AGM are easy to ship in, in fact they are easier than flooded due to Hazmat shipping issues. What island?
On Tue, Nov 27, 2012 at 7:01 PM, Dan Fink <[email protected]> wrote: > We are looking at a load of about 100 watts, 24/7, and the locations would > be in the Caribbean with 5-6 full sun hours daily, most days. I don't > foresee a large amount of generator run time, but storms and fog happen. > > This is not in the USA, so I also see issues in obtaining AGM batteries. > Golf car batteries are common. > > I'm not seeing much out there for tiny generators, and I'm starting to > think that the occasional hammering of a golf car battery bank by a > week-long period of no sun might be more cost-effective -- it won't happen > very often, and I believe the 12vdc gear they are running is really 5vdc > USB, so their power supply won't cut out until 10,5 vdc. > > I believe that lack of noise is also an issue. The one thing they don't > lack down there is sun, that's for sure. A hammered battery bank would fill > in a day. > > Hmmm..contemplating this. Thanks for your input, all! > > DAN FINK > > > > > On Tue, Nov 27, 2012 at 3:41 PM, Chris Mason <[email protected] > > wrote: > >> The problem you will face with such a small generator is the run time >> rating. You are likely to put a large number of hours on this and you will >> kill a little 2KW gas generator quickly. The service interval will be too >> short for this type of use. >> Additionally, they are generally not designed to be outdoor use and >> cannot be used indoor. How will you house it? How will you connect more >> than a few hours fuel? >> You can get a 6KW Generac ecogen that is rated for 500 hours between >> service and designed for this kind of run time. Comes with weather proof >> housing and can be run from a large fuel tank. >> >> >> > _______________________________________________ > List sponsored by Home Power magazine > > List Address: [email protected] > > Options & settings: > http://lists.re-wrenches.org/options.cgi/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org > > List-Archive: > http://lists.re-wrenches.org/pipermail/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org > > List rules & etiquette: > www.re-wrenches.org/etiquette.htm > > Check out participant bios: > www.members.re-wrenches.org > > > -- Chris Mason President, Comet Systems Ltd www.cometenergysystems.com Cell: 264.235.5670 Skype: netconcepts
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