Hiring Solar Panels-What would you pay?

U/T,

I've suggested to him, take a $500 "break it and you've bought it" deposit from customers.

Avoid insurance.

Jim

A hire equipment cost could be worked out from a hire palce, where a $900 drill etc would hire out at $25-$30 a day.

So Darren I assume you feel $25 for a weekend is fair to hire an $850 outfit?

Jim.

David,

$620 at your fair prices, but the going rate at most retailers is around $850-$900.

Given that a lot of people will hire a $900 fridge for $50 for a weekend there must be a market for panels. There are those that will happily spend a small amount for odd occcasions on a product rather than buy it

Cheers,

Jim..

Hi Ozi,

What's the brand name of the panels your selling and how much for the panel only?

Austravel contact me at solarpanel@dodo.net.au

Allan Mac solar is awesome, but the main thing is you need to have sufficient solar capacity.
I should point out I do have a vested interest selling solar panels, but if you have a correctly sized system, and you are properly set-up, solar is really a completely trouble free system. It is wonderful not having to worry about charging batteries or running the vehicle or generator.

Yeh, 0zi I have had mine and said that for 7 years!
the method of installation from the panel to the fridge/battery is also important, to eliminate voltage drop.
The battery system must be capable of accepting the large voltage put out by the solar panel.

In 7 years you learn a thing or two by actual experience.

Mainey suggest you go and get some basic education in DC systems.
Your posts continually show how you are lacking in knowledge in this area, and replying to posts by guessing an answer, is not acceptable.
Your previous post demonstrates this perfectly.

Ozi
Ozi, get a life

I have had my Solarex 80wt panel for 8 years without any problems

I am on only my second set of Deep Cycle batteries in 8 years, first lasted almost 5 years, is it because the batteries last longer when they are powered by solar, or maybe because they were good batteries, you tell me......

you only got your solar system last year as your previous posts indicate, and you stated you were amazed at their performance.....

now you are selling panels you praise them
typical of you, only praising products you sell...

re-read your previous posts where you state you have 3 x panels to run your own accessories, you do the maths and you can see it is total over kill, just to sell more panels to those gullible enough to believe you.

Please explain why, one or even two 80 watt won't power a fridge, with a decent battery system....?

Ozi, you often get asked to explain your answers and you evade the questions when you know you are wrong...

New question: Ozi, why did you change your 'Nic' to David Au ??

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Dodger,

2 x 32 amp solar panels is enough to top up your batteries? What engel are you running one of the new more efficient ones or an older one? I am in the market for solar panels and was looking at 2 x 80 to run the fridge.

Do you ever run out of cappacity in your battery even if sitting for a week at a time?

Goona
As said above ot is a 39ltr Engel 1995 model not the latest.
As we always cryovac our meat to put in this fridg it is only set to 3 deg C. as I just hate frozen beer.
If you time the fridge as I have ,
On a day of around 25 Deg it cycles abou every 20minutes for 10Minutes = roughly 20min per hr then that works oue at approx 1amp hr every hour times 24 hrs = 24amps.
The solar panels can replace this at 3 amp per hr times 15hrs daylight gives 45amps so some left over.
I should add that these figures are very rough as the solar panel is regulated and will only put a full 3amps in if the battery is low.
I have often found that the solar panel has gone to pulse mode after about 8hrs of good sun thus it then only puts in the 3amps when the Engel cycles.
Of course if we run into a cold night as one does in the deserts then the fridg hardly cycles during the night.
As a matter of interest one night I found that it was warmer in the Engel than outside the truck.
Inside Engel 3 Deg
Outside Engel -2 deg.
Yes we do have an inside outside thermo and it was a bloody cold night, at least the beer never froze.