Forum: Solar Power
01-09-12, 08:38 PM
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Replies: 26
Views: 17,364
Hey Bosco and Slidegate.....Glad to hear those...
Hey Bosco and Slidegate.....Glad to hear those new MTM boards are working for ya. I had an older one and couldn't keep the relays working. MTM even made it right, but I gave up on it. Just too...
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Forum: Solar Power
07-11-10, 11:37 AM
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Replies: 237
Views: 273,441
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Forum: Solar Power
07-11-10, 08:47 AM
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Replies: 237
Views: 273,441
Sorta the same
Hey Rich......sorta been having the same problems with mine except mine will track back to the east (at night) (sometimes) and NOT track to west. I think my problem is with the relays. I got ahold of...
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Forum: Solar Power
07-03-10, 01:28 PM
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Replies: 237
Views: 273,441
:thumbup: Yup, having the great-constant...
:thumbup: Yup, having the great-constant 13.6vdc for the tracker and the actuator really makes things smooth here. The box where I have the board is my combiner/tracker board house. For once, when...
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Forum: Solar Power
07-03-10, 11:32 AM
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Replies: 237
Views: 273,441
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Forum: Solar Power
06-22-10, 09:41 PM
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Replies: 237
Views: 273,441
okay, cool beans then....I'll see what little...
okay, cool beans then....I'll see what little caps I've got in the parts bin and play around abit.....as soon as it got dark, the panels just started moving back to the east and just awaitin for the...
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Forum: Solar Power
06-22-10, 06:39 PM
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Replies: 237
Views: 273,441
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Forum: Solar Power
06-21-10, 08:09 PM
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Replies: 237
Views: 273,441
Heat Buildup
Appreciate the heads up on the LDR's and the heat....gonna try it and see what happens....gonna do some searching on the internet and see if/what other people have had problems with and how they may...
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Forum: Solar Power
06-19-10, 01:29 PM
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Replies: 33
Views: 27,410
Cool Beans!! I was thinking it would using the...
Cool Beans!! I was thinking it would using the clear jar (baby food). I'm also wiring in the manual switching as this attachment shows. It will allow me to take it to 12 noon position for storms and...
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Forum: Solar Power
06-19-10, 11:04 AM
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Replies: 33
Views: 27,410
:confused: Got a question for ya.....if ya hook...
:confused: Got a question for ya.....if ya hook the tracker up with the panels initiallly at the 12 noon position, when you apply power to the board, (@ say, 8am) will it track back to the east and...
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Forum: Solar Power
06-18-10, 11:13 AM
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Replies: 33
Views: 27,410
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Forum: Solar Power
06-18-10, 11:10 AM
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Replies: 33
Views: 27,410
:D Just finished putting all the LDR stuff...
:D Just finished putting all the LDR stuff inside the Baby Food jar and tested it out......seems to work just fine (picture of test setup). Gotta wait till the weekend for my loaned out ladder to...
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Forum: Solar Power
06-17-10, 04:48 PM
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Replies: 237
Views: 273,441
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Forum: Solar Power
06-17-10, 08:21 AM
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Replies: 33
Views: 27,410
It LIVES!!
Woo-whooooo.....I was right, had a bad cold solder joint on the jumper wire. Fixed that and it fired right up, both East and West, as well as Night reset function. I'm so glad to have this part...
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Forum: Solar Power
06-16-10, 09:24 PM
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Replies: 33
Views: 27,410
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Forum: Solar Power
06-15-10, 05:19 PM
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Replies: 33
Views: 27,410
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Forum: Solar Power
06-15-10, 01:03 PM
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Replies: 33
Views: 27,410
Pcb
:p Yea...my circuit board just arrived today! Looks really good (and simple) with all the parts and PCB. Hopefully, tonight, I'll start putting it together and test it out outside in the morning (if...
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Forum: Solar Power
06-11-10, 04:24 PM
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Replies: 33
Views: 27,410
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Forum: Solar Power
06-11-10, 12:28 PM
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Replies: 33
Views: 27,410
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Forum: Solar Power
06-10-10, 06:03 PM
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Replies: 33
Views: 27,410
New PCB
Wooo-Whooooo....just got an email from MTM Scientific that they shipped my tracker board.....probably get maybe Monday.....I'll post pictures of whats going on with it.....this is the last I have to...
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Forum: Solar Power
06-09-10, 01:12 PM
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Replies: 33
Views: 27,410
Tinkering with the board
Thanks Xringer.....I might just give it a shot and hollar your way if I run into troubles (needing help, or whatever, eh?).....thanks abunch.....Bill
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Forum: Solar Power
06-09-10, 12:04 PM
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Replies: 33
Views: 27,410
Tracker Board Performance
Hey Xringer.....have you gotten the bugs worked out of your controller board yet? You were having problems with the "west" tracking function and return-at-night function? I've tried to get ahold of...
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Forum: Solar Power
05-26-10, 09:47 PM
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Replies: 10
Views: 8,145
Hey there, gasstingy and wyatt....gasstingy-I...
Hey there, gasstingy and wyatt....gasstingy-I read your garage blog thingy you're doing and I'm jealous! Are you planning on just running your garage or your house too, on PV? How bout you...
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Forum: Solar Power
05-25-10, 02:34 PM
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Replies: 10
Views: 8,145
Naw....I shoulda but didn't....I do know on the...
Naw....I shoulda but didn't....I do know on the inverter there's 10 little green leds that light up to show battery level...I only made it down 2 for the whole 2 1/2 hours...don't think that was too...
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Forum: Solar Power
05-25-10, 11:03 AM
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Replies: 10
Views: 8,145
Solar Powered Backup
I have been working for several months now (when the money allows) on getting my "solar system" together. I've got 140w of panels on an old c-band satellite mount (no tracker yet) with manual...
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