Several years ago I decided that I to wanted a somewhat portable solar powered generator so ---- I purchased 9 deep discharge 130 amp lead acid batteries and place them on a wooden pallet in a heavy duty garden cart. I linked the batteries is series which gave me 1,170 amps of 12 volt power. I constructed a wooden platform over the top of the cart where I mount the charge controller and 5000 watt inverter as well as a 1000 watt inverter and a power strip. In a seperate heavy duty garden cart I placed 4 100 watt solar panels mounted in their stands as well as a large munitions can which I store all the electronics when the system is not in use. Set up time is about 20 minutes to lay out the solar panels and make all the connections. I keep the batteries on smart chargers and check water levels every 3 month as well as pperforming a load test on each battery. So far the system has worked out well and has been put to use several times during power outages. Primarily it is used to charge small appliances and run 2 refrigerators and 2 freezers.
