Harbor Freight Solar Panels: How Many?

There is no point in having Harbor Fright solar panels if you don't know how many you need. If you don't know what you want to run on your solar panel/battery bank and you don't know how many watts it will take you will probably be in for a really big disappointment when you go to power your full size side-by-side refrigerator/freezer and window air conditioner.

One Harbor Freight Solar Panel Kit produces 45 watts/hr. Five hours of full sun is the amount used as the standard in calculating how much power you can generate. 5 hrs x 45 watts = 225 watts (total power for 24 hours.) With line loss and DC to AC power loss that isn't enough wattage to run two 100 watt bulbs for two hours.

Use a Kill-A-Watt meter to measure the watts used in 24 hours for each appliance, then add up the usage. Then you know how many Harbor Freight solar panel kits you will needs. Then you need the batteries to store the power.

Kill-A-Watt on Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00009MDBU/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=e...

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• Kill-A-Watt

[bobinmissouri]

i am on a fixed income and would love to learn how to get off grid by making my on electric love the videos look forward to seeing new ones may the force be with you

[LDSPrepper]

@bobinmissouri I am glad to hear you have a fixed income. Some people don't have that. My new solar setup cost about $5,000. I can generate and store about 15,000 watts. I'll have new videos on that soon.

[rcameron30]

@LDSPrepper Do you Not Know what Fixed Income means? bobinmissouri was actually telling you that he doesnt have alot of money to spend. Fixed income for most is something like Social Security check every month which is for most less than $1500 a MONTH. So Congratulations to you bob for being on your Fixed income.

[LDSPrepper]

@rcameron30 I am not minimizing his income. I have had a lot and a little money. I have been broke with a low and high income level. It is all about managing money. It sounds like he is managing his money well. It has taken me over two years to save money for my current solar panel system. I am sure if he continues to manage his fixed income, like we all have to, he will be able to get the preps he needs.

[cheeselyman]

when a solar panel says for example "45 watt solar pannel" does that mean it will produce 45 watts an hour??? please reply

[LDSPrepper]

@Drumbum451 It all does get costly quickly. I had a total $5,000 budget and came in well under that for my new system. I'll have videos shortly.

[LDSPrepper]

@Drumbum451 I currently have 12 6 volt batteries in 3 sets of 4 to make 24 volts. I use my four 220 watt panels to charge them. Since it is winter I don't get a lot of direct sun. I have decided I need to learn how to charge them with a generator.

[geenfirewarlocktd]

Throw out the air conditioner, properly ventilate your house and get a sailboat refrigerator. 

[lenty2000]

Great info, thanks for sharing!