01-19-09, 01:13 PM | #21 |
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I need to check mine for snow more often.
I've thought about using the pole mount for my big old satellite dish. I could reuse the linear actuator and come up with some sort of active tracking system. The pole is already in the same area as my pv set-up. On friday I pulled over 1200whrs from the sun . That's over 6 hours of full inverter output. I need more days like that . |
01-19-09, 01:20 PM | #22 |
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Wow very nice. How many times did you adjust it on Friday?
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01-19-09, 07:04 PM | #25 |
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Yes, people don't really think about how much energy is used to move a car down the road. You'd have to be a rich man to do it with solar power. Lights, stereo, and computer use very little by comparison.
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01-21-09, 07:08 AM | #26 |
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here's a summary of the last 7 days production from january 14th thru the 20th;
wed, 40 whrs thurs, 560 whrs friday, 1280 whrs sat, 140 whrs sun, 440 whrs mon, 1060 whrs tues, 1300 whrs |
01-21-09, 07:28 AM | #27 |
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Those numbers are looking pretty darn good. Almost 700 Wh a day from such a small setup!
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01-21-09, 12:58 PM | #28 |
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OK gang- does anyone know of a pv for newbies resource? Tons of ignorance needing to be modified to slight knowledge. Thx
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01-21-09, 01:47 PM | #29 |
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Thanks Daox, exactly what I needed.
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