I’ve ordered a Rachio 3 which is on it’s way from the US via Amazon - I’m Australian based and will do all the necessary mods to get it working legally.
I don’t have grid power anywhere near the location of the garden/lawn the Rachio 3 will be stationed thus I’m thinking of creating a simple solar/battery setup that will be enough to power the Rachio 3.
Nope. It was cheaper to go 12vdc>to240ac in an inverter - $40AUD for the 240vac inverter vs $240 AUD for the item from Powerstream. For the sake of a small amount of inefficiency that doesn’t bother me I couldn’t justify the extra $200AUD.