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photog101 · 07-25-2008, 09:24 PM

I took a little different approach. I went with a bank of 4 Trojan 6 volt batteries and they last me for 24 hours and I probably draw at least that much if not more. I use 90 Watts of Solar Panels, from Harbor Freight with a 30 Amp controller. I have a dedicated 1200/3600 watt inverter, also from Harbor Freight, that is for the microwave and coffee maker plus a plug strip coming off of it for other things. I too have an afinity to noise in the morning when people are making coffee and breakfast while running generators.

During the day, there are times that I will run the generator to top off the batteries. To get the recovery that you are looking for, you are going to have one heck of a panel farm on the roof. My 90 watts take up about 18 sq. ft. You will probably need to use the gene, like I do to meet your needs. I run the gene about 2 to 4 hours per day during high noise hours. I have left the gene off for a couple of days when I am not using to much power. This is also a good thing for the gene, as it keeps things in shape.

07-25-2008, 09:24 PM	#2
photog101 Junior Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: S.E. Michigan Posts: 2	I took a little different approach. I went with a bank of 4 Trojan 6 volt batteries and they last me for 24 hours and I probably draw at least that much if not more. I use 90 Watts of Solar Panels, from Harbor Freight with a 30 Amp controller. I have a dedicated 1200/3600 watt inverter, also from Harbor Freight, that is for the microwave and coffee maker plus a plug strip coming off of it for other things. I too have an afinity to noise in the morning when people are making coffee and breakfast while running generators. During the day, there are times that I will run the generator to top off the batteries. To get the recovery that you are looking for, you are going to have one heck of a panel farm on the roof. My 90 watts take up about 18 sq. ft. You will probably need to use the gene, like I do to meet your needs. I run the gene about 2 to 4 hours per day during high noise hours. I have left the gene off for a couple of days when I am not using to much power. This is also a good thing for the gene, as it keeps things in shape.