Xlnt, Gus. Please, Write a diddy for the news letter about this. Tnx. Rick
Sent from my i-Thingamajig > On Mar 2, 2021, at 8:46 AM, Gus Bernard via BVARC <bvarc@bvarc.org> wrote: > > What Rick & John said. > > If those 3 batteries have been sitting there since 2012, they're likely past > their end of life and no longer reliable. A "run of the mill" marine battery > will last only 5yrs. A cheap (Walmart) marine battery, maybe 3yrs. I'd > replace them and/or do a load test on them (with a heat gun or hair dryer). > > To operate reliably, the system you describe requires decent quality > "storage" batteries. Even a deep cycle marine battery is not a good solar > system storage battery. The cheapest (in the short run) reliable solution is > to use flooded lead acid golf cart or forklift batteries. The cheapest (in > the long run) solution is LiFePO4. > > For solar system storage battery info, see DIY Solar Power with Will Prowse, > or hundreds of others on YouTube. > > Gus > K5GMB > >> On Tue, Mar 2, 2021 at 3:05 AM Gayle Dotts via BVARC <bvarc@bvarc.org> wrote: >> My emergency contingency consists of 3 solar panels totaling 200+ watts >> charging 3 Marine 12v batteries, then hooked up to an 2000 watt inverter. >> All to run a 7 cubic foot chest freezer a couple of fans and some lights. >> Had this since 2012 "end of the world scare" but never actually used in an >> emergency until our BIG freeze. It failed!! >> Everything was charged up and working except my inverter. When hooked up it >> made a beeping sound and then shut down.. I read somewhere that they might >> have an internal battery that might have failed. Any thoughts? >> >> Gayle >> WB5DOT >> ________________________________________________ >> Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club >> >> BVARC mailing list >> BVARC@bvarc.org >> http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org >> Publicly available archives are available here: >> https://www.mail-archive.com/bvarc@bvarc.org/ > ________________________________________________ > Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club > > BVARC mailing list > BVARC@bvarc.org > http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org > Publicly available archives are available here: > https://www.mail-archive.com/bvarc@bvarc.org/
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