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Direct solar panels to resistive load.
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Direct solar panels to resistive load.
I am now using the extra solar to run these dump loads. I have two burners each of them has 2 gal of water in the pots…… I have been using the extra hot water for cleaning dishes, got a dirty dish that is stainless? Pour boiling hot water into that mess and watch that dirty pan get clean quick….. As I thought about this, I can now take the hot water and dump it into my instant pot, or, my pressure cooker and start at near boiling water for when I cook in them…… I am thinking that I could dump this hot water into my dish washer and save the energy needed to heat the water to run the dish washer thus saving energy in my batteries…..
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Sounds about like crockpot level for cooking. I would like to know how you did it with a solar panel.
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This video pretty much shows the way….
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I’ve done similar, resistive loads aren’t picky about volts or amps. They do work best at whatever V or A if the resistance is matched.
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You are right. When you get it wrong you won’t get much power out of the system….
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You get up to interesting things, I enjoy trying stuff too.
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Yeah, I did have nichrome wire vaporize one time…. an experiment I don’t want to repeat 😉
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I’ve had several interesting failures that taught me what I need to know to succeed in the end.
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Lots of trial and error along with plenty of curiosity!
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