I have 13 watts of solar panels on my roof and some on the ground. Is there a way to hook this up to my current panels for power?
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There is a specil 3prong connector to the generator -green, white and red - it is the only connector to use and to solar panel you can cut and splice anything to it. You would have to buy a panel fron them in order to have a connector on it like theirs
2192940
You can use solar power to charge a battery conected to this inverter , but you cannot hook the solar panels straight to the inverter.
880317
Many years ago i was told in powering my boat, any solar panel 50 watts or less would be ok without a controller. Over that and it may fry the battteries. Yes you can godirect, but you have to moniter and be tne controller.
75564
No. You would need a 12v battery and use the solar panel to recharge your battery
2132773
No maybe you should get a 60 Watt sunforce solar panel kit that will work the moultree panel is only a trickle charger not enough amps.
1729374
It could be done, but 50 watts probably wouldn't do the trick. You could tie together more than one panel, though, for more power, or use a larger panel. If you do buy solar and plan to use a lead-acid battery, spend a little more and buy a PWM controller. (Look at Sunguard controllers). It costs a little more, but you'll get more output from the same panel. Controllers are used to prevent overcharging lead acid batteries. So, in short, it can be done. I love the Instapark panels. I dropped one from my RV and replaced it with the same model. Still need to see if I can have the glass replaced. They are not fragile, though. Have fun. It's a project. It could be done, but 50 watts probably wouldn't do the trick. You could tie together more than one panel, though, for more power, or use a larger panel. If you do buy solar and plan to use a lead-acid battery, spend a little more and buy a PWM controller. (Look at Sunguard controllers). It costs a little more, but you'll get more output from the same panel. Controllers are used to prevent overcharging lead acid batteries. So, in short, it can be done. I love the Instapark panels. I dropped one from my RV and replaced it with the same model. Still need to see if I can have the glass... » Read More It could be done, but 50 watts probably wouldn't do the trick. You could tie together more than one panel, though, for more power, or use a larger panel. If you do buy solar and plan to use a lead-acid battery, spend a little more and buy a PWM controller. (Look at Sunguard controllers). It costs a little more, but you'll get more output from the same panel. Controllers are used to prevent overcharging lead acid batteries. So, in short, it can be done. I love the Instapark panels. I dropped one from my RV and replaced it with the same model. Still need to see if I can have the glass replaced. They are not fragile, though. Have fun. It's a project. « Show Less
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No, this panel is only 30 watts, not nearly powerful enough to power one or more of what you had mentioned.
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Yes you can. Depending on how long you want to run them & the amount of wattage you will be pulling out of the battery pack you can figure out how many panels and batteries you will need.
1387737
No idea in a solar panel use but they are 12v. So If the panel is 12v you may need to adapt it some how
567128
Without seeing the schematic for the hook up, it is hard to advise you. There should be a charge input, that would go to the solar panel. There should be a load, that should be the device you are running, and there should be a battery connection, which is of course the battery. Make sure you observe the correct polarities on all of them. They should me marked + and -. If you are not sure, use a volt-ohm-meter to check.
495864
You can install an inverter to your battery and use the solar to charge it. You can not run an inverter directly from the solar panels.
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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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The grid tie hooks directly to solar panels, you do not want to go through a charge controller nor do you want to hook to a battery bank. Using this small inverter I am assuming you have a twelve volt system, make sure you do not exceed the 250 wattage or you will fry the inverter For a little more money you can get a 500 or 600 watt inverter, I have 6 600 watt inverters that have been working great for over a year. I have 3 185 watt panels for a total of 545 watts on each 600 watt inverter, It is best to stay a little under what the inverter can handle
412102
Yes, that's true ~. 2x30watt panels = 60 watts going to your controller. Good luck & have fun capturing the Sun. :-)
445827
It can be hooked up if you have grid power other then the panels themselves. It will defeat the purpose if you are plugging it into your power inverter because that is pulling power from your batteries where the Battery Tender is trying to put a trickle charge back into them.
1836483
Sure, but you will want to make sure that you have the solar panel hooked up through a contoller/regulator to avoid overcharging the battery. This is true with any battery.
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Yes you can however you will need a controller capable of handling both panels. Most small inexpensive charge controllers handle 7 amps or less. Two 60 watt panels will produce more than 7 amps on a sunny day.