BL> With a 150 AH battery, you don't have to worry about saving a
BL> few lousy amps.

DD> 150AH? I was sure I'd said 450AH..

 It's so far outside my reality that Ican't bring myself to believe
it. How about I just write "huge"?

DD> It does seem like a lot but a few overcast days and it sure
DD> pulls down with the fridge running 24hrs. 

 The greedy electricity users are hot water, heating, the fridge,
cooking, and air conditioning... all in the 1200W+ range.  Lighting,
TV, computer, etc are in the 100W range. Hot water is a solar
certainty (unless you use a fuel stove with the hot water tank),
cooking and heating can be wood-burning, and air conditioning is out
of the question. That leaves the fridge, and I'd have gone for LPG 
and bring the weekend meat with me.

 You're still stuck with a few hundred watts for the electrics, but
they're only intermittent ( a few hours at a time).


Regards,
Bob
   

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