years old still going strong. only thing i dont run is stuff with an element like electric kettle. other than that no huge difference in quality of life.