Hybrid inverter

[WotEver]

9 minutes ago, pgrange said:

Presumably the diode prevents anything going back to the panel? 

 

Peter 

Yes, but it’s redundant if using a controller 

[Phil Ambrose]

42 minutes ago, pgrange said:

Presumably the diode prevents anything going back to the panel? 

 

Peter 

Yes, can be purchased on eBay which was where I bought the panel. I do have a Numax charger which will charge the starter as well as the domestics via a separate output but never found it necessary. 

Phil

ETA diode fitted as redundancy 

Edited February 7, 2019 by Phil Ambrose

[Alan de Enfield]

40 minutes ago, pgrange said:

Presumably the diode prevents anything going back to the panel? 

 

Peter 

Yes - it stops your battery re-charging the Sun

[pgrange]

17 hours ago, OldGoat said:

Yes, yes yes.

12v is really daft if you're going to have power hungry devices. "Modern electronics" just don't like high currents, thus 24v is the next sensible - 48v even better - that's why land based self sufficiency runs at higher DC voltages.

Have a look a Bimble solar, they do a lot of used panels and HV inverters.

I have a couple of 24v combis from Sterling which cost very little. If needed I can run the battery charging from one and 24v from the other.

 

You were doing well until you said you didn't want spend any money.......

 

https://www.bimblesolar.com/offgrid/inverters/3000w-high-freqency-inverter-24v

 

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Sterling-Power-Pure-Sine-Inverter-24V-3000W-SIB243000/273503537566?epid=19024763550&hash=item3fae14c99e:g:RbMAAOSw7D1cU1gq

 

 

Thanks oldgoat for the info. Bimbles look very reasonable!