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I see what you mean about that being too small. I probably should have checked out some real solar panel sites before asking about the other....
I have an older wood pellet stove that can run on 110V AC or 12V DC. Which is handy in the event of a power outage, just hook-up a 12V car...
You know you can chuck a crank handle into an 18v cordless drill,add a couple wires,and a 12v socket. With a steady cranking it will produce an...
How about a few pictures of your system ?
i'm new and this is my first post here. here is what i have figured out about solar and wind power in kentucky. i have 8 sets of the harbor...
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Interesting about the ev cars. But , a lot of the charging has to be done with electrical charging systems, which is still using fossil fuels to...
My ex BIL had a tracking concentrator on the roof of his house to supplement the hot water heating (a mix of radiators and baseboard) in the (very...
Usually "Solar" in the Off-Grid world, means Photovoltaic Panels, charging a Battery Bank, feeding an Inverter that makes household AC Power....
Giving a dead cordlessdrill a second life's still worthwhile Even that modest amount of energy harvesting may be a life saver in a SHTF /...
Andy, your right , that was the deal of a lifetime. I don't normally get jealous of other people's solar equip, but you managed to get me there....
TnAndy brings up a good point on how many day's you want to have of battie's power stored for use before going to a generator or solar or wind to...
System Power covers a lot of issues, some of which you have outlined already.Some things to consider are: 1. How much inverter power are you...
I have had good luck out of my Grundigs. Give them a look. Eton has good reviews too. Get as much coverage as possible freq wise- SW/AM/FM/TV...
Its a no brainer for me. I am 6 miles from a grocery store and 20 miles from a city. My wife is a nurse and drives 12 miles one way to work . She...
Seems every year some news channel opens up a story about electric cars WILL be the future, unfortunately though this will never be the case....
I was looking around on the Internet, the other day, and ran across this Open source MPPT Charge Controller. Seems to be well thought out and uses...
No need for forgiveness, that is the point of this post. To figure out what pieces are missing in my head. The inverter vs rectifier thing has...
At the risk of mis-statement that Bruce or Bob will correct, $/w or $/Ah is one way to start. You also need to factor in the number of cycles of...
I was thinking of just attaching to the battery directly to charge it. Rip open the case, and clamp right on. This is all just a thought mind you....
OK, I think we are close to the same page. Yes, your electronics run on ac. Yes, the UPS takes 110 vac input, rectifies it to dc and charges the...
The design of the Solar System is a "Planning for Expansion" problem. If you have an idea of what you finally want to end up with, then you can...
Kingfish. I think we have been going a little too fast for you. A couple of things have been overlooked. If your going to run your house as a...
Son, We all have to start somewhere so here are my suggestions and I am copying from my files: 1 The first step in deciding how big your system...
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Hrmmz Hey Melbo, Thanks for the reply! Ah OK, that unit looks sturdier but the reviews on it are kind of mixed :-| I didn't realise this...
This morning at 4:00 am my dog woke me by pushing me with his nose and sitting staring at me, I woke up, I'm thinking WTF hunter? then I...
I would tell all of you, I live off the grid and have for about 15 years. Do NOT buy these cheap panels, as they are junk. You are just throwing...
I have gotten many questions on how we did solar power so cheap. First thing to consider is how much power you really need. Many people go...
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