Solar power, have i got this right?

Sooo setting up our first solar site. Never had the need until now!

SXT or similar 8w max
SXT or similar 8w max
SXT or similar 8w max
6w RB/750G

30w per hour total

30x 24= 720 watts per day

5760 watts per 4 days rain/cloud inc %50 battery loss

5760 / 12 = 480 Ah

battery options:
8x 80ah batts
4x 120ah batts
2x 240ah batts
(12v)

6 hours average sunlight hours in winter.
720 watts/ 6 = 120 watt panel needed to recoupe ma 24hours?

Will a 10amp solar controller do the job?

Do i hard wire the RB’s into the battery?? Small inverter?

Will give karma!

I use Morningstar solar controllers with Low Voltage Disconnect (LVD). I started with an 85w solar panel and a 10A charger, but it was not enough to keep the batteries charged in the winter months during bad weather. Now I use 2 135w panels and a 20 amp charger. I have 2 routers on the system, but not those radios, so both my routers use about what your one router uses.
http://www.solar-electric.com/chco.html

I use a single 125ah battery now, but it should be a little bigger for the winter.

The router is connected to the “Load” terminal on the solar controller. It will disconnect the load if the battery voltage drops below 10 volts. That will prevent damage to the router and battery due to undervoltage and deep discharge.

Here is a script that will help you monitor your battery charge state. Sends emails once a day, and once an hour if the battery voltage drops below a selectable minimum voltage. Requires a RB433ah or similar with the voltage monitor function.
http://wiki.mikrotik.com/wiki/Monitor_input_voltage_on_RB333/433AH

And all this depends on your latitude. The farther away from the equator you are, the more you will need for the winter months.

Auckland, NZ sees about 5.6 hours of sunshine per day. I would be conservative and use 5 or less hours per day to calculate available charge time. The sun angle will not be optimum for all 5 hours. You should size your batteries to run the system for about 5 days without charging, then calculate the size of the panels required to charge that battery size.

In Alberta, Canada I mounted the panels vertical to allow snow to fall off more easily and to get better sun angle during the winter. This means that the system is way oversized during the summer months. Despite all of the calculations, the batteries can still drop too low during the winter due to extended periods of cloud. Of course, that only happens during the poorest of hiking weather :frowning:

My system uses 4 x 180W panels and 4 x 120Ah batteries in series (48V) and a 60A Outback Charge Controller.

Take a look at this on the Wiki.

http://wiki.mikrotik.com/wiki/Solar_Power_HOWTO

It should help, it has wiring diagrams and calculations and so on. Just read through.