[RE-wrenches] Best Off-Grid Equalize Charging Method

[William Miller]

Friends:

We recommend evening generator run for two reasons:  1. We dislike starting 
a sunny day with full batteries which wastes the PV investment and 2. after 
the initial half hour or so of charge, there is residual generator capacity 
that we suggest be used to do laundry and provide evening lighting, etc.

William Miller


At 07:05 PM 10/23/2008, Walt Ratterman wrote:

>Our normal operation is that we let the sun do everything it can do during
>the day, and then if the batteries need more, the generator can do this in
>the evening.  This results in us getting the biggest bang for the PV buck,
>and the biggest potential in fuel savings.  If you run the generator in the
>morning, it is normally going to run the full cycle, and then the PV wont
>even come on.  (and is hence not even needed......)