MikeKanterakis
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- Oct 29, 2018
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Hi, new guy here,
trying to build a solar cell to battery to electric lawn mower setup. I have a Black & Decker MM875 19" corded electric lawnmower. Cheapo Chinese power inverter that puts out 220v and a solar controller, a travel power adapter, the Amazon "25 Watts Monocrystalline Newpowa 12v Mono Solar Panel Module 20W < 25W < 30W Rv Marine Boat Off GridbyNewpowa" and a lot of left over 18650 laptop batteries.
My hope is to end up with a lawn mower with a solar panel attached to it that charges a battery array that power the lawnmower through the inverter so can mow the lawn for about an hour once a week. or roughly there about. Cost: panel $40,solar controller from China $10,inverter was $30, batteries = free, andmower $25 used. Had the power adapter from my travels abroad.
If you got time and can point me towards some good advice, besides, "use the search function" (which i'm doing on my own), I would greatly appreciate it.
It's a poor mans pipe dream i know, but hey. even if i cut half the lawn each week, i'll just leave it where it stops until it charges up for next week. f-it. free power!
trying to build a solar cell to battery to electric lawn mower setup. I have a Black & Decker MM875 19" corded electric lawnmower. Cheapo Chinese power inverter that puts out 220v and a solar controller, a travel power adapter, the Amazon "25 Watts Monocrystalline Newpowa 12v Mono Solar Panel Module 20W < 25W < 30W Rv Marine Boat Off GridbyNewpowa" and a lot of left over 18650 laptop batteries.
My hope is to end up with a lawn mower with a solar panel attached to it that charges a battery array that power the lawnmower through the inverter so can mow the lawn for about an hour once a week. or roughly there about. Cost: panel $40,solar controller from China $10,inverter was $30, batteries = free, andmower $25 used. Had the power adapter from my travels abroad.
If you got time and can point me towards some good advice, besides, "use the search function" (which i'm doing on my own), I would greatly appreciate it.
It's a poor mans pipe dream i know, but hey. even if i cut half the lawn each week, i'll just leave it where it stops until it charges up for next week. f-it. free power!