I do have 8, 90 watt Solec PV panels that I set up in January of 2000....
and this setup is super reliable.... my panels always produced adequate
power, even on cloudy days... and my Trace TC60 charge controller has always
worked.... Since I first started on Solar power, I have bought a number of
Inverters...mostly for backup and because they were on sale.... the inverter
that I used most was the small Statpower Pro250... 250 watts at 12 volts
input... but occasionally use my larger statpower inverter, the 1500 watt
Statpower 1500 watts output at 12 volts input.... I also have a $69 Xantrex
inverter I bought at Costco, it produces 1000 watts at 12 volts input....
and I also have a $29 400 watt inverter Vector, that I bought at
Wal-Mart.... the 24 volt Trace Inverter DR1524 I have never used.... it
requires 24 volts input and will produce 1500 watts.... all my inverters are
Modified Sine Wave outputs.... but my next inverter will be an Exeltech
Inverter, which will be a pure sine wave output...
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