How many watts does this thing draw? I plan on running it on solar power and need to calculate the energy that willl be required. thanks!
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Power requirement AC 100-240 V, 50 - 60 Hz, 2.6A Power consumption 245 W (Max.)
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I don't know. I just plug it in and it's great for my seminars on the road. I don''t have manual--back says 100-240v-50-60hz 2.6A. ViewSonic web site might have info. Sorry can't be more help
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Power requirement AC 100-240 V, 50 - 60 Hz, 2.6APower consumption 245 W (Max.)
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You should consider this machine to be load limited (full-time and NOT counting higher starting loads!) to around 1600 watts (figure about 15 amps). Without knowing the running/starting loads of each appliance (should be listed in the specs), it's not possible to give you a better answer. Good unit though, starts easily and runs quietly.
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in reality it draws about 30 watts dc or about 2 1/2 amps dc i turn it off when not using it.....
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It does draw a lil current as long as you have 12v and about 3.2amps of current ur good i have it on a 5 amp fuse and it has never blown. It does use about 32 watts. now this is just what i have clamped it useing at run not fire up. Hope that helped
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It draws very little current. I have driven 2 off usb power. If running from a micro controller such as an Arduino, you will need to connect to 4 I. O. Lines and 5v and gnd. Do a search on Google. There are plenty of tutorials on running it as well as some libraries that can be downloaded.
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This IS an off-grid system. I have never been on-grid at my present location. I run 24/7 with 4 of these kits (8 panels), feeding a set of 4 panels through the included 30-amp charger to recharge 3 large deep-cycle batteries each set (6 batteries altogether). The batteries feed an 800-watt Cobra inverter (also from Amazon) to provide all the power I need. For high-drawing electrical shop tools, I use a 3500-watt LPG generator. See my video series at my website, DroidPals dot com.
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none of the nomad solar panels produce enough wattage to run one of these alone, you would need one of their power packs (sherpa 100 or yeti 150 minimum) to power this, but not for longer than a day or 2 probably without some solar panels(30w to slow the drain on the battery, 60w to actually charge the battery and run the fridge) to charge it during the daytime. specs say this fridge averages 35 watts
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Hello Sharon, Thank you for your interest in our products. The SunSocket Solar Generator has a 250WH LiFePO4 battery and a 100 watt inverter. The maximum power output is 100 watts, with the 250WH battery you can run a 100 watt device for 2.5 hours with no sun. The unit will run some portable refrigerators but not regular full size one. I hope this helps.Sincerely,AspectSolar
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Hi Aimee,Thank you for your inquiry! This system by itself would not be able to generate 4Kw / 4,000 watts per day because it is only a 1.2KW / 1,200 watts system. There is not enough battery power and solar power to sustain 4Kw, plus, the inverter is probably not large enough to sustain multiple devices at a time. It can probably power certain devices in your home, however, we would need the specifications, including the watts and running times, for those devices to determine that information for you. Please let us know if you have any additional questions.Best regards,Earthtech Products Hi Aimee,Thank you for your inquiry! This system by itself would not be able to generate 4Kw / 4,000 watts per day because it is only a 1.2KW / 1,200 watts system. There is not enough battery power and solar power to sustain 4Kw, plus, the inverter is probably not large enough to sustain multiple devices at a time. It can probably power certain devices in your home, however, we would need the specifications, including the watts and running times, for those devices to determine that information for you. Please let us know if you have any additional questions.Best... » Read More Hi Aimee,Thank you for your inquiry! This system by itself would not be able to generate 4Kw / 4,000 watts per day because it is only a 1.2KW / 1,200 watts system. There is not enough battery power and solar power to sustain 4Kw, plus, the inverter is probably not large enough to sustain multiple devices at a time. It can probably power certain devices in your home, however, we would need the specifications, including the watts and running times, for those devices to determine that information for you. Please let us know if you have any additional questions.Best regards,Earthtech Products « Show Less
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This unit has about a 1620 watt draw. I have a 5000 one and it works great matatically it shout work when running. The problem u may run into is the start up wattage. Many a/c unit can go about 4 times higher to start up the unit which would be around 6400 watts. My inverter has a 10k start up and it fires it up. I would guess u will have less than a 50-50 shot the generator will fire it up. If is can then your generator will give it the power it needs
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Runs all the time . Not sure about the watts . Very little effect on my electric bill, if that's what worries you .
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I recommend you read my review. I managed to make this work but DO NOT EXPECT the solar to do anything at all. The panel it comes with is only 1/3 the power required to run the system. It is a 10W panel and you need 30W. They will happily sell you additional panels. The batteries are also worthless. The system has no way to charge them. You actually need to connect them to an external charger to do this. The solar won't charge them. They will also sell you a solar charging module. In the end I removed the solar and the batteries and have it wired to A/C power. Oh and another thing, I have replaced the main control board 3 times since I bought it. The customer service to make this happen as horrible. I am now out of warranty and if the system dies I will simply spend the money and replace it with a higher quality one. Now I am basing this on the kit I purchased 2 years ago. It would be nice if they have changed it but I would not count on it. I hope this helps.
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1040 watts at an 80% efficiency factor or about 800 watts at 100% efficiency factor. 800 watts = about 40-45 amps at 12 volts which gives you a safety cushion of 15 amps with the unit. if you are going to run the unit at 24 volts, your inputs would be higher since as voltage rises with solar, your amps are usually cut by a factor of about 30-35% at each voltage increase(12/24/36/48 etc) without knowing what your panels are rated at, i cannot answer the number of panels question. just multiply your panel wattage by number of panels= total wattage. hope this info helps you. i can tell you this tho- i was pumping over 40 amps continuous into the unit when first hooked up and it wasn't even getting warm!. very well made unit/even better that its made in America and buying it supports other fellow Americans.
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In terms of the wattage, I would definetely recommend going higher than the rated requirement by around 1.5x (so technically 2250W+ if available). The ratings are never an exact number (or for constant pull of power-just a peak output) and even if they were it would be running right to the edge of its potential in your case, which would not likely end well.
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I'm not positive on the watts, but I know that when our power went out I could run the hair dryer on the generator, but I couldn't run the flat iron...it needed too much power, so it consumes a lot of energy, but it does heat up hotter than most, it goes up to 455 degrees.....hope this helps...
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Interesting question. Not sure what you mean by power. It runs off of 120 volts but the power is all the wonderful things it does.
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Yes, that is how I operate the unit. Use a solar panel with a minimum power of 25 watts, attach it to a 12-volt car battery using a solar charge controller.