Comments on: DIY SOLAR POWER SOLAR PANEL PV PHOTOVOLTAIC HARBOR FREIGHT SOLAR ENERGY SOLAR PANELS

By: halanis78

halanis78 — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 13:43:25 +0000

Im beginning a home …
Im beginning a home set-up, I have a 80w-17v kyocera solar panel cost is $410usd, but Im looking the correct charge controller for this, somebody can recomend to me a brand or specs? thanks

By: theunknownknows

theunknownknows — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 13:43:25 +0000

How about a small …
How about a small water tower and a turbine? Much cleaner than batteries.

By: ReisendeEuropa

ReisendeEuropa — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 13:43:25 +0000

This is like using …
This is like using the generators in a dam to put water into the resivoir when you could just use the rainwater runoff that flows into it. Batteries would work better for storing the power.

By: 12643

12643 — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 13:43:25 +0000

Excuse my poor …
Excuse my poor spelling. I have been drinking a little bit. haha :S

By: 12643

12643 — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 13:43:25 +0000

I have my system …
I have my system setup. 30W solar panel, 7A charge controler, 300w modified inverter and one golf cart battery.
Might beable to power the take my bedroom off the grid. Still thinking fo adding another 15W solar panel and mab 2 more batteries.

By: trader0108

trader0108 — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 13:43:25 +0000

Here is a way that …
Here is a way that a residential house could effectively store solar energy during the five hours of good sunshine, to last for the full twenty-four hours. Use a hydraulic elevator system lifting a very heavy weight, where the energy is stored by the gravity of the weight. When the sun goes down,or when more power is needed during the five hours of good sunshine, the very heavy weight movement is reversed and the hydraulics is used to generate power.

By: Vjerooo

Vjerooo — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 13:43:25 +0000

Hehe great video.. …
Hehe great video.. Now anyone could go to nature, build some house there.. and power by solar… I think that any country can afford, for all households to have solar power energy.

I wonder how much would cost house heating. For example, if u invest 15k $.

By: johan28

johan28 — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 13:43:25 +0000

Thanks for putting …
Thanks for putting these up. I’ve been getting interested in solar, but I don’t have the know how. I have some the conceptual science figured out, but applying it’s a different game. I’ts very nice of you, what you’re doing. There’s so much potential in solar power.

By: electricdude107

electricdude107 — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 13:43:25 +0000

I hooked up a RC …
I hooked up a RC Car, a Solar Panel ( from harbor Freight ) and a batter backup system up todeather. worked well intill it caught on fire… the case for the light backup thing was metal and my wire wasnt like heatsinked or anything and to wires like + and + or smthing were touching and it started smoking. lol

By: edcastrovalley

edcastrovalley — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 13:43:25 +0000

I’ve had the Harbor …
I’ve had the Harbor Freight system 3 months now and use it to charge 3 cell phones, a shaver, a flashlight and to power a phone/ answering mach. I also have a 115 amphr deepcycle battery. So far it seems like I’m under utilizing the system. The charge controller cycles off and on all afternoon.
The trick seems to be to eliminate the wall power adapters and to put things on solar. Try not to use an inverter but, buy a car chargers or make up a cord and plug it into the Harbor Freight panel.