Need some help from the electrical guys--solar specifically
Posted: Tue Jul 12, 2022 10:13 am
I need some help- Looking to design a solar charged boat lift. I know I posted something similar a while back.
My intentions:
Replace 110ac motor with 24v DC blower motor on boat lift-
100ah LIon Battery 24v
40w solar panel.
Here's my question- There is a company out there that puts together a package that looks like this- It's 100% plug and play, but you pay for that.
https://www.lakelifter.com/c-face-gear-box-motors/
I can get a solar kit on Amazon for a fraction of the price:
The blower motor is prety much what it is, but the solar charging kit is crazy from Lakelifter. 10 times the cost. Yes, it's well put together and comes in a neat box, but is that worth 10x the price? What am I missing.
Please note, I'm not saying that I would use the kit in the Amazon link, but it's an example. Batteries aren't included in either so that's a non-factor in price.
Lake lifter claims that a 100ah battery bank will run the lift approximately 6-10 times a day and keep up with the charge for a weekend, then re-charge during the week.
Lake lifter is sold locally, but it's as much for convience as it is savings. From what I can see, I could almost put together my own system with batteries for the price of the Lake Lifter and no batteries.
Help me out Guru's! Thanks
My intentions:
Replace 110ac motor with 24v DC blower motor on boat lift-
100ah LIon Battery 24v
40w solar panel.
Here's my question- There is a company out there that puts together a package that looks like this- It's 100% plug and play, but you pay for that.
https://www.lakelifter.com/c-face-gear-box-motors/
I can get a solar kit on Amazon for a fraction of the price:
The blower motor is prety much what it is, but the solar charging kit is crazy from Lakelifter. 10 times the cost. Yes, it's well put together and comes in a neat box, but is that worth 10x the price? What am I missing.
Please note, I'm not saying that I would use the kit in the Amazon link, but it's an example. Batteries aren't included in either so that's a non-factor in price.
Lake lifter claims that a 100ah battery bank will run the lift approximately 6-10 times a day and keep up with the charge for a weekend, then re-charge during the week.
Lake lifter is sold locally, but it's as much for convience as it is savings. From what I can see, I could almost put together my own system with batteries for the price of the Lake Lifter and no batteries.
Help me out Guru's! Thanks