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Old 04-11-2023, 10:46 AM   #14
Casey Freswick
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Location: Grand Rapids, MI
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I was pretty sure my overhang was a bad idea, now I know. . So here is my next option. Thanks for letting me run my ongoing internal debate with you all.

My main objective is related to my 20 year old 3 way fridge. If propane is how it should work best it is hardly working at all. Cost for new 3 way fridge is getting very expensive. It would be cheaper get a 4.5 cu ft 110 fridge running off of my 3000 watt inverter. The fridge draws about 300-500wh per day. (My 200W solar panels supplement about 800-1200wh per day: Wavery). So If I got 3 100 panels they would fit on the back shell (100 watt 12 volt. Product dimensions: 980 x 530 x 30mm (38.58 x 20.87 x 1.18 in). I am convinced that this would also give me plenty of solar power for my needs.

I would assume my best option for a controller would still be the one recommended by rickst29 (You need 30A output capability and 100 volt input voltage limit. The highest quality would be this one, it can be monitored and configured from a cellphone app. https://www.victronenergy.com/solar-...-100-30-100-50.)

One other plus, at this moment newpowa is selling 100 watt panels for $88.

https://www.newpowa.com/100w-monocry...hoCKJgQAvD_BwE
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