While it’s still cold and windy, the clouds left and the sun came out today. After four days of almost complete overcast, my batteries were drawn down to the 50% level. This has happened to me a few times in the past, but this was a good experience to see how the AGMs perform. Thanks to my LED lighting, I lived entirely normally and was very pleased to get the four days.
Now the next phase of my experiment begins. How long does it take for my panels to fully charge the batteries? After a full day of bright sun, they are at about 90%, so should be fully charged tomorrow. That last 10% takes a while. So my batteries can take care of me quite easily for 4 days, then I’ll need a day and a half to restore them. Not bad, there are few storms that last that long.
Far too cold out there to go birding, but more normal weather should be here by the weekend.