DIY My small home solar power system
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[2012-05-20 06:46:41] baddguy - I just watched the ...
I just watched the vid again, n realised you said 22A TO full. My bad
[2012-05-20 06:44:10] baddguy - Hey please help ...Hey please help with some info. On ur charge controller display you mention that the batteries were 94 percent charged, while the current amp level was 20 but later in the vid you also say the serries-parallel connected battery bank has a capacity of 440 AH. My question is shouldn't the charge controller be showing something close to the amp hour rating? I am in the conceptual stage of designing my system, still doing a load count, trying to put 4 acs on a system, thanks for your help.
[2012-05-08 01:55:54] fencekid - Hey. the more ...Hey. the more batteries you have, the more juice you can store. That's it. in this vid, if I went out and got two more pairs of 6v batteries, I could store double the energy as I can now. The outlet thing could be done with a better (seine wave) inverter. They produce cleaner energy that you get from the grid, but man they cost a pretty penny. One of these days though
[2012-05-07 03:41:31] crowdoge - Anyone; if I were ...Anyone; if I were to have the same panels as is this vid with 10 12v batteries would it hurt the system(same setup as this vid). Eg, melt wires? Shorten life of panels? And is it possible to run from converter to direct receptical outlets in walls? ( just to make it look clean) thanks.
[2012-05-03 19:26:10] DON351W - HOW MUCH MONEY DO ...HOW MUCH MONEY DO YOU SAVE MONTHLY
[2012-04-27 22:33:36] gealachinion - Nice video. Thanks ...Nice video. Thanks for sharing! Just a suggestion, you may want to get a cover or something for the outdoor light bulb above your door. That's in a bad position to get nasty particles everywhere if it gets broken (could blow a bunch of that stuff into your house). Thanks again though for showing your set-up.
[2012-04-23 16:13:09] DON351W - 125 WATT PANELS ON ...125 WATT PANELS ON EBAY 249.00
[2012-04-19 11:20:48] SoCashed - Nice setup man. I ...Nice setup man. I just started my setup, just a 50w panel and a single 125aH DC Marine battery...I'm addicted already I'm sure!
[2012-04-18 01:38:39] jonathanspindler - great setup!! ...great setup!! simple and effective!!
[2012-04-15 19:27:56] 150grnballistictip - Looked ok, but are ...Looked ok, but are your battery cables fused? And why such a big diconnect for that solar panel?
[2012-04-11 01:30:17] Draco1dormiens - Silly, I see panels ...Silly, I see panels for .97 cents a watt sometimes .70 cents. $300 is so 4 years ago, lol
[2012-04-01 10:46:33] SCJMO - Great setup thanks ...Great setup thanks for sharing.
[2012-03-23 04:29:25] fencekid - double the ...double the batteries and double the pannels would be sweet, but any more panels would require an upgrade to my charge controller. Double this bank and you'd have 880 amp hrs of storage. Would be a great setup for a cabin. You could probly get the whole thing for $3000 today. Solar has droped in price since i made this vid
[2012-03-22 19:18:38] elbowbiter1 - What if you did a ...What if you did a little over kill? What if you doubled the amount of panels and batteries? What could that power and for how long? Also how much would it roughly cost (for the whole thing)?
[2012-03-21 23:33:52] MohmdAlbana - Hi that is good but ...Hi that is good but I still need some help . It about watts ' volts ' and am numbers I mean I already have a 2000w inverter and I want to know which 12v solar panel I get it's the 10w or the 5w one or deferent one . How many 12v batteries do I need to get the 2000w power . Thanks allot
[2012-03-20 23:56:47] ThaRealTundra - thumbs up if you ...thumbs up if you dont know shit hes saying
[2012-03-14 01:24:12] FrankShaffer - Nice design and ...Nice design and nice video. But be careful with the way you are running unprotected wires... In particular, you're running unprotected wires around a door entryway. Someone carrying something heavy, perhaps metal, could bump into a wire and have a shocking experience. Try running your wires through the wall and in conduits.
[2012-03-13 04:44:38] johnmonk66 - Great video, thanks ...Great video, thanks. I was wondering, if I had that system with half the batteries, would it run 5 lights,and a 200w mini heater for a a few days? I am looking to only set up a minimal system so my main rooms have free lighting, but the ability to run a mini heater at 200 watts would be a nice extra. Most heaters use at least 900 watts so I know that would push the system.
[2012-03-05 03:34:23] bkpickell - Whoops! I meant run ...Whoops! I meant run the batteries in Parallel. Sorry about that.
[2012-03-05 03:32:54] bkpickell - Completely off grid ...Completely off grid can get pricey, but it all depends on what you are going to be running. Also if it is cabin that you will only be living in for a weekend, then you can get by pretty cheap. Your biggest cost will be the batteries. You will want to run a lot of batteries in series. Enough to run your whole cabin for the whole weekend, and then let your panels charge the batteries while you are not there.
[2012-03-05 03:29:55] bkpickell - Yes you can. You ...Yes you can. You can run it into a breaker box and rewire whatever circuits you want to run off of solar into that box.
[2012-03-05 03:27:18] bkpickell - Oh and honestly for ...Oh and honestly for all of the benefits you get even at $300 I wouldn't say that it is too much. By benefits I mean a 30% tax break, that alone amounts to thousands in savings for me. Also in the state I live in; solar power qualifies for a property tax exemption. That is yet another $1500 annual savings. You could take all of your exemptions and roll it into more panels, and eventually the electric company will be cutting you a check every month.
[2012-03-05 03:24:37] bkpickell - You're looking in ...You're looking in the wrong places. I have seen 120 Watt panels going for $150. I have also seen some places running them as cheap as $1/watt. You just have to look for the deals.
[2012-03-03 06:41:29] koolfoolable - Hi just saying that ...Hi just saying that if you buy from the manufacturer it's more like $80-$150 range which is much more reasonable.
[2012-02-29 06:40:44] MarkFrap - is it possible to ...is it possible to hook the inverter up to say your surge box to hook it up so like my high hat lights in the living room can be powered since they are not plugged into an outlet in the wall?
[2012-02-29 04:40:16] Bobabouie314 - good info, just ...good info, just started looking at solar setups, thanks for the video
[2012-02-24 23:26:29] goochfacekilla - no even. you can ...no even. you can buy 4 SHARP 224w solar panels for $800, that's less than a dollar per watt..
[2012-02-20 03:26:27] suyebc - that's nicethat's nice
[2012-02-17 00:44:54] DTravis78 - Very nice vid man. ...Very nice vid man. I've trying to collect equipment to do the same kind of set up. Thanks for posting it.
[2012-02-14 21:32:32] Fekillix - How come, a dude ...How come, a dude trying to make us build home-made solar-panels have the top rated comment? A home-made solar-panel will die after a year, as it isn't sealed, the panels inside will be moist. So, DON'T BUILD YOUR OWN PANELS!
[2012-02-11 05:45:48] h0354y - thats crazy cool! ...thats crazy cool! i been thinking about doing something like this for our home. this is the same exact idea i had too! about how many things can you have running at the same time with that set up before maxing it out??? also, how much did you spend on everything.
[2012-02-10 04:37:28] IronmanOIF - What, and how much ...What, and how much equipment would you recommend for going off grid? Like for a hunting cabin or something like that?
[2012-02-03 08:28:45] yamsack1 - Hi, what brand is ...Hi, what brand is your 1000 watt inverter? Secondly, is this a pure sine wave or modified sine wave? Lastly, how has this particular inverter performed for you? Have you had any problems with it? Thanks.
[2012-01-31 16:36:39] dtvgmedia - Using a battery ...Using a battery charger to recharge from the grid adds 3 points (AC 2 DC, charge battery, DC 2 AC) where you loos grid sourced energy over throwing a switch that switches you to grid power when the sun doesn't fully shine and your batteries are depleted.