Small tracker project

[Heynow999]

I am building a scale model of a single axis Deger 8.5 Toptracker. I am an installer and we do a lot of trade shows and demonstrations so I wanted a working model so people would have something to look at. Here is the real one

http://www.degerenergie.de/fileadmin....5_30__1.1.pdf


I built it using 3/4 inch angle steel. The module I am going to use is a 30 watt poly panel. The control will be this off of Ebay

24V solid state solar tracker control board - eBay (item 300466127881 end time Apr-07-11 17:28:01 PDT)

Which will control a mini linear actuator

http://www.firgelli.com/pdf/L12_datasheet.pdf

I should get the actuator tommorrow. I will probably get it assembled next week and I can post some pictures of the finished product. The plan is to put a battery and AC inverter in the base and use it as a portable generator when we are working in a field.

Does anyone think this is something people would buy if we were to produce them?

Peter