seneysolar
Solar Addict
Anyone charging their battery bank with a small suitcase generator? (Under 2500w). I see lots of folks on here using big generators but thats alot of fuel...
I have a plug wired on my Aims 4k inv/charger and i use my yamaha 2000 for charging. I have 4 trojan L-16's in series for 24v. I realize that if i ask for a large load (well pump) from the inverter that it will disconnect the generator for a minute but it just reconnects when the pump is done. The aims inverter has the little charge rate dial you can turn to match generator capability. I just go by sound. About 35 amps is the sweet spot.
After a few days at the cabin in winter time i usually fire up the gen and leave it for the day while out snowmobiling. When we get back the batteries are full, the generator is out of gas, i only used 1 gallon of gas and im ready for another couple days.
I set up a buddies cabin in a similar way using an Iota charger. Although those are not adjustable so you gotta do the math when buying one first.
Not sure how many hours to expect outta the little generators. Any full time off grid folks doing this? Guess on how may hours these generators are good for?
I have a plug wired on my Aims 4k inv/charger and i use my yamaha 2000 for charging. I have 4 trojan L-16's in series for 24v. I realize that if i ask for a large load (well pump) from the inverter that it will disconnect the generator for a minute but it just reconnects when the pump is done. The aims inverter has the little charge rate dial you can turn to match generator capability. I just go by sound. About 35 amps is the sweet spot.
After a few days at the cabin in winter time i usually fire up the gen and leave it for the day while out snowmobiling. When we get back the batteries are full, the generator is out of gas, i only used 1 gallon of gas and im ready for another couple days.
I set up a buddies cabin in a similar way using an Iota charger. Although those are not adjustable so you gotta do the math when buying one first.
Not sure how many hours to expect outta the little generators. Any full time off grid folks doing this? Guess on how may hours these generators are good for?