A fellow you uber just had his Midnight create a fire danger.
Please remember to engage the Arc Safety Feature in your midnight classic.
Chris was fortunate that all he lost was a few breaker boxes and a charge controller.
I am now highly fearful of getting an mppt.
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- Wed Apr 05, 2017 7:41 pm
- Forum: Solar Power Discussions
- Topic: Up In Flames
- Replies: 3
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- Wed Mar 01, 2017 8:41 pm
- Forum: Solar Power Discussions
- Topic: Setting up A New Solar PV ARAY
- Replies: 12
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Re: Setting up A New Solar PV ARAY
Thank you , hmm..I have fine tuned it to where it it won't go red..but stays at 14.3 Well save when I switch off all the power at once..Then it blushes for 1/4 of a second.the he won't alert but the pures in will give a brief beep. Yup..you got a whole new diy...lol. I well I learned from you and ot...
- Mon Feb 13, 2017 11:36 pm
- Forum: Solar Power Discussions
- Topic: Setting up A New Solar PV ARAY
- Replies: 12
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Re: Setting up A New Solar PV ARAY
Here is the Charge Controller in actuality.
- Mon Feb 13, 2017 11:27 pm
- Forum: Solar Power Discussions
- Topic: Wiring 2 Charge Controllers in Parallel
- Replies: 12
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Re: Wiring 2 Charge Controllers in Parallel
If I can find the thing again, I will have to test it on our new solar system. As it stands right now , I am going to try our XL Power pressure cooker.. I will be posting that to youtube. Be nice if 500 watts will do the trick .. but...you can only charge batter banks so fast ...unless you want to r...
- Mon Feb 13, 2017 9:49 pm
- Forum: Solar Power Discussions
- Topic: Setting up A New Solar PV ARAY
- Replies: 12
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Re: Setting up A New Solar PV ARAY
I want to recommend a really great site that Gene sent me to http://www.solarblvd.com I could not believe that I could find 100 watt solar panels for 80 bucks. They have been very friendly and very helpful. It is also where I got the Zantrex C-60 from Xantrex C60 60A, 12/24V Charge Controller Xantre...
- Sat Feb 11, 2017 10:05 pm
- Forum: Solar Power Discussions
- Topic: Setting up A New Solar PV ARAY
- Replies: 12
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Re: Setting up A New Solar PV ARAY
Thank you oh and congratulations. ..you are about to embark on a whole new Ultimate Diy...Child rearing lol... It's not easy. Well on to the subject... I ordered that Zantex C-60 is what I chose. I didn't go with a MPPT as they use up a lot of power, I mean I will be running 1kw for now. Oh and they...
- Thu Jan 19, 2017 7:54 pm
- Forum: Solar Power Discussions
- Topic: Setting up A New Solar PV ARAY
- Replies: 12
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Re: Setting up A New Solar PV ARAY
This is how I have the box set. The two main line go to the charge controller that is a harbor freight for now.
I added ring connectors for easier add on...
Main disconnect will be from the heavier black leads to the charge controller.
They will be a 60 amp circuit breaker.
I added ring connectors for easier add on...
Main disconnect will be from the heavier black leads to the charge controller.
They will be a 60 amp circuit breaker.
- Thu Jan 19, 2017 7:41 pm
- Forum: Solar Power Discussions
- Topic: Setting up A New Solar PV ARAY
- Replies: 12
- Views: 44507
Setting up A New Solar PV ARAY
I decided to wire my panels not using the connectors. The panels I have been ordering no longer comes with the connector ends. So using that to my advantage, I have chosen not to go with connections but rather to run a line directly from the panel connection to a combining box. This should reduce re...
- Fri Dec 02, 2016 10:18 pm
- Forum: Alternate Energy Discussions
- Topic: Inverter Technologies :Specifically Voltage
- Replies: 3
- Views: 16446
Re: Inverter Technologies :Specifically Voltage
Update: Yettiy is dead, but Have a new 400 watt Pure sine wave inverter.
- Mon Nov 14, 2016 11:31 am
- Forum: Alternate Energy Discussions
- Topic: Super Poor Man's Wind Turbine
- Replies: 7
- Views: 33430
Re: Super Poor Man's Wind Turbine
i got real wind turbine now lol. it is a 3phase a/c unit. its normal out put is 400 watts but can produce 500 watts of power(controller limits it to 400 watts). i been reading about dump loads and also using differing charge controllers. my challenge is, the wind turbine is capable of both 12 and 24...