BpS 1250 AGM Battery Unit

• Harness the Power of the Sun and create your own electricity with this US made “do it yourself, plug and play” solar electric system that’s ready to power up and provide renewable energy to utilize in your home, business or remote location. It feels good to be green.
• The BPS-1250-S is engineered to allow you to create and use your own renewable energy.
• The abundant 440 Amp Hours of stored energy is charged and renewed by the system’s solar power package or by utility electricity. The energy is stored in two powerful 220 amp hour AGM (absorbed glass mat) specialized batteries (see accessories). Stored power is then converted to AC electricity by the system’s inverter charger providing up to 2500 watts of surge demand power or 1250 watts of continuous power to plug in and run what is important to you. The BPS-1250-S Solar Power Package is a complete easy to install renewable energy and emergency backup power system that comes complete with everything you need to be up and running with a self sufficient alternative and renewable energy system. The system includes; 120 watt (or greater) high quality solar panel with a mounting rack, solar charge controller, cabling and fusing, inverter charger and two high capacity specialized batteries. ALL INCLUDED! Specs
• Delivers up to 2500 Watts of power for microwaves, refrigerators and coffeemakers and more.
• Inverter Power Ratings
  • 1250 watts continuous power
  • 1875 watts for up to 15 seconds
  • 2500 watts peak for up to 10 seconds
• Inverter Power Ratings
  • 1250 watts continuous power
  • 1875 watts for up to 15 seconds
  • 2500 watts peak for up to 10 seconds
• 6 LEDs for continuous status information
• Two NEMA 5-15R output AC receptacles
• Auto Transfer Switching option for battery backup / UPS operation
• 2 - 220 Ah High capacity specialized batteries
• Quality modified sine wave output
• Charges batteries with Solar or Utility power
• 120 Watt (or greater) solar package Warranty
• 1 Year warranty

BpS 220D 8 AGM/WC Battery Unit

General Specs:

• 8 - High capacity batteries
• 7500 surge Watts
• 3600 continuous Watts
• 30 Amps @ 120VAC and/or 240V
• Safely power appliances and computers
• Quality modified sine wave output
• Ultra-quiet operation
• Hardwired into existing electrical system
• Integrates with solar power (requires solar regulator and solar panel)
• Connect system to traditional generator to recharge batteries during extended outages
• Installs anywhere in home or business
• 56 in.L x 36in.W x 30in.D
• Model 220D
• U.S.A.

Standby generators require installation involving permanent outdoor placement, electrical wiring and fuel source connections. We recommend the use of a trained professional for final connections of gas and electric.

BpS 2400 4 AGM/WC Battery Unit

General Specs

• 4 - High capacity batteries
• 4800 surge Watts
• 2400 continuous Watts
• 20 Amps @ 120VAC
• Safely power appliances and computers
• Quality modified sine wave output
• Ultra-quiet operation
• Hardwired into existing electrical system
• Integrates with solar power (requires solar regulator and solar panel)
• Connect system to traditional generator to recharge batteries during extended outages
• Installs anywhere in home or business
• 41 1/2in.L x 36in.W x 15in.D
• Model 2400
• U.S.A.

Standby generators require installation involving permanent outdoor placement, electrical wiring and fuel source connections. We recommend the use of a trained professional for final connections of gas and electric.

BpS 3600 8 AGM/WC Battery Unit

General Specs

• 8 - High capacity batteries
• 7500 surge Watts
• 3600 continuous Watts
• 30 Amps @ 120VAC
• Safely power appliances and computers
• Safely power appliances and computers
• Ultra-quiet operation
• Hardwired into existing electrical system
• Integrates with solar power (requires solar regulator and solar panel)
• Connect system to traditional generator to recharge batteries during extended outages
• Installs anywhere in home or business
• 41 1/2in.L x 36in.W x 36in.D
• Model 3600 AG8
• U.S.A.

Standby generators require installation involving permanent outdoor placement, electrical wiring and fuel source connections. We recommend the use of a trained professional for final connections of gas and electric.

Here’s some basic information & tips about your system.

Audio Equipment: Some audio gear will pick up a 60-cycle buzz through the speakers. It doesn't hurt the equipment, but it's annoying to the listener. There are too many models and brands to say specifically which a problem is and which aren't. We've had better luck with new equipment recently. Manufacturers are starting to put better power supplies into their gear. We can only recommend that you try it and see. Some top-of-the-line audio gear is protected by SCRs or Triacs. These devices are installed to guard against power line spikes and surges.

Computers: Computers run happily on modified sine wave. In fact most of the uninterruptible power supplies on the market have modified sine wave or even square wave output. The first thing the computer does with the incoming AC power is to run it through an internal power supply. We've had a few reports of the power supply being just a bit noisier on modified sine, but no real problems. Running your prize family-heirloom computer off an inverter will not be a problem. What can be a problem are large start-up power surges. If your computer is running off the same household inverter as the water pump, power tools, and microwave, you may have trouble.

Ceiling Fans: Most variable-speed ceiling fans will buzz on modified sine wave current. They work fine, without harm, but the noise may be annoying.

Radio Frequency Interference: All inverters broadcast radio static when operating. Most of this interference is on the AM radio band. Do not plug your radio into the inverter and expect to listen to the ball game; you'll have to use a battery powered radio and be some distance away from the inverter. This is occasionally a problem with TV interference when inexpensive TVs and smaller inexpensive inverters are used together. Distance helps. Put the TV (and the antenna) at least 15 feet from the inverter. Twisting the inverter input cables may also limit their broadcast power (strange as it sounds, it works).

Conservation! Phantom Loads & Vampires: Many modern appliances remain partially on when they appear to be turned off. That's a phantom load. Any appliance that can be powered up with a button on a remote control must remain partially on and listening to receive the "on" signal. Most TVs and audio gear these days are phantom loads. Anything with a clock—VCRs, coffee makers, microwave ovens, or bedside radio-clocks—uses a small amount of power all the time.

Vampires (continued) - Vampires suck the juice out of your system. Vampires are the heavy black power cube that plugs into an AC socket, and delivers lower voltage power to your answering machine, electric toothbrush, power tool charging stand, or any of the other huge variety of appliances that uses a power cube on the AC socket. These usually run a horrible 60% to 80% inefficiency (which means that for every dime's worth of electricity consumed, they throw away six or eight cents worth.) Most of these nasties always draw power, even if there's no battery/toothbrush/razor/cordless phone present and charging. The appliance might be turned off, but the vampire keeps sucking a few watts. Ever noticed that power cubes are usually warm? That's wasted power being converted to heat. By the way, cute and appropriate as it is, we can't take credit for the vampire name. That's official electric industry terminology (bless their honest souls).

The problem isn't the power consumed by vampires and phantom loads, it's what is required to deliver those few watts 24 hours per day. When there's no demand for AC power, a full-size inverter will drop into a stand-by mode. Stand-by keeps checking to see if anything is asking for power, but it takes only a tiny amount of energy, usually under 2 watts. If the phantom or vampire load is enough to awaken the inverter from stand-by, it consumes its own load plus the inverter's overhead, which is 6 to 20 watts. The inverter overhead is the real problem. You want to make sure your inverter can drop into stand-by mode whenever there’s no real demand for AC power.

The solution for clocks is battery power. A wall-mounted clock runs for nearly a year on a single AA rechargeable battery. We have found a wide selection of good-quality battery-powered alarm clocks, and most of the other timekeepers anyone could possibly require, just by looking around. Clocks on house current are ridiculously wasteful. The solution for phantoms and vampires are outlets or power plug strips that is switched off when not in use. The outlets only get switched on when the appliance is actually being used or recharged! If you're aware of the major energy-wasting gizmos we all take for granted, it's easy to avoid or work around them. When you consider the minor inconvenience of having to flip a wall switch before turning on the TV against the yearly cost of the energy waste, it all comes into perspective. A few extra switched outlets during construction looks like a very good investment. If your house is already built, then use switched plug strips.

Other Tips: Nearly every light bulb in your home can be replaced with fluorescent bulbs, with the exception of dimmer lights and some track lighting. These fluorescent bulbs run at about 14 watts rather than 60, not to mention they last as long as 7 years. The initial cost is higher, but the utility payback and longer life make it well worth the switch.

Many laser printers are equipped with SCRs, which cause the problems detailed above. Laser printers are a very poor choice for renewable energy systems anyway due to their high standby power use keeping the heater warm. Lower cost inkjet printers can do almost anything a laser printer can do while only using 25 to 30 watts instead of 900 to 1,500 watts.