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.<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
Far too cold out there to go birding, but more normal weather should be here by the weekend.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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