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Agreement about that refrig. My refrig compressor pulls between 2.9 and 3.5 amps constantly. That sets the floor of my load at 84 amp hours per day, unless I shut it down at night which I've done now and again. I'd love to be able to cut this in half.
My 4 each 40W Kyocera and two each 32W flexible panels usually generate something like 30 - 40 Watts a day. The wind generator can pick up the rest if the anchorage gets good winds over night. I bought the Pep Boys gas generator with at least the passing thought that it would make a reasonable extra anchor some day. I don't like carrying extra gas on the boat. The Balmar puts a decent load on the diesel when I need to top up the batt bank and I get the hot water for free ignoring future maintenance and current diesel costs. Hey the fuel is already in the tanks and its getting older by the day, why not burn a little off.
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