From: muratlanne@gmail.com   
      
   "dolmen"  wrote in message   
   news:e367f0df-71fb-42de-9fde-da806d633ee7@googlegroups.com...   
   ...   
   Changing the subject slightly, I was considering a Li-ion battery bank   
   and 900W solar but having contacted 4 Companies not one was   
   interested! and because its rather a lot of money I wasn't convinced I   
   knew enough to DIY. I do have the generator changeover switch so a   
   battery bank may well work with the generator plus add solar at   
   anytime. Run the generator to charge up the batteries and run quietly   
   in the evenings.   
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   The problem I encountered with my solar battery system was the high   
   idle power of pure-sine inverters suited to 120VAC refrigerators. The   
   inverter I have runs continuously and consumes as much overall from   
   the battery as my small fridge. It needs to be sized for the starting   
   surge, which is 12A on mine.   
      
   I'm testing a Chinese Alpicool DC-powered fridge/freezer which can   
   operate directly on 12V or 24V. It has its own set of quirks to deal   
   with but so far it doubles the battery run time when it's the only   
   load, and may permit a smaller and more efficient modified sine   
   inverter for non-motor loads in the daytime.   
      
   -jsw   
      
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