how to be off the grid with solar power

This is the old off the grid system that I had years ago. I still use a off the grid system but a lot of it has changed. The electronics are housed in a different location and a bigger inverter was added along with more batteries. I also changed the housing to have a greater air flow.

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[GLEEPERS66]

nice bomb , take all the electric inverters and charge controllers out of the battery box, even though you have it vented, there is a possibility of enough hydrogen gas buildup and just a little spark created with the switching of the controllers and there will be a explosion!

[supergokue1]

@GLEEPERS66 You are right, this is a very old video and that is not safe to have both together. I changed the system long ago, but never thought about making another video for the correction. I will be doing a correction video real soon to talk about why that it not the safe way to have a off the grid system. Thank you, Lonny

[img0ingin]

do you think a system like this could power a rv 24/7?

[supergokue1]

@img0ingin Hello, I do think you could run a rv off of this. I have ran a small dorm fridge, a tv , radio, charge a computer, and charged a cell phone during the day. At night you would have a bigger battery bank or just run things like the fridge and a tv. Thanks for the question, Lonny

[Datsrboi]

Question since I might have missed it on the video. Are you running deep cycle car battery or boat battery? Are boat battery better since I have heard rumors they can be ran deeper towards drainage?

[supergokue1]

@Datsrboi I am using deep cycle rv batteries for our system. I have never used a boat battery before so I am not sure if they work better or not. If anyone knows about how well boat batteries work, could you please leave a comment. Thank you, Lonny

[MSCompuServ]

I highly recommend cutting your coords down as I see wound bundles on your setup coming off each panel. The longer your wires, the more current/amps get lost to wire resistance.

[DavidTexen]

omh Kermit the frog went off grid, this is so cool

[koncertLive]

The deep cycle marine batteries are ideal for long periods of downtime and adverse weather conditions, I do not think it would be an efficient alternative per the cost!

[StMeade]

Nice job. Nice setup.