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Date:         Fri, 9 Apr 2010 18:33:52 -0700
Reply-To:     Rocket J Squirrel <camping.elliott@GMAIL.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Rocket J Squirrel <camping.elliott@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: solar question
Comments: To: Mervyn Readman <themervino@GMAIL.COM>
In-Reply-To:  <vanagon%2010040919282784@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
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Well, the place to start is to see how much power that refrigerator draws, then see whether your panels can provide the needed power during the sunny times of the day to run the refrigerator and with enough excess to top up the battery which will be needed to run the refrigerator when the sun don't shine. And you'll need to look at whether the battery has enough storage (amp-hours) to keep the refrigerator running once the sun goes down until it rises and strikes the panel again.

-- Mike "Rocket J Squirrel" Elliott 84 Westfalia: Mellow Yellow ("The Electrical Banana") 74 Westrailia: (Ladybug Trailer company, San Juan Capistrano, Calif.) Bend, OR KG6RCR

On 4/9/2010 4:19 PM Mervyn Readman wrote:

> I am thinking of buying a 130 watt panel for my van. I am also thinking of > buying a portable refrig/freezer (not the cheapie kind) that that panel will > help power. My question is how are folks with panels routing the wire into > van. I was thinking the air intake at the rear of the van. Any one have any > ideas? Also if anyone has any experience with the $400 to $600 > refrig/freezers(ones shaped like a regular cooler)I would love to hear pros > and cons. Thanks Merv >


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