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Forum: Solar Power 01-09-12, 08:38 PM
Replies: 26
Views: 17,075
Posted By wilfor03
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...
Forum: Solar Power 07-11-10, 11:37 AM
Replies: 237
Views: 270,641
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
Views: 270,641
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: 270,641
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: 270,641
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: 270,641
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: 270,641
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: 270,641
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 06-19-10, 01:29 PM
Replies: 33
Views: 27,029
Posted By wilfor03
Talking 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...
Forum: Solar Power 06-19-10, 11:04 AM
Replies: 33
Views: 27,029
Posted By wilfor03
Cool :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...
Forum: Solar Power 06-18-10, 11:13 AM
Replies: 33
Views: 27,029
Posted By wilfor03
oops....forgot to include the LDR setup.....works...

oops....forgot to include the LDR setup.....works great.....Bill :thumbup:
Forum: Solar Power 06-18-10, 11:10 AM
Replies: 33
Views: 27,029
Posted By wilfor03
Wink :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...
Forum: Solar Power 06-17-10, 04:48 PM
Replies: 237
Views: 270,641
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 06-17-10, 08:21 AM
Replies: 33
Views: 27,029
Posted By wilfor03
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...
Forum: Solar Power 06-16-10, 09:24 PM
Replies: 33
Views: 27,029
Posted By wilfor03
Unhappy Got the board put together and was hoping to just...

Got the board put together and was hoping to just see the thing work on the first try.....no luck this time. I was so hot after getting it soldered up, I probably got a cold solder joint in there...
Forum: Solar Power 06-15-10, 05:19 PM
Replies: 33
Views: 27,029
Posted By wilfor03
Smile Rich...you may want to disconnect the +12v power...

Rich...you may want to disconnect the +12v power to your board and rotate the crap out of the pot and you may get lucky and clean it that way....used to work for me years ago....worth a try, eh? Yea,...
Forum: Solar Power 06-15-10, 01:03 PM
Replies: 33
Views: 27,029
Posted By wilfor03
Talking 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...
Forum: Solar Power 06-11-10, 04:24 PM
Replies: 33
Views: 27,029
Posted By wilfor03
10-4 on the jumper wires....my actuator has the...

10-4 on the jumper wires....my actuator has the built in limit switches. Did you get your actuator fixed up? How did you mount your photo-resistors? On a piece of veroboard or???? You just got me...
Forum: Solar Power 06-11-10, 12:28 PM
Replies: 33
Views: 27,029
Posted By wilfor03
Hey Xringer....are you talking about the 2-each E...

Hey Xringer....are you talking about the 2-each E switch/W switch terminals I blew the picture up to see)? Yeah, I'm gonna put them in some sort of clear jar on the north-east top of the solar array....
Forum: Solar Power 06-10-10, 06:03 PM
Replies: 33
Views: 27,029
Posted By wilfor03
Thumbs up 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...
Forum: Solar Power 06-09-10, 01:12 PM
Replies: 33
Views: 27,029
Posted By wilfor03
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
Forum: Solar Power 06-09-10, 12:04 PM
Replies: 33
Views: 27,029
Posted By wilfor03
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...
Forum: Solar Power 05-26-10, 09:47 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 7,977
Posted By wilfor03
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...
Forum: Solar Power 05-25-10, 02:34 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 7,977
Posted By wilfor03
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...
Forum: Solar Power 05-25-10, 11:03 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 7,977
Posted By wilfor03
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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