Originally Posted by
Angel Threads
Thank you for your response. I should have worded it better. I believed that a sewing machine could be powered by solar. I was told that the batteries are expensive.
You can do that, but you'll spend many times the cost of the machine for solar panels, batteries, and a good inverter. Any machine with circuit boards and any kind of computer is going to need a pure sine inverter or you risk damage to microprocessors.
The battery lifespan is a few years, maybe 7 maximum depending on maintenance. Flooded batteries need distilled water added periodically.
A manual treadle or hand crank machine is a much better choice.