Comments on: small residential solar power system

By: unclesonnyonutube

unclesonnyonutube — Mon, 07 Jun 2010 11:04:40 +0000

I would think that …
I would think that if its tied back into the city grid to feed power back then it would have to be setup by a professional to the city’s set standards and it would be very expensive.
I might be wrong though…. but in my small town in florida they will let you feed the grid but you wont receive any money for it… just a pat on the back and a very small tax break.

By: madcyborg

madcyborg — Mon, 07 Jun 2010 11:04:40 +0000

Have you thought …
Have you thought about using a GRID TIE inverter? That way if you are at work, or not home you get a credit or money back from the utility company… just an idea

By: desertsun02

desertsun02 — Mon, 07 Jun 2010 11:04:39 +0000

a 5 watt solar …
a 5 watt solar panel would take to long to charge the battery. for running a couple of lights, radio, tv, computer, small fan for a few hours a day, you would probably want to have 2 batteries and two 45 watt ‘harbor freight’ solar panel set ups. with this particular system, i would use a charge controller that can handle at least 7 amps.

By: jakeskatesgood

jakeskatesgood — Mon, 07 Jun 2010 11:04:39 +0000

would it be …
would it be possible to do this setup with one 5 watt solar panel 1 battery and one 400 watt inverter. because all i want to power is several things in my room. if not what quantity of the items i would need and whats the total watts i would need? i would really appreciate any advice or help. thank you

By: Tomthetoolman100

Tomthetoolman100 — Mon, 07 Jun 2010 11:04:38 +0000

I like your system …
I like your system i am in the process of building a system like this in my room. with those panals how many hours a day are they getting sun light?
and you need to do an update to let us know how it is going thanks

By: mattwj2002

mattwj2002 — Mon, 07 Jun 2010 11:04:38 +0000

Very cool system. I …
Very cool system. I am jealous. Thanks for the awesome video.

By: jakeskatesgood

jakeskatesgood — Mon, 07 Jun 2010 11:04:38 +0000

well im getting a …
well im getting a 15 watt panel, a 7 amp charge controller, and a 400 watt inverter. but all im puring is 1 light for about 1 hour a alarm clock, and a tv for about a hour a day. and by the way you have a nice setup.

By: desertsun02

desertsun02 — Mon, 07 Jun 2010 11:04:37 +0000

@Tomthetoolman100 – …
@Tomthetoolman100 – i’m still running the same system (12 panels and 4 batteries). the whole system has held up very well. i’ve recently started running leaf blower/vac, hedgetrimmer and other power tools off of the solar setup. i’ve also been able to run the washing machine (the system needs to be fully charged for the battery bank to be able to handle the power requirement). the panels are getting about 10 hours a day of sunlight.

By: dancindutchweasel

dancindutchweasel — Mon, 07 Jun 2010 11:04:37 +0000

hi everybody! I’m …
hi everybody! I’m new to this, some people use 2 6 volt batteries in tandem instead of one 12 volt. what is the advantage?

By: 1kzrider

1kzrider — Mon, 07 Jun 2010 11:04:36 +0000

Are you messing …
Are you messing with your panel setup. I have now 4 HF 45 watt kits 125 watt panel and a 3 five watt panel and 8 watt and a 13 watt connected.

I literary made my meter spin backwards need better cam for the meter to see it spin backwards.but it does spin backwards.

Would like to see a update vid from you