Obviously there’s lots to improve here, but for plenty of people this is a great starting point.

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    1 year ago

    Is there a text version of this video?

    I’m interested, but what I’m wondering is the power requirements. If I’m remembering the rule of thumb correctly, it takes about 1000 watts to drive a 10k btu ac unit, plus a bit of engineering overhead. 10k btu is fairly modest and will cool about 300-400 sq ft. I’m not sure what a 1000 watt solar setup would look like - my quick search looks like people use a 100 watt setup with relatively portable panel arrays, and use them to charge an external battery which then supports a higher draw, but I imagine it wouldn’t be able to run around the clock or even for extended periods without a big array.

    Am I wrong in my reasoning? Sorry, I just have a hard time with videos as opposed to reading.