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Old 11-07-2015, 05:55 PM   #11 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by oil pan
The fan is gobbling up 5 to 10 watts more than it needs to.
Can you tap off the fan of the inverter? .. That one might already be temperature and power regulated.

More energy efficient than a resistor would be a mini switching regulator (DC-DC) ... there are some tiny ones out there ... Example 10grams 96% efficient up to 25W.

Down to 3 Grams for the ~6W Version...Link

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Originally Posted by oil pan 4 View Post
I am putting a lot of solar capacity on there, 100 watts right now, 40 more watts worth are in the mail and I may expand it further up to 200 watts.
Are these mounted to the vehicle?
If so .. pics please

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