Forum: Solar Power
03-26-23, 06:29 PM
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About half the days this month were overcast! :(
The 800 watt array is working everyday sunny day now.
I ordered a Yolink SpeakerHub. I can trigger a Yolink Routine when the Yolink temperature Sensor hits an alarm limit! I set the limit for 90F...
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Forum: Solar Power
12-01-22, 01:16 PM
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Using my 48v backup to run light loads
Trying to see if the backup system can cut grid power use.
Started last month and it looks like about 1 KWH per day was used to power the basement freezer and Fios loads.
The AC meter on the...
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Forum: Solar Power
04-16-21, 07:12 AM
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120 Ah 50.4v
The rains have started. The sun is only been out a couple of days this past week.
Flooding season is here. But, I've got 5.85 kWh of NMC Li-Ion fully charged.
Untested, because we didn't have...
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Forum: Solar Power
04-06-21, 10:02 PM
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48v bdgr - nmc - 80ah - 3.9kwh
After testing the old 48v pack, I found the old 12v Duralast batts might still be pretty good. The cheap HF tester showed 400 to 550 Cold Cranking Amps. These are rated at 800 CCA new. So, I plan to...
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Forum: Solar Power
02-07-21, 06:19 PM
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48V 1.6kWh Li-ion Power Pack??
I was wondering about my PWM charger and found this paper..
https://www.morningstarcorp.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/8.-Why-PWM1.pdf
It seems like I should have been 'periodically' putting a...
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Forum: Solar Power
02-05-21, 04:44 PM
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48 volts still there?? 10 years later?
We had a winter storm recently and lost Grid power.
I wondered if those old 12 volt car batteries (marked October 2010) still had any juice in them.?.
The back-up system still works! Got some...
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Forum: Solar Power
06-24-12, 01:08 PM
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My (tracking) back-up system was made for a...
My (tracking) back-up system was made for a unique 2-part event.
1. Heavy rain has caused ground water to rise, which will lead to basement flooding.
2. The grid fails and I need a few hours...
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Forum: Solar Power
06-14-11, 10:59 AM
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It's here! ...
It's here!
http://gi120.photobucket.com/groups/o181/RFCVV9C1QI/2011052112305080625229557.jpg
The new inverter came in from China and seems to work.
One of the coils inside was loose, since it...
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Forum: Solar Power
06-02-11, 10:00 PM
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"the heat/humidity of SW Texas."
I missed...
"the heat/humidity of SW Texas."
I missed the humidity of SW Texas, since I left home in 1963, just before they built
a big dam on the river, just north of town. (Del Rio).
I grew up in a...
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Forum: Solar Power
06-02-11, 06:57 AM
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Replies: 34
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New Inverter
I impulsively placed a bid ($250) on a new inverter..
I've decided that we need another inverter (with real sine waves) to power
the main downstairs AC circuit. (The FIOS box, backup PC...
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Forum: Solar Power
04-12-11, 06:48 PM
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Forum: Solar Power
04-11-11, 05:03 PM
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Since the weather has been pretty irregular...
Since the weather has been pretty irregular lately, I don't even try to use the
backup system most of the time. Now that it's getting sunnier, I've started
using it to run my PC load (about 300w)...
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Forum: Solar Power
04-11-11, 07:29 AM
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Replies: 34
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Dump Load controller
I built a small voltage sensor (12V) that will control an SSR, that controls the AC from the MSW inverter, to the load.
This should keep the inverter from discharging the bank below 48v.. I hope....
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Forum: Solar Power
02-11-11, 10:18 AM
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Replies: 34
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Sunny yesterday and today!
Yesterday, I used the MSW inverter with the batteries/tracker to run my PC and some other loads for about 8 hours.
In the evening, I still had about 12.75v(51v bank) on the batteries (no load).
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Forum: Solar Power
02-04-11, 02:15 PM
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Ready for the next storm!
Got them dug out and tweaked the up angle on the tracker. The sun is higher in the sky!!! :thumbup:
http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f147/Xringer/Solar/shoveledout.jpg
I now have a little path...
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Forum: Solar Power
02-01-11, 09:33 PM
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Forum: Solar Power
02-01-11, 05:59 PM
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Filter check
I installed a filter inside the breaker box.
http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f147/Xringer/Solar/z035.jpg
"XPF 20A Wired-In Noise Filter"
XPF 20A Wired-In Noise Filter - X10 Pro...
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Forum: Solar Power
01-14-11, 10:25 AM
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1 of 3
http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f147/Xringer/Solar/blockdiagram.jpg
Here's the guts of one of the three circuits. (Only #3 is wired at this time).
We cut into the 120VAC house wiring, between...
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Forum: Solar Power
01-14-11, 08:12 AM
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Forum: Solar Power
01-07-11, 06:06 PM
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Started wiring
http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f147/Xringer/Solar/strarted.jpg
I've wired the ground and the two hot lines into the 3 switchers.
The inverter will feed in to the breakers (left box), which...
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Forum: Solar Power
01-07-11, 11:21 AM
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layout work
Yesterday I worked on the layout for my board..
http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f147/Xringer/Solar/layout.jpg
(That little blue box on the lower left is just a place holder for metal boxes).
...
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Forum: Solar Power
01-03-11, 05:59 PM
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Replies: 34
Views: 48,481
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Forum: Solar Power
01-03-11, 12:18 PM
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Forum: Solar Power
01-02-11, 01:12 PM
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Plan 'A'
http://callaway.org/shares/IMG_3761.jpg
I plan to do my layout kinda like this, but I'll keep the inverter over
near the battery bank, since it needs very fat wires (high amperage).
That way,...
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Forum: Solar Power
01-01-11, 08:47 AM
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Replies: 34
Views: 48,481
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