Bwana Lawi First of all How mant light hours are you looking at in a day ?? How many TV "ON" hours are you looking at ?? Which part of Kenya do you want to do installation ? ? because of actual day light hours for maximum charging ! Am using Photovolteik - 50W which i bought from BHATT Electroniks by then they were in town but they moved to Industrial area Battery i got KV 100Amphs -Kenyan batteries dont meet quality stds-Mind geeting imported battery With above am comfortable using 6 bulbs/Radio/TV/DVD player and several mobiles being charged For the last 9yrs mum has never seen a blackout Am asuming all lights/TV will be ON from 6.30 to Midnight not unless KUNA KESHA ! In your scenario you just need panel 100W/Battery 100amph A small inverter - which should transistor made will do for laptops All other gadgets use DC powered Appliances-TV / DVD player/Mobile chargers Remember Energy conversion from one state to another translates to loss of power-DC-AC Hit me offlist for more 0721228448 Mutua ________________________________ From: Bwana Lawi <mail2lawi@gmail.com> To: Skunkworks forum <skunkworks@lists.my.co.ke> Sent: Monday, 11 March 2013, 9:25 Subject: [Skunkworks] Solar Panel Specs Hi guys, I know this has been discussed somewhere before but I need help on the best solar panels to acquire (and install) back home. The panel will be used to power basic appliances, TV, radio, and many lights - 5-10 bulbs, and almost the same number of mobile phones. Good neighbour philosophy Also should have enough juice to power mobile devices and laptops when and if necessary. What are the specs I should look for? Which model? I want this info before I go to the vendors. /* Some back story: My (our) guy didn't win huko mashinani and he was our only hope of getting electricity Plus I don't think paying 35k per house (4 houses in total, i.e. 140k) is a good investment for basic power needs in ushago. */ _______________________________________________ skunkworks mailing list skunkworks@lists.my.co.ke ------------ List info, subscribe/unsubscribe http://orion.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/skunkworks ------------ Skunkworks Rules http://my.co.ke/phpbb/viewtopic.php?f=24&t=94 ------------ Other services @ http://my.co.ke/