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gdaybiz

13/10/2011 at 8:43am
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Hello Alll can anyone help me out with info on solar panal to power battary and to covert battary power to 240 volts to run kettle fridge and tv and laptops.

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13/10/2011 at 9:45am
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You would need a solar panel to charge the battery and an inverter to provide 240v ac from 12vdc.

A normal kettle needs about 1KW so would need a fairly hefty inverter.(The higher the power output the more they cost!)

A low wattage kettle is better, we use one so it does not trip site electrical bollards in France.

Places like Maplins do inverters and solar panels, but if you use google you will find others.

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gdaybiz

13/10/2011 at 9:48am
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Thank will check it out, do you know what it is like in winter using solar power

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neil and lena

13/10/2011 at 9:54am
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I think running a fridge and domestic electric kettle through an inverter is a no no , however a 12volt adapter to power your laptop can be bought from Maplins and a small inverter would run a TV .
A solar panel will keep your battery topped up but for all year charging even during winter time you would need a solar panel of at least 120 watts which even during dull days would put some charge back in also having twin 110amps batterys would help .
If your wild camping and without EHU running the fridge on gas is your only real option

gdaybiz

13/10/2011 at 9:57am
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Thanks that has helped me

happy camping lol

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13/10/2011 at 10:35am
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Several people I have spoken to in the Solar pv business work on a panel producing in a day 3.5 times its hourly rate. Therefore a 100W panel would average out at 350W a day which would probably be enough to boil a low wattage kettle a couple of times a day depending on the amount of water being boiled. Inverters are very inefficient so you would also loose power in the conversion. Gas would work out a lot more practical and certainly cheaper per kW of power produced.

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gdaybiz

13/10/2011 at 10:47am
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ah that sounds like useing gas is the best thank you

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I use 3 x 40watt solar panels , a charge controller and a 300watt inverter , i can power the caravans 12volt system including lights , water pump etc . With the inverter i power a 20watt 16inch Led TV / Dvd player with built in freeview , also a laptop and phone chargers .
The fridge , water heater , kettle and space heater all run on gas .
http://www.1carpc.co.uk/wcdr/new-page-2.htm

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I bought 2 x 80 watt panels. They are the type that are just a panel with a a charge regulator. I had to make a stand for it To tilt at the sun and add a length of cable a plug and socket and attach to the battery. I was pretty simple to do. I was goiung to hinge the both panels together to turn it into a double panel and foldable like a briefcase. I was told on here that just the one panel is more than enough. They were correct as I have had a couple of long weekends away. Lighting and 12 volt tv on for many hours also an inverter to charge phones. I took a voltage meter with me and the battery kept fully charged. The only problem now is I purchased 2 panels and now hjave one spare

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gdaybiz

14/10/2011 at 9:36am
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thank you all for your help

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Just filling my roof with solar panels

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