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Re: ok, some facts about our solar system


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Posted by jdemaris on June 12, 2014 at 10:25:09 from (70.195.147.80):

In Reply to: Re: ok, some facts about our solar system posted by jennifer408 on June 12, 2014 at 05:55:00:

You are guessing when you "snicker" at others
because of your own projected low cost of power.
Note my use of the word "projected." It certainly
is a guess until 10-20 years goes by and you find
out your actual costs.

In reference to your comments on 110-120 versus
220-240 volts. Inverters with split-phase are
usually referred to as 120/240, not just 240.
That to indicate they provide dual voltages at the
outputs. A minor point - but when you responded
to a question about light bulbs - your statement
I'm sure to some - looked like you were talking
220 volt lights. But yes - I understand the
concept of 110-120 using a neutral and a hot leg,
whereas 220-240 using two hot legs.

I don't know what inverter you have but I assume
it has a 3 to 5 year warranty.

Your batteries have a 5 year warrany IF it never
gets over 80 degrees F at your place which I
doubt. For places that get temps over 80F the
Trojan warranty is 2.5 years.

Subsequently I assume you've got no equipment with
more then a 5 year warranty yet your projection
extends to 25 years. That's why I'm calling it a
"guess." Call it a "hopeful projection" if that
sounds better.

I AM curious what inverter you have but not
looking for an insulting answer either. I'm
always interested to see which ones have better
service records then others. My twin Outback
inverters have already been repair twice under
warranty. But note that warranty only gave me the
parts. I had to do the repairs myself. Warrnaty
does not cover service calls or shipping costs to
the factory repair center.

You say you spent $6550. If you spent $2400 on
batteries, $180 on the controller, and $2200 on
the panels - that comes to $4,780. That leaves
$1,770 for the panel mounts, wires, electrical
boxes, and inverter. That's not much money and I
see no mention of what you are going to use as
back-up power to charge the batteries when there
are problems. A typical 4000 watt inverter with
split-phase is $2200. A higher-end inverter like
an Outback GS8048 split-phase with 8000 watts is
$5400.


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