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JtTribe

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Posted: 08/30/22 08:36am

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Anyone have any exsperience with solar Generators? I'm currently putting the EBL 1000watt voyager and 100watt apollo solar panel through its paces. So far so good! I spend most of my time overlanding in my Jeep. I have been able to do alot more boondocking! I will report back soon!

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Grit dog

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Posted: 08/30/22 08:44am

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There’s a fun discussion about these from just a few days ago….

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Posted: 08/30/22 08:45am

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A better solution may have been a large battery and an inverter, adding solar panels.

Generally these "solar generators" are quite pricey. They are convenient if not much power is needed.

* This post was edited 08/30/22 09:51am by pianotuna *

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My ride is a 28 foot Class C, 256 watts solar, 556 amp-hours of Telcom jars, 3000 watt Magnum hybrid inverter, Sola Basic Autoformer, Microair Easy Start.

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Posted: 08/30/22 10:25am

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Did you forget that you actually started the last thread 10 days ago about the same thing? [emoticon]

bikendan

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Posted: 08/30/22 10:43am

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JtTribe wrote:

Why did you start the same thread all over again? Your previous thread is two threads below this one.

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Posted: 08/30/22 11:43am

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A 100 watt solar panel will get you 5.5-5.7 amps under perfect conditions which can be had 4 to 5 hours a day maximum. Not many paces until your "generator" is dead.

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