boggen
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- Joined
- Feb 22, 2011
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- Location
- Trivoli, IL
- Tractor
- SSTT (Sideways Snake Tain Tractor) and STB (sideways train box) tractor, dirt harvester
Very true... Like I said previously, the key is to minimize the draw-down so that usage doesn't leave you below the threshold where it will freeze easily, and then be sure to get it topped right back off when the sun is up again. This might well mean spending more money for lower draw lights, installing more batteries to provide a larger "base" of power, and even installing a cut-off system that will shut everything down once voltage drops to a certain level.
On the other side, there may be a need to for more / larger charging components to ensure that it will a) support a larger battery farm or b) recharge in less time during the winter months.
as i said skiddish about battery / batteries and solar power. it solar panels and battery / batteries can work. but you start getting up in cost fairly quickly. not to mention issues in life span of batteries and solar panels. just like you would with a generator. there PRO's and CON's to each.
generator, to me for a shed area, would more likely be better used. so one can use a power tool throughout the day and night to work on something, and also at same time power some lights. a solar panel and battery / batteries only have so much, before you run out and are dead.
most generators i see, do have a 12V vs 120V plug in. to run some LED lights. or just run regular 110V lights, and go with the LED version of light bulbs vs regular light bulbs.