Wednesday, Jan 28, 2009 at 05:44
Mike,
Your numbers may NOT be incorrect, the Solar panel will as you say put out ~4 Amps, all day during sunlight hours, therefore the Solar panel will run the appliances and also recharge the battery system.
The battery system *remains* fully charged till the sun goes behind the horizon and the *fully charged* battery system will then power the appliances during the night.
Next morning the solar panel will again run the appliances and also fully charge the battery system again.
The generator, will only charge the battery system when it is turned on and running.
The battery system becomes discharged because it has been running the appliances without charging assistance.
The battery system voltage goes from fully charged, when the genni is on, to very discharged just before the genni is turned on next time, causing battery damage and shortening their life.
You have to be there to set-up, refuel and run the genni, not with the solar system, it runs independently, you don't need to do a thing, you can be away for weeks fishing if the system is correctly set-up.
Mainey . . .
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