Does nyone know the wattage and amperage usage of this unit? I want to use a solar panel to run it, but need to know which panel I will need. Thanks!
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I know they run on 12volts dc and I read back through some of the comments from others that have purchased and it has a 4amp draw. Hope that helps.
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This device is specifically designed to be used to tie solar cells into the grid(your power system) with the minimum of issues. You plug your solar inverter into any outlet of your home and up to two of the 136 watt flexible solar cells on the DC side of the unit ...vowla you have an inexpensive very automated solar system that is easy to add wattage to. I have not had time to install mine yet. Good luck!
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Hello,If you are charging 12v nominal battery bank you can input up to 400 watts of solar power.If you are charging 24v nominal battery bank you can input up to 800 watts of solar power.The wiring configuration of the 800 watt panel setup must be done so that you do not parallel all of them or not series all of them or else the panels will either go out of the 100 VDC or the 40A rating.The 800 watt setup must be wiring in series/parallel.Please let us now if you have any further questions.Regards,AW
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In the booklet it comes with, it says: Input Voltage: 120VAC/60 Hz. Power Consumption at 1.0 min./working: 650 watts/60 watts Im assuming this means its uses 650 watts per minute. It also says it takes 3-5mins to heat up. We just got ours and we live off grid on solar power. I wished I had asked this question before I bought it, because we only have a 300 Watt inverter, so we wont be able to use this. AND, Lava just flowed into my town of Pahoa yesterday, so no more post office service soon. I'd have to drive over an hour to get to a post office and return it, so I might just keep it, and save up for a bigger inverter. I just called Purple Cows and, after being on hold for a minute, I was asked to leave a message and told that someone would call me back. That was at 12:23 I got a call back at
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This is why I hooked my 520 watts of panels in series so you halve the amperage. I can add another 2 panels in the future and still keep it under 30 amps. Remember too that the charge controller can charge a normal 12v battery bank, that's what mine is. I recommend making a 24v panel setup.
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I returned mine. Only a solar panel, not a charging unit. Nothing else included. It didn't charge anything even using my own usb cable.
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Hi, I installed the Uni-Solar panel on a Lance 1020 camper and found it pretty simple, simply roll it out and remove the backing. It bounded extremely well so get it in the right place to start with. We traded the camper for a larger one a couple of months after installation so I had limited experience with performance but it kept the battery charged and put out the amps and voltage advertised. Bob
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Sorry when I purchased it, they were sold together on amazon. I do sell items for northern tools, I found a 30 watts solar panel there. They sell it for 149.99 plus almost 9 dollars for shipping. If you think it will work for you, I can order it for you a little less. I could place the order for you at 148 which would include the shipping fee. If you are interested I could send you a paypal invoice if you send me your paypal email. Here is the link to check out the solar panel: http://www.northerntool.com/shop/tools/product_200610284_200610284
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Wish I could tell you -- threw it out because it wouldn't get very hot, so probably very few watts. I was using converter rather than auto outlet, so maybe that was problem, but that's what I needed it for. Good luck.
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Hi Nigel - You'll have to let me know how your solar panel / LED shed light project turns out. I've learned much and had fun with my 50W setup. Let me know how yours ends up. ~Bryan ;-)
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I think you panels are a little too powerful for this converter, it's only 240 Watt. It's a great little item for running devices directly from Solar Panels, I was using it yesterday. I connected it to a Renogy 50 Watt bendable panel then the output to a 100 Watt "cigarette lighter" style inverter. Then I plugged my 45 Watt base guitar amplifier into it and boomed out the neighborhood with a tuneful little melody! The trick is getting the 20 Volt Solar Panel output down to 12 Volts for an inverter, but be careful you don't overpower it!
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Youre going to need deep cycle batteries as far as output it depends on how manyamp hours the batteries have the solar panel should always charge of 400 watts if tHeres sun look online how to calculate Amp hrs depending on what ur running I can run some fans lights a tv and a fridge in my rv with two batt
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I have had this unit for almost a year now! Works flawless with my two 250 watt Kyrocera panels, ( mono crystalline ) 12volt. Hope this helps u
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Chris - sorry so long for reply, either would do, as this unit only uses like 5.4 amps I think.... I'm actually getting a 1000 watter for next time. Hope this helps friend.
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First, I bought one to keep a deep cycle battery charged up. Second, I would not use the 160 watt panels as they would not be cost effective (you would probably need lots).Instead look at the 250-300watt panels. As to the #, it depends on how much power you consume, and how much of that you want to generate, ie, 5-10KWH per day.
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Throwing in my two cents. Get two for this. It'll work fine for awhile for you the way you want to do it, but ultimately, your battery is going to lose charge 'cause you will be running close to max on the panel all things considered unless you are in bright sunlight all the time. Plus, over time, your battery is not going to charge as efficiently. My 100W Grape tests at 5 amps in good sunlight. But then there's nighttime....:-) I run an off grid system, and am going to get a second panel just because of those cloudy days. An MPPT controller will help maximize your charging too. I haven't gotten one of those yet. Throwing in my two cents. Get two for this. It'll work fine for awhile for you the way you want to do it, but ultimately, your battery is going to lose charge 'cause you will be running close to max on the panel all things considered unless you are in bright sunlight all the time. Plus, over time, your battery is not going to charge as efficiently. My 100W Grape tests at 5 amps in good sunlight. But then there's nighttime....:-) I run an off grid system, and am going to get a second panel just because of those cloudy days. An MPPT controller will help maximize your charging too. I haven't... » Read More Throwing in my two cents. Get two for this. It'll work fine for awhile for you the way you want to do it, but ultimately, your battery is going to lose charge 'cause you will be running close to max on the panel all things considered unless you are in bright sunlight all the time. Plus, over time, your battery is not going to charge as efficiently. My 100W Grape tests at 5 amps in good sunlight. But then there's nighttime....:-) I run an off grid system, and am going to get a second panel just because of those cloudy days. An MPPT controller will help maximize your charging too. I haven't gotten one of those yet. « Show Less
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Thanks for the answer. Re: solar power, go to Amazon and check out the specifications and under Power Source it says "solar". Very confusing since I saw no Solar panels on anything. Kinda makes my crap detector go up the scale.