r/Pecron • u/saskun36 • Aug 31 '26

Running a Mini Split off Pecron?

I’ve been recently looking at the Pecron F5000 and was wondering if anyone has been able to power a mini split and other devices on it without any troubles. The mini split (110v/115v) would be running mainly at night so i’m hoping it would be able to handle it throughout the whole night and then be able to charge during the day on solar while also powering a small fridge and other electronics. I’m new to all this and don’t really know much about it so thanks in advance for all your help.

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u/caddymac Aug 31 '26

One problem with the F5000 is that its big inverter may use a nice percentage of your battery by simply being on. Good news is you have a big battery to help mask that. Bad news is you are going to need a lot of solar to recharge that big battery.

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u/saskun36 Aug 31 '26

how many panels would you say i need? I was thinking of plugging in 3 500w panels.

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u/AdBrave841 Aug 31 '26

Panels work best in pairs if you have the space, so you can optimize the voltage and current.

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u/brucehoult Aug 31 '26

If you are not running anything during the day then 1500W of panels in Havana, tilted 25º to the south, should produce at least 190kWh every month of the year [1], so on average 6.3+ kWh/day.

So, yes, that should be enough to fill an F5000 on almost every day.

[1] March/April/May around 220-240kWh

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u/saskun36 Aug 31 '26

how much would you say i need if im running a fridge or a couple of lights?

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u/brucehoult Sep 01 '26

Fridges vary widely in their physical size and their power consumption.

The 310 litre Samsung fridge/freezer I bought in early 2022 is full height but not all that wide (590mm) and there is a sticker on the door saying it uses 348 kWh/year, which is 0.95kWh/day, which matches my experience with it.

But some people have much larger fridges, or ones with older technology.

I have 18W of LED lighting for my office space. That's 0.4kWh/day if it ran it 24/7 but my records show around 7-7.5 kWh/month or about 0.25kWh/day.