schmism
Super Member
any thought to useing forklift batteries instead of the ones you chose?
I have considered an alternitive energy plan for quite some time, based around a "small" 2K wind generator with say 500w of solar. Not so much off grid, but as a suppliment with a reverse meter so i could sell back to the power company when demand was low (ie durring the day when im not home, or durring the evening while sleeping)
With such a system I can greatly reduce the amount of battery i need (no effective reason for storeing the engergy) which would greatly reduce the cost of the project.
I just meet with my local power company about removing the overhead that supplys my property and going underground. At the same time increaseing the amount of current i could get. We determined that the best bet would be to go primary (12Kv) underground (400+ feet) with a small padmount transformer off the corner of my barn. That would be able to supply the 600 +- amps im looking for. (200 machine shop, 200 barn/apt, 200 new house)
I have considered an alternitive energy plan for quite some time, based around a "small" 2K wind generator with say 500w of solar. Not so much off grid, but as a suppliment with a reverse meter so i could sell back to the power company when demand was low (ie durring the day when im not home, or durring the evening while sleeping)
With such a system I can greatly reduce the amount of battery i need (no effective reason for storeing the engergy) which would greatly reduce the cost of the project.
I just meet with my local power company about removing the overhead that supplys my property and going underground. At the same time increaseing the amount of current i could get. We determined that the best bet would be to go primary (12Kv) underground (400+ feet) with a small padmount transformer off the corner of my barn. That would be able to supply the 600 +- amps im looking for. (200 machine shop, 200 barn/apt, 200 new house)