Has anyone had experience using a "Solar Generator"

I think they're scamming people who aren't educated about solar panels. They're expensive, don't get me wrong, but for a homemade system you can save two thirds the purchase price. This article has links to a comparable system.

[link to greensolarpowerpanels.com]

They also make you think the thing will run your whole house and that your getting a bargain. The truth is that they're selling you a 90 watt solar panel with a small marine battery. It will power your fridge while the sun is out then run for 2 hours till the battery charge is gone.

Those things are so pathetic that we offer a conversion kit, so you can build a battery bank or solar array as large as you like for them. We're Sound Wisdom Life Products. Or, if you have one and just hate it, we offer a trade-in on them for our SG-1 5,000 Watt Solar Generator system.

Some companies want more money for their systems, some want more customers. We want more customers.

We put you in control of your power.

SUN ELECTRONICS in Miami will sell you 800 watts of panels, 60 amp charge controller, 1000 watt Xantrex inverter, and all the wireing for 1600.00. You have to buy the storage batteries seperately. I have seen solar panels on there for as low as 88 cents a watt.

If you want portable power you can buy a Xantrex 1500 unit. They go for as low as 360.00 on Amazon. They have about 60 Amp Hours in the battery. It will hook into the solar bank to recharge.

A lot of these websites will say 1800 watts. But they are referring to the max output of the inverter. Not the charging watts. CHARGING WATTS IS WHAT COUNTS.

Check out Sun Elecs solar packages at: [link to www.sunelec.com]

Now watch you spend your last $ on a solar generator and what causes the shit to hit the fan? A FUCKING VALCANO! NO SUN FOR MAYBE MONTHS. oh well maybe you can shine the flashlite on it and get it to work.

Another one to check out...jaspak

Neighbor just bought one and was showing it off. He ran a 28 cu foot fridge for several days with the panel outside the garage. I was impressed. Worth a look if you are still looking for one.

It has a 300 watt panel and keeps the thing running great.