In case anyone was wondering about 9:30 that red inline fuse you can get at auto parts stores such as a napa. The heavy duty ones use 8awg. It's nice when the batteries fit well in the box, good room for any maintenance.
I was standing in an car shop, when 20 feet away a battery blew up from not being vented. Sounded just like a 12 ga shot gun going off. The lid was closed and it didn't vent. Stay safe.
Nice! Next job is to look at the efficiency of the system. Points you may wish to consider: 1. Your charge controller is rated up to about 72v maximum input, do not run it close to the max. (your car speedo goes to 150mph but you don't drive everywhere at that speed or it will explode!) 2. These generic MPPT work at their best efficiency when they are running at battery-voltage plus about 6 volts. Any higher and the efficiency drops off. The controller will adjust the panel voltage to what it knows is suitable for maximum power transfer. 3. Wire the panels in parallel; this will drop the voltage into that happy-zone. The controller will be less likely to fail from cloud-edge spikes. 4. Cloud-edge spikes are caused by the 'lensing' effect when the sun comes out from behind a cloud. The colder your panels are, the open-circuit voltage will peak higher: At minus 10c the spike may be enough to over-volt your MPPT if you are already close to it's absolute maximum input volts. (Again like your car, if you cruise at 150 mph, then come to a big long dip in the road, you will go over 150 mph and it will go pop). 5. If you go to 24v battery, you can still keep all those panels in parallel, and your charge-controller will love you for it! 6. Good luck, be happy!
I got ten years out of my Surrettes, S460's. Then I upgraded to S600's. The older ones are still being used on a smaller separate solar setup. The Surrettes are fantastic. The older ones just need more water, more often . Greetings from Prince Edward Island, Canada.
A simple ground mount system will let your panels get the sun you need in perfect angle and asmyth. Just a thought in case you didn't want to cut the 🌲
Not a bad setup. I am not a fan of putting panels on the roof when you have a winter snow climate. I would make an adjustable pivoting frame from the ground where it would be easier to clear snow with a broom and perhaps leave panels in the vertical position so snow will not collect when away from the cabin. Adding 2 more panels would work even better with such a setup, and you can keep your beautiful tree, its a win win idea!
I use two six volt golf cart batteries for my boat dock solar system. The batteries cost $86.00 each. They work great. My blowers require 1500 watts each for about four minutes. My 130 watt panel will recharge the batteries fairly quickly.
What I initially did with my system ten years ago when I had a much smaller setup was to get a good battery charger for AAA's, AA's , C's and D's, when you have a surplus of power I would charge a whack of these Low Self Discharge batteries and use them to power LED lamps/flashlights etc. Since you don't want to add another SLA to a properly matched system, this allows you to use the excess power. And ya, those low light levels of Nov and Dec are a killer
Great video..guestion,,I' have a 100 watt solar panel now, but I'm getting 2 more 100 watt panels and 3 6 volt batts and I have 30 amp charge controller....would that run a led TV, receiver and a few led lights for 5 or 6 hours a day?? Thanks...
Nice upgrade. AGM or Lithium batteries would have been a better choice, but I understand how money is tight. You definitely have a sweet setup. You may still be able to use your 100 watt panel to power a fan directly using a DC to DC converter.
Nice Job. It's obviously not an optimal system, but you have proven that it is still a success. You know what the limitations of the system are and you adjust accordingly. I hope this helps others not be afraid to jump in and do a solar project, even if it may not be an optimal situation. My only other comment for your followers would be to consider AGM Batteries. They do not vent any gasses, do not need to be equalized, and require no maintenance. Rock On NB88
So far very little maintenance of the new batteries, just check the water level once per month and the charge controller automatically takes care of equalization. Thanks for watching.
There is so much more that you can do with extra panels. Don't stop with 470W. With those grid tie panels, just run a wire to a dedicated electrical outlet. Most electronic wall wart chargers will operate at reduced current at 50V DC and above. That is how I charge my phone, 5V power packs and laptop computer. Just takes a little longer. Saves you from having to run an inverter and just costs you an outlet box. Put that old panel in series with that dedicated outlet to give another 18V and that system will work even better when those other panels are partly shaded. I run so many things on wall warts at my camp. That battery box fan would be a good example, running only with sun. Take a look at my power shed I built.
Opera do you have any detailed videos on how to install solar power system. I have zero electrical knowledge and could use the help for my Off grid cabin. Thanks
@@roosterpalooza1985 I do have some very interesting videos. At my summer home from PV I have hot water, refrigerator dishwasher with heated dry, a large capacity LG clothes washer with its own hot water tank, all cycles use hot water. All this is done with just a car battery. These videos are for those with electronic knowledge and not beginner level.
I've been watching your videos. That's gonna be a nice little cabin. I wish I had of thought of recording the whole building process...oh well... happy Thanksgiving. Enjoy.
Looks like your in business. The batteries are charged that is ithe reason that your getting low current. The controller reduces the flow to batteries as they near 100%. So your in a good place. Now you can get your refrigerator.
Like the up grade, great ideal with the vent/fan... hard to find anything made in USA, HAPPY Thanksgiving an happy hunting stay safe God Bless you and your family thanks for sharing
A couple (Video on TH-cam) built a Container House. They add Solar an tied it into Electric Car Batteries. Would those Electric Car Batteries last longer then your regular car batteries that you have ?
I have Trojan L16 6 volt batteries which are not car batteries. I got rid of the car batteries with this upgrade. But I'm guessing those electric car batteries would be ok.
I'm wondering just like someone else asked. What did you do with the other two panels. Couldn't you use them as well to help give you more energy beings that you already had them.
I am about to install solar when I get home next week. I have used candles and just bought a very nice oil lamp from the civil war. I read a lot and use friends' electric to charge up a DVD player. The solar will do that for me. Don't need more than that in the country.
There are 2 you tube channels I watch and both are or have been talking about solar panels and energy, the one is Lumnah Acre's in upstate Maine who are building on a off grid property and they have a house going up and a shop and greenhouse that they are going to build this summer and they just hooked up the wood boiler that's going to heat the house and shop and greenhouse soon to be built and eventually a another house but the one that they have going up is going to be like a lodge where they can process there vegetables and butcher there hogs as it will be a little like a main house for now and a outdoor kitchen when they have there other house up and there shop will be heated by the boiler and they put up a huge length of solar panels south of the house and that's going to supply electricity to everything plus they have put in a backup generator also and the other channel is Raspberry rock and Russell has built a cabin in Canada nearby Ontario I believe but the only way to get to his cabin is by 4 wheeler on a trail and he does a live stream on Friday nights around 7 or 8 PM You should check out both channels as they are both interesting to watch as he was close to the guy who is building his own cabin by cutting down all his logs and he built a greenhouse last fall and stayed in that while cutting his logs and purchased a sawmill to cut lumber for his cabin cuz lumber was getting to expensive to buy. I can't remember the name of the channel but he had built a cabin and a outhouse and sauna house and outdoor kitchen and some neighbors had moved in from the cities and they were vandalising his property so he bought more ground a ways away and started all over again. You probably know who I'm talking about but I'll find out the name of his channel and let you know who it is and his wife and daughters would come out to the cabin and visit him on weekends as they still live in the cities. Shawn James is the name of the guy and he has a dog Lab with him since day 1 when he moved to the woods and building his cabin and other facilities with old tools like they did in the old days you should watch both or all 3 channels very interesting and informative information he puts out.
good video , what kind of batteries do you use and charge controller? I've been looking around and was wondering ,also what kind of gas stove you have looks like its built well
Some trees you can top them off, I did that at my place with my conifers, 30' up that was as least 15 yrs ago and they are just starting to block the panels on my roof. A year later unless you looked hard you couldn't tell I cut the tops off.
Ha ha ha! 😂 I've been on solar for 10 years. And learned a lot. For one I got all 12 volt devices. Tv, radio,an fan. Not to mention lighting. My neighbors say my house looks like the the iss. Best lights I have found for general use. Are 12 volt marker lamps (3 led)types work well. Never had a problem with hydrogen. House leaks with fresh air. Please don't cut tree. Put old solar cell on a trailer and move it around to get that boost. Keep your tree as it's a good shade. From the ground bound iss. De kv4li😎
The hydrogen from the Hindenburg burned up almost immediately and wasn't responsible for a single death. What killed 99% of the passengers was the fall to the ground and the other 1% were burned to death due to the blimp being covered in aluminum oxide, or as we know it today, rocket fuel.
Anthony; My old system had 8 - 2volt / 520 AH...Hoppecke batteries, they each weighed 90lbs, it has to do with the number and size of the plates........you are best to research the info yourself....
I don't think you have to worry about hydrogen the Hindenburg went out because it had Rocket Fuel pasted all over the cover.... Are you using Rocket Fuel paste? Oxygen falls to the floor is more dangerous to you than the hydrogen...
@@NB88 so Sorry but you two 6 volt batteries even though now you 12v but the amp don't work that because the batteries are series not parallel so the amps don't add up that Sr is fact
What kind of batteries are they. I don't know of any lead acid batteries rated for 1200 cycles at 50% DOD? They must be really good batteries. I'd like to know more about your batteries because something just doesn't seem right. You state they are 420 amp hour batteries. I kind of question that. There are many ways to rate batteries but it seems the standard for deep cycle batteries is am hours at the 20 hour rate. Now you will see a lot of other ratings that are misleading. For instance, Deka has a 6v deep cycle golf cart battery (GC15) that they advertise as "6 volt 448 Amp golf cart battery." However, if one looks further into the specifications of this battery it is rated at 230 amp hours at the 20 hour rate!!!. The 448 figure is the time in minutes it takes to discharge this battery at the 25 amp rate. Totally different. www.eastpennmanufacturing.com/wp-content/uploads/Deka-Pro-Master-Golf-Car-Flyer-0248.pdf. I don't know what batteries you have but to get a better idea of their real capacity look for the 20 hour rate. I doubt they will be 420 amp hours. If they are let me what kind they are. I want them!
@@NB88 OMG! Those are "kickin" batteries. I bought Trojan also but went with AGM's 220AH, 6volt, model SAGM 06 220. You have basically got double the system I have. We have a remote cabin too. We went a bit different route using mostly 12v lights, water pump etc. We have an inverter but rarely use it. We can find almost any thing we need that runs off 12v due to the RV industry. Our WeBoost cell booster is also 12v powered and works fantastically. No discernible signal to 2 and sometimes 3 bars. We have used a gas refrigerator for 50 years. We are presently on our second one. It is a monster-----17 cubic ft. model (we have 10 individuals for deer season). The other one was only 8 cubic ft. Personally, if I were you I would consider this option over an electrically powered one. We have been really satisfied with our refrigeration. I so enjoy your videos . You feel about your cabin the way I feel about ours. I do wish we had the mechanical equipment you have-----tractor, snow thrower etc. We have a mower and that's about it. I am impressed with what you have done seemingly all by yourself. I was the one who designed and put together our solar system the way you did-----researching, reading, asking questions and finally putting something together. Like you, I have learned a lot since then and, like you, updated the system. It seems like it is a constant work in progress but one that intrigues me. Keep up the great videos.
use your car,,to charge,,in the evening 2 hours or when needed your batteries,,need no solar......put a cable from outside to house battery....thats 200 amps,,charge....no solar can do that.... if you have ,remote control to car,you can start car automatic when low battery.....or get bipper sound low battery,,,you start remote your car.....the north canada has alot of wind wind is better than solar,,,solar is good for the ecuator line or florida...
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In case anyone was wondering about 9:30 that red inline fuse you can get at auto parts stores such as a napa. The heavy duty ones use 8awg. It's nice when the batteries fit well in the box, good room for any maintenance.
Wish I could give a thumbs up Every time I watch these. Great reference.
Watched this at least 10 times now
I was standing in an car shop, when 20 feet away a battery blew up from not being vented. Sounded just like a 12 ga shot gun going off. The lid was closed and it didn't vent. Stay safe.
Nice! Next job is to look at the efficiency of the system. Points you may wish to consider:
1. Your charge controller is rated up to about 72v maximum input, do not run it close to the max. (your car speedo goes to 150mph but you don't drive everywhere at that speed or it will explode!)
2. These generic MPPT work at their best efficiency when they are running at battery-voltage plus about 6 volts. Any higher and the efficiency drops off. The controller will adjust the panel voltage to what it knows is suitable for maximum power transfer.
3. Wire the panels in parallel; this will drop the voltage into that happy-zone. The controller will be less likely to fail from cloud-edge spikes.
4. Cloud-edge spikes are caused by the 'lensing' effect when the sun comes out from behind a cloud. The colder your panels are, the open-circuit voltage will peak higher: At minus 10c the spike may be enough to over-volt your MPPT if you are already close to it's absolute maximum input volts. (Again like your car, if you cruise at 150 mph, then come to a big long dip in the road, you will go over 150 mph and it will go pop).
5. If you go to 24v battery, you can still keep all those panels in parallel, and your charge-controller will love you for it!
6. Good luck, be happy!
You can buy ajustable voltage regulators so the panels wont over volt or over amp the mppt box ;)
GREAT clip of the Hindenburg! I liked that you kept the announcer in.
I got ten years out of my Surrettes, S460's. Then I upgraded to S600's. The older ones are still being used on a smaller separate solar setup. The Surrettes are fantastic. The older ones just need more water, more often . Greetings from Prince Edward Island, Canada.
10 years is great. Based on the specs and my usage, I expect to get that from the L16's.
@@NB88 What brand are they? Crown?. Yes I like the L16's nice batts
@@NB88 Yes, and I'm careful to keep D.O.D to about 40%
Very nice setup. Greetings from sunny Jamaica.
Sounds like good planning, and a much better system
A simple ground mount system will let your panels get the sun you need in perfect angle and asmyth. Just a thought in case you didn't want to cut the 🌲
That is a nice new setup you have. I hope it works out well for you.
Not a bad setup. I am not a fan of putting panels on the roof when you have a winter snow climate. I would make an adjustable pivoting frame from the ground where it would be easier to clear snow with a broom and perhaps leave panels in the vertical position so snow will not collect when away from the cabin. Adding 2 more panels would work even better with such a setup, and you can keep your beautiful tree, its a win win idea!
I have a 4 by 8 hot air panel at 75 degrees and it self clears very well. It is steep enough to get some light bounce from the snow on the ground.
Wow great set up Brother , Thank you as always for your time and keeping us informed , its come a long way that's for sure
Good set up. Looks like this new system will provide all the power needed.
I hope so. Thanks for watching!
I use two six volt golf cart batteries for my boat dock solar system. The batteries cost $86.00 each. They work great. My blowers require 1500 watts each for about four minutes. My 130 watt panel will recharge the batteries fairly quickly.
Thank you for putting this out!!!
What I initially did with my system ten years ago when I had a much smaller setup was to get a good battery charger for AAA's, AA's , C's and D's, when you have a surplus of power I would charge a whack of these Low Self Discharge batteries and use them to power LED lamps/flashlights etc. Since you don't want to add another SLA to a properly matched system, this allows you to use the excess power. And ya, those low light levels of Nov and Dec are a killer
NO! Don't cut the tree. Ground mount is easy. The heat in the cabin will also negate the solar benefits....or simply get more panels.
fully charge the batteries once a month, with the generator and a smart charger.
Your batteries will return the favor!
Great video..guestion,,I' have a 100 watt solar panel now, but I'm getting 2 more 100 watt panels and 3 6 volt batts and I have 30 amp charge controller....would that run a led TV, receiver and a few led lights for 5 or 6 hours a day?? Thanks...
Yes definitely
add that 100 watt panel in parallel, increase the wattage and current...nice job!
series to increase current/voltage
Nice upgrade.
AGM or Lithium batteries would have been a better choice, but I understand how money is tight.
You definitely have a sweet setup.
You may still be able to use your 100 watt panel to power a fan directly using a DC to DC converter.
Nice Job. It's obviously not an optimal system, but you have proven that it is still a success. You know what the limitations of the system are and you adjust accordingly. I hope this helps others not be afraid to jump in and do a solar project, even if it may not be an optimal situation. My only other comment for your followers would be to consider AGM Batteries. They do not vent any gasses, do not need to be equalized, and require no maintenance. Rock On NB88
So far very little maintenance of the new batteries, just check the water level once per month and the charge controller automatically takes care of equalization. Thanks for watching.
There is so much more that you can do with extra panels. Don't stop with 470W. With those grid tie panels, just run a wire to a dedicated electrical outlet. Most electronic wall wart chargers will operate at reduced current at 50V DC and above. That is how I charge my phone, 5V power packs and laptop computer. Just takes a little longer. Saves you from having to run an inverter and just costs you an outlet box. Put that old panel in series with that dedicated outlet to give another 18V and that system will work even better when those other panels are partly shaded. I run so many things on wall warts at my camp. That battery box fan would be a good example, running only with sun. Take a look at my power shed I built.
Opera do you have any detailed videos on how to install solar power system. I have zero electrical knowledge and could use the help for my
Off grid cabin. Thanks
@@roosterpalooza1985 I do have some very interesting videos. At my summer home from PV I have hot water, refrigerator dishwasher with heated dry, a large capacity LG clothes washer with its own hot water tank, all cycles use hot water. All this is done with just a car battery. These videos are for those with electronic knowledge and not beginner level.
congrats on that upgrade-that will get it I'd bet......you have a awesome cabin
Exactly how I'm going to approach mine when I finish the build next spring! Great job man. Excellent video!
I've been watching your videos. That's gonna be a nice little cabin. I wish I had of thought of recording the whole building process...oh well... happy Thanksgiving. Enjoy.
Use the tree for FURNITURE. Cool feature.
Great video. Well edited
Thanks for the update information.
Looks like your in business. The batteries are charged that is ithe reason that your getting low current. The controller reduces the flow to batteries as they near 100%. So your in a good place. Now you can get your refrigerator.
Thats the magic number budy, best..
Like the up grade, great ideal with the vent/fan... hard to find anything made in USA, HAPPY Thanksgiving an happy hunting stay safe God Bless you and your family thanks for sharing
Thanks for watching and happy thanksgiving!
Midnite Solar " The Kid" MPPT Charge Controller.
Awesome controller. All Midnite products made in USA !
@@sundancer442 I use grape. Panels and controller made in usa. Work awesome
Even nicer!!!!!!!!!!
If you do an exhaust vent as well as an inlet with the fan on one, you will not get a draft in the house.
awesome setup..thanks.
A couple (Video on TH-cam) built a Container House. They add Solar an tied it into Electric Car Batteries. Would those Electric Car Batteries last longer then your regular car batteries that you have ?
I have Trojan L16 6 volt batteries which are not car batteries. I got rid of the car batteries with this upgrade. But I'm guessing those electric car batteries would be ok.
I'm wondering just like someone else asked. What did you do with the other two panels. Couldn't you use them as well to help give you more energy beings that you already had them.
Jacqueline Wells I thought his previous setup was only one panel, not two. Still, good point. I wonder why he did not incorporate that one, also.
I am about to install solar when I get home next week. I have used candles and just bought a very nice oil lamp from the civil war. I read a lot and use friends' electric to charge up a DVD player. The solar will do that for me. Don't need more than that in the country.
This video was super cool!
Thank you! =)
I like the video information was good keep up the good work thanks for everything
Can you tell me specifically what batteries you are running? Nice vids btw.
There are 2 you tube channels I watch and both are or have been talking about solar panels and energy, the one is Lumnah Acre's in upstate Maine who are building on a off grid property and they have a house going up and a shop and greenhouse that they are going to build this summer and they just hooked up the wood boiler that's going to heat the house and shop and greenhouse soon to be built and eventually a another house but the one that they have going up is going to be like a lodge where they can process there vegetables and butcher there hogs as it will be a little like a main house for now and a outdoor kitchen when they have there other house up and there shop will be heated by the boiler and they put up a huge length of solar panels south of the house and that's going to supply electricity to everything plus they have put in a backup generator also and the other channel is Raspberry rock and Russell has built a cabin in Canada nearby Ontario I believe but the only way to get to his cabin is by 4 wheeler on a trail and he does a live stream on Friday nights around 7 or 8 PM
You should check out both channels as they are both interesting to watch as he was close to the guy who is building his own cabin by cutting down all his logs and he built a greenhouse last fall and stayed in that while cutting his logs and purchased a sawmill to cut lumber for his cabin cuz lumber was getting to expensive to buy. I can't remember the name of the channel but he had built a cabin and a outhouse and sauna house and outdoor kitchen and some neighbors had moved in from the cities and they were vandalising his property so he bought more ground a ways away and started all over again. You probably know who I'm talking about but I'll find out the name of his channel and let you know who it is and his wife and daughters would come out to the cabin and visit him on weekends as they still live in the cities. Shawn James is the name of the guy and he has a dog Lab with him since day 1 when he moved to the woods and building his cabin and other facilities with old tools like they did in the old days you should watch both or all 3 channels very interesting and informative information he puts out.
good video , what kind of batteries do you use and charge controller? I've been looking around and was wondering ,also what kind of gas stove you have looks like its built well
Thing is a 1000 watt gen would charge your batterys in an hour or two on very little gas...
ep ever or ep solar? can't find ep solar..thanks
Awesome stuff bro!
Thanks bro. Happy Thanksgiving.
NB88 Happy Thanksgiving brother
Have you raised the angle of the panels to match the latitude?
Didn't have to. Even in the winter it's no problem to fully charge my batteries.
hi,were can i find a mppt solar charge the same like you???and what is the price(what about convertor?)
Amazon is a great place. Or a local solar dealer.
where did you purchase your parts thank you
300 A/H battery 300w 5 solar panels. To power house
Can you just come to my home, install it all and I’ll pay you. 😂
What type of batteries you have AGM or lead-acid?
Flooded lead-acid. Seem to work better in the cold climate.
thanks ! ! !
What. Kind of lights do you have in your cabin? Have you tried burning bio bricks?
All LED lights. I prefer real wood to bio. thanks for watching.
The battery box shoud better be in plastic.If the batterys start to leak, the acid does a lot of damage.They go right through the floor.
hmm, thanks for the suggestion. I think I have the perfect size plastic tray to sit those batteries on inside the box.
informative and interesting
What did you do with the old panels?
Is there any way that you can link to the charge controller in the description?
It is a ML2440 MPPT charge controller
Is your solar a kit or did you do separate components? Where did you get them also?
Got them as separate components. Ordered from different places.
You need more batteries
Easier to find a different place for the pannels than grow a new shade tree 🙄
Some trees you can top them off, I did that at my place with my conifers, 30' up that was as least 15 yrs ago and they are just starting to block the panels on my roof. A year later unless you looked hard you couldn't tell I cut the tops off.
StealthyMonk 🙄
Cut one plant 5 problem solved....
more expensive but, gell batteries would be safer
Dont cut down the oak tree , just move the panels
And if that fan ever makes a nice spark when you turn it on and the top half of the box just happens to be full of hydrogen....... 💥 🔥
Ha ha ha! 😂 I've been on solar for 10 years. And learned a lot. For one I got all 12 volt devices. Tv, radio,an fan. Not to mention lighting. My neighbors say my house looks like the the iss. Best lights I have found for general use. Are 12 volt marker lamps (3 led)types work well. Never had a problem with hydrogen. House leaks with fresh air. Please don't cut tree. Put old solar cell on a trailer and move it around to get that boost. Keep your tree as it's a good shade. From the ground bound iss. De kv4li😎
I didn't cut the tree. I didn't have too. The solar system works great. Got all the power I need.
Move panels, don't cut tree
The hydrogen from the Hindenburg burned up almost immediately and wasn't responsible for a single death. What killed 99% of the passengers was the fall to the ground and the other 1% were burned to death due to the blimp being covered in aluminum oxide, or as we know it today, rocket fuel.
@John Patriot eagle freedom boner wow! What planet are you coming from?
NB88 or other solar energy users: Why two 6-volters in series to make 12, vs. a single 12-volt? Thanks in advance.
It's not about volts, its about Ah or battery capacity. A single 12 v usually has around 100 ah, while those two 6 v in series has 440 ah.
NB88 Thanks for that. How is it that a 6-volt batt packs so many AH? Are those a certain type of 6-volt battery for a special application?
Anthony; My old system had 8 - 2volt / 520 AH...Hoppecke batteries, they each weighed 90lbs, it has to do with the number and size of the plates........you are best to research the info yourself....
some times you have to put them where no one will see them
change batteries
Get a new 8 battery 300A/H
I don't think you have to worry about hydrogen the Hindenburg went out because it had Rocket Fuel pasted all over the cover.... Are you using Rocket Fuel paste? Oxygen falls to the floor is more dangerous to you than the hydrogen...
yes i am, pure rocket fuel paste...lol..
Bild a solar traker is better , no automatic .
Dude hate to break it to you but you only have 210 amp hours there it don't work that way if you had 4 of them then you would have 220 amp hours
Nope, I got 420ah. Each 6v battery has 420ah so x2 in series is 12v @ 420ah.
@@NB88 so
Sorry but you two 6 volt batteries even though now you 12v but the amp don't work that because the batteries are series not parallel so the amps don't add up that Sr is fact
You don't understand. I'm not adding the ah of the batteries together. Each battery is 420ah. So very simply.... 420+420=420AH.
ah ok seem small for 420 amp hr batteries what brand are they and how much per battary
@@NB88 L16's ? I have watched this about 18 times and i enjoy your content, I want to clone this in my shipping container project.
what kind of solar controller is that?
get at least two more bats
Why? then he would need more panels...
What kind of batteries are they. I don't know of any lead acid batteries rated for 1200 cycles at 50% DOD? They must be really good batteries.
I'd like to know more about your batteries because something just doesn't seem right. You state they are 420 amp hour batteries. I kind of question that. There are many ways to rate batteries but it seems the standard for deep cycle batteries is am hours at the 20 hour rate. Now you will see a lot of other ratings that are misleading. For instance, Deka has a 6v deep cycle golf cart battery (GC15) that they advertise as "6 volt 448 Amp golf cart battery." However, if one looks further into the specifications of this battery it is rated at 230 amp hours at the 20 hour rate!!!. The 448 figure is the time in minutes it takes to discharge this battery at the 25 amp rate. Totally different. www.eastpennmanufacturing.com/wp-content/uploads/Deka-Pro-Master-Golf-Car-Flyer-0248.pdf. I don't know what batteries you have but to get a better idea of their real capacity look for the 20 hour rate. I doubt they will be 420 amp hours. If they are let me what kind they are. I want them!
They are Trojan L16s. The documentation that came with them say 1200 at 50. The 20 hr rate is 420. The 100 hr is 467. Energy is 2.8 kwh.
@@NB88 OMG! Those are "kickin" batteries. I bought Trojan also but went with AGM's 220AH, 6volt, model SAGM 06 220. You have basically got double the system I have. We have a remote cabin too. We went a bit different route using mostly 12v lights, water pump etc. We have an inverter but rarely use it. We can find almost any thing we need that runs off 12v due to the RV industry. Our WeBoost cell booster is also 12v powered and works fantastically. No discernible signal to 2 and sometimes 3 bars. We have used a gas refrigerator for 50 years. We are presently on our second one. It is a monster-----17 cubic ft. model (we have 10 individuals for deer season). The other one was only 8 cubic ft. Personally, if I were you I would consider this option over an electrically powered one. We have been really satisfied with our refrigeration. I so enjoy your videos . You feel about your cabin the way I feel about ours. I do wish we had the mechanical equipment you have-----tractor, snow thrower etc. We have a mower and that's about it. I am impressed with what you have done seemingly all by yourself. I was the one who designed and put together our solar system the way you did-----researching, reading, asking questions and finally putting something together. Like you, I have learned a lot since then and, like you, updated the system. It seems like it is a constant work in progress but one that intrigues me. Keep up the great videos.
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So move back into town. I don't hear any generators in my neighborhood...
use your car,,to charge,,in the evening 2 hours or when needed your batteries,,need no solar......put a cable from outside to house battery....thats 200 amps,,charge....no solar can do that....
if you have ,remote control to car,you can start car automatic when low battery.....or get bipper sound low battery,,,you start remote your car.....the north canada has alot of wind
wind is better than solar,,,solar is good for the ecuator line or florida...