PV Gap

Connie Said:

Can I live in a caravan for a year and park it anywhere?

We Answered:

No. You need to park it in a licensed camping park. You can't even park a caravan in Edinburgh during the day.

Try berthing it here & busing it in to work.

Edinburgh Caravan Club Site
35-37 Marine Drive, Edinburgh, Edinburgh, EH4 5EN
Telephone: 0131 312 6874

Louise Said:

how long would it take to charge 6, 12v car batteries in a series with an 80watt solar panel at full output?

We Answered:

first of all, six 12volt batteries in series is 72volts nominal. i doubt that you have a 72v system so you are likely connecting 6 batteries in parallel for a 12v system. this is not recommended, but is what i assume you are up to.

next, using car batteries instead of deep cycle batteries will also compromise your system.

leaving the aforementioned two points aside, to answer your direct question, we still would need to know the amp hour capacity of the batteries.

so, to do the math, we have to make the assumption that your batteries are group 27s and about 90ah each, then you would have 540ah of storage. 540amp hours at 12v is 6480 watt hours.

at 80w, your module in ideal conditions would likely do around 400 watt hours per day.

6480 watt hours / 400 watt hours per day = 16 perfect days to charge that battery bank from completely discharged assuming no inefficiencies, and also including the assumptions from above. this would be 8 days of ideal charging from half discharged.

it is important to understand that these charging times in days also assume zero load during that period.

if you are serious about doing a system, do a serious loads list, and do a little research on batteries and off grid systems. good luck, hope this helped.

james
altestore.com staff

Catherine Said:

im making a solar spa pump thing need help?

We Answered:

YOU WILL probably need more than one solar panel if you use a pump like this: http://sunrayus.com/ more pool spa troubleshooting tips here: http://www.swimming-pool-information.com…

Jeanette Said:

Can I live in a caravan for a year and park it anywhere?

We Answered:

No. You need to park it in a licensed camping park. You can't even park a caravan in Edinburgh during the day.

Try berthing it here & busing it in to work.

Edinburgh Caravan Club Site
35-37 Marine Drive, Edinburgh, Edinburgh, EH4 5EN
Telephone: 0131 312 6874

Lucille Said:

What to do before storing vehicle?

We Answered:

you should put fuel stabilizer in the gas tank so the gas doesn't go bad or build up moisture. and maybe armorall your tires once in a while so they don't get dry rot from the sun. make sure you run it at least once a month for a little while so the seals don't dry out as well.

Darryl Said:

What can we safely build on greenbelt land?

We Answered:

Best place to start would be with the present owners. If a pumping station was on the land it will be Brownfield site and therefore your usage may be ok.

A lot will depend upon the state of the land is it in any way contaminated?

The current owners should know these details.

The link below will tell you more about Brownfield designated land

Anna Said:

How much power do PC,s use?

We Answered:

Thats about 5 amps but you will use more in converting the energy to twelve volts. the S-panel will only help a little but the car battery alone would last a few hours. If the car is runniung it will recharge the battery and power the pc.