Re: (ET) especially for Chris Zack

[Chris Zach <czach computer org>]

Yep. The Decathalon was pretty interesting this year; they're really 
testing the batteries; we have had 4 days of rain here after 2 months of 
nothing but sun.

Figures.

I'm probably going to go with the Tripp-Lite; it can be gotten for 
<$1,000. Right now though I run 48 volt AGM batteries in my shed into an 
APC Matrix UPS 3000 unit. It puts out 240 and has a 100lb transformer in 
the base to handle real surges the old fashioned way: With iron.

Chris


robert winfield wrote:

> What inverter and charge controller?
>
> have you been down to the DC Mall to see the solar
> decathalon? ends sunday the 16th
> 18 self contained zero energy houses with a
> neiogherborhood electric vehicle, 4 seater, that
> totally run on PV.
> 1 house with fuel cell and H2 generator, rest battery
> with 1/2 using Xantrex and 1/2 OutBack Power, some a
> mixture
> UMd has 51, 185watt BP panels! 
>  
>
> > I am seriously thinking of getting a 3600 watt
> > inverter and rigging the 
> > Elec-trak as a house backup pack. With 160ah of
> > flooded NiCDs I should 
> > be able to run the fridge for a few days (for
> > example)