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Forum: Solar Power 07-11-10, 11:37 AM
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Posted By wilfor03
Yup....know what ya mean bout tweaking out in the...

Yup....know what ya mean bout tweaking out in the hot sun. We haven't been lucky to have any rain for over two weeks now. Some days, clouds, but NO rain.
How did you get a hold of Duane (RedRok),...
Forum: Solar Power 07-11-10, 08:47 AM
Replies: 237
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Posted By wilfor03
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...
Forum: Solar Power 07-03-10, 01:28 PM
Replies: 237
Views: 274,501
Posted By wilfor03
: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...
Forum: Solar Power 07-03-10, 11:32 AM
Replies: 237
Views: 274,501
Posted By wilfor03
Cool :D Hey there Xringer......sorry for not posting...

:D Hey there Xringer......sorry for not posting for awhile. My board quit working on me! I troubleshot it down to one of the relays not latching (no movement). Got ahold of MTM and he sent me two...
Forum: Solar Power 06-22-10, 09:41 PM
Replies: 237
Views: 274,501
Posted By wilfor03
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...
Forum: Solar Power 06-22-10, 06:39 PM
Replies: 237
Views: 274,501
Posted By wilfor03
That might be the ticket......Gonna try it? I got...

That might be the ticket......Gonna try it? I got my board finally mounted and hooked up. The panels were sitting at about 3 o'clock position and when I fired up the board, it went right down to 5pm...
Forum: Solar Power 06-21-10, 08:09 PM
Replies: 237
Views: 274,501
Posted By wilfor03
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...
Forum: Solar Power 06-17-10, 04:48 PM
Replies: 237
Views: 274,501
Posted By wilfor03
Your setup is looking pretty good! Did moving the...

Your setup is looking pretty good! Did moving the LDR's help with your tracking? I just put heat shrink on my LDR's and getting ready to make the support bracket to hold em and fit the baby food jar....
Forum: Solar Power 05-22-10, 09:56 PM
Replies: 237
Views: 274,501
Posted By wilfor03
Rich....did ya find that actuator on flea-bay? ...

Rich....did ya find that actuator on flea-bay? Is that the kind ya need? Great buy on it now........also, on your tracker board, did they send you a schematic for that thing? I tried to trace a...
Forum: Solar Power 05-22-10, 05:13 PM
Replies: 237
Views: 274,501
Posted By wilfor03
PVC Piping

Are you talking about filling the PVC with concrete? That would definately firm up the pipe, eh?
I went to the local scrap yard and picked up a couple pieces of 3" black iron pipe and a small piece...
Forum: Solar Power 05-22-10, 03:31 PM
Replies: 237
Views: 274,501
Posted By wilfor03
That's do-able

Thanks for the reply Rich, it sounds like that will be a "workable" build, but watch out.......you may get it built and then say, "Too much work to put it back on the tracker mount!" By then, you'll...
Forum: Solar Power 05-21-10, 06:49 PM
Replies: 237
Views: 274,501
Posted By wilfor03
Thumbs up Cool Project so far!!!

This is the first time I've even found somebody else building a c-band Solar mount re-build. Are ya gonna try and post some pictures of your mount? :thumbup: I've really enjoyed your progress up to...
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