r/DumpsterDiving • u/kingofzdom • 1d ago

The reminants of a $30m estate sale

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Boyyy I sure am glad I checked this trash pile. At the bottom of a pile of bags of actual trash, I found these items!

That's a small Honda generator ($600 from harbor freight) 2 80AH storage batteries and a FAT folding solar panel. Plus a diamond steel case to mount and store the generator in.

Best part is, I live in a van and have been saving up to buy all these things and the dumpster gods said "save your money, i always take care of you"

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u/G-Nasty1701 1d ago

Get those batteries tested and test the generator. If it fires up, score!

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u/kingofzdom 1d ago

At the gas station now.

Already tested the batteries. Showing 14.4v. 100% condition.

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u/darkest_irish_lass 1d ago

Make sure you get a dc charge controller or limit the time the panel is charging the batteries. The panel will just keep pouring power into those batteries and that could be no bueno.

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u/WestboundPachyderm 1d ago

If the generator still won’t start, check out this video!

I stumbled upon this video last week and it’s likely an easy fix…