Wet Feet? The HF kit, with mounting brackets and a pair of 12VDC CFLs, on sale, with a 15% off coupon, $150. Big giant yellow wally-world deep cycle, $100. SG-4 to replace the HF controller, before it ruins the battery, $30. "Odds-n-Ends", $25 to $50?
Throw in a Vector 400W inverter from Pep-Boys, on sale and with rebates, $30, sometimes $25.
That would be usable power. Small but usable.
The thing in the link is how I charge cell phones, drill batteries, and AAs. I don't have $35 in it. G-
C [ Parent ]
The newer controller in the HF set is 100 times better than the old one. But being the smart person I play in my mind ;-O I went with a true solar controller. Then pipe it off to the batteries, then to the HF controller which I call and PDU (power Distrubution Unit).
Cheers Bruce S[ Parent ]
MorningStar controller SG-4. If you can't get one delivered for under $35, shoot me an email.
Like mettleramiel said about the expected life span, except last time I saw a HF warranty card it was 90 days. And the popsci link has a cheapie thin-film too. G- [ Parent ]
