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Originally Posted by cam_girls
Solar is hard work to get going! been living off solar for 3 years...
15 big 1m panels... barely powers a small fridge and laptop... huge losses everywhere in the equation!
but yeh... inevitable to go this way... Solar is GREAT I suburbs where everyone has a rooftop... in CITIES will use the free space on the road for sure! with a lot of vehilcle restrictions... e.g. 80km/hour electric cars..
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You are doing it wrong.. I power a small fridge, laptop, lights and random other things plus occasional usage of a inverter with only 200 watts of solar + 2x type 31 AGM deep cycles.
You are crazy if you try to power a regular 110 volt style fridge on solar. You have to get a efficient 12v model and no not those crappy 3 way propane things they sell for RV's.. I mean a quality fridge built to run on 12v as the main option.
Truckfridge for example makes some affordable smaller versions. A regular house style fridge that runs on 110 is extremely inefficient and shouldn't be run on a solar set up. Same with those 3 way fridges they put in RV's. Those aren't meant to actually run full time on 12v so they are very inefficient.