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Post by tattoo on Aug 16, 2018 0:18:51 GMT
Dont take all the fun out of it.
Seriously though, if you have time and money to experiment with, a good learning project would be to build yourself a portable solar generator.
Aside from aiding in the understanding of how the system works, you will be developing wiring skills, crimping, soldering etc etc.
LOL I don't want them to burn there house down... LOL
I started with a small system... Hell I thought it would do all I needed by what I had read.... And I read, watched videos for 6 months before I bought anything.... What I have now is about double what I started with.... I'm really happy with it and starting small helped me understand about solar, What you can do and what isn't possible with a smaller system...
Most people think you can run an entire house off of a couple of panels... Boy are they wrong...
Later I read that most people with new systems will kill there batteries within a month..... Yep you can count me in on that.... I killed 4 6v batteries deader than hell within a week..... That's why I keep saying, start adding draw slowly and watch the voltage everyday and make sure your batteries are floating before you start using the system...
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Post by bupkis on Aug 16, 2018 1:18:27 GMT
dotsllc, do an energy audit then have a grid tie system installed.
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Post by tattoo on Aug 16, 2018 1:49:33 GMT
dotsllc, do an energy audit then have a grid tie system installed. That's a great suggestion..... I hope they listen to your suggestion... It's a good one...
They could also start out with a real small system, Like lights a long there walk way to there house....
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v10
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Post by v10 on Aug 16, 2018 16:56:55 GMT
Locally there are several companies pitching free solar panels with an on grid system.
Nothing has ever been free. Those companies are making quite a bit of money from grants, carbon credits etc...
However, if one were to have a company install a 'free' system with no battery banks, would it be possible to expand the system later and sell the excess power to the power company?
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Post by Admin on Aug 16, 2018 18:11:49 GMT
ok what I am going to run is a house fan refreg. lights, tv computer nothing big that's just about all that runs in the day time like I said I really don't know nothing about this and can't seen to wrap my head around it I guess i'll have to buy and experiment with it at les I can't blow anything up trying it.. Hello, To answer your earlier question there are 2 (technically 3) types of systems, but we're going to focus on the main ones which are On-grid (connect to meter and grid) and off-grid (battery storage). Benefits of On-grid are that you save on your electricity bill and could get some refunds. The benefits of off-grid is that you generate your own electricity for your own consumption. For your electronics, look into the labels and find their Watts. If it is stated in Amps then multiply that by 120 (this is the standard house socket) to get Watts. We recommend using our easy smart sizer to get any idea of how to determine the potential size of your system. www.renogy.com/smart-system-sizer/?It can be found on the renogy page under the Calculator tab. All the best! -Renogy Team |
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