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So what kind of battery is it? I might want to try this. Do you have any other details? A blog post perhaps :-)
by tocomment 13y ago
So what kind of battery is it? I might want to try this. Do you have any other details? A blog post perhaps :-)
- jrabone 13y agoIt was an Elecsol 100Ah leisure battery. The equivalent would be http://midsummerenergy.co.uk/buy/Sealed-Batteries/PM-110.html http://midsummerenergy.co.uk/buy/Sealed-Batteries/PM-110.htm... Other bits were a Morningstar SunSaver solar regulator SS10 and a Nasa Clipper BM1 Battery Monitor (unnecessary extravagence - don't bother!). I also added a couple of 12V fluorescent lights powered from the SS10 so I didn't need the inverter running just for light. It's a pretty simple set up, the hardest part is making up the high current battery cables - the clamps, fuse holder and connector to the inverter are pretty substantial to handle 100A. I mounted the panel on the roof of the Apex shed with simple aluminium brackets. The wiring is pretty simple (more complicated by the battery monitor which has a 100A shunt resistor in the negative lead to monitor the load current). I uploaded a pictorial wiring diagram at http://i.imgur.com/UX4Y29o.jpg?1 http://i.imgur.com/UX4Y29o.jpg?1 for you.
- tocomment 13y agoThat's great thanks! I'll let you know how it goes.