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[Mike in AZ]

So here’s my initial take on the solar trial run.

We have the Renogy Solar Suitcase, 200 Watts.

Four 6 volt Crown GC235 batteries.

We have a residential refrigerator, and I sleep with a CPAP running all night.

Because of the tight spaces here, I only got a few hours of sunlight on the panels yesterday. When I unplugged and stowed them, my batteries showed fully charged. I ran the generator a little over an hour before going to bed around 1030.

When I woke up at 0630, the batteries still showed three out of four bars!

I plugged in the solar and ran the generator about 30 minutes (DW need3d the gennie to run the coffee pot). When I shut the gennie down, batteries showed full.

I’ll leave the solar on all day until the sun is gone.

Lessons learned -
The cables that came with the Renogy unit are 9’. Not nearly enough for what I need to keep the panels in sunlight. I will buy longer cables, a minimum 20’ but preferably 30.

The connectors - one is fine, the other is tough to connect and a real bear to disconnect.

Have had several people stop by to ask about the solar.

I’m very pleased so far!