Most reacted posts

I am a lifelong mechanic and have over $100,000 dollars worth of hand tools and another couple hundred thousand in equipment in my shop. I have all ways cleaned and stored my tools after each job and still lose tools. Last week I found a stubby 3/8 inch ratchet I lost over 10 year's ago. Still...

I just used a kill a watt to measure my stereo system and came up with this. 1-LG 86 inch tv 177 watts 2 Om8 Mirage speakers w/built in subs- Rotel cd player & Yamaha Rx a4a =129 watts. Freznel tube Amp & reel to reel tape player=190 Watts. Music Hall record player 37 watts. Really surprised at...

I would love to have one to run my shop's equipment but don't have the land for all the panels I would need. I guess I am limited to a 6 or 8 KW system. Greg

Never charged me yet. Greg

Hail doesn't all ways fall straight down. I have seen it blowing sideways in some of the storms we have had in the past. When the wind is over 70mph not much can survive the bigger stones. Greg

Never, because once you start with this crap it is a never ending upgrade.

Take up hot rodding. Racing cars will show you how long your parts will last. The upgrade path is fairly quick. Greg

I was a cell phone booster installer for about 15 years here in Oklahoma for 4 national company's. If installed correctly they can really increase your speed. The best units are the Wilson brand out of Idaho or Utah. Greg

After spending another hour on this app this morning I gave up and uninstalled it. Looking for something that will work with understandable instructions. Thanks Greg

I just received 21 panels to go with the 10 I already have and that will be it because those are all I can fit on my property. I have 1600 AH of battery so my next purchase will be a Victron 48-5000 and a Victron 450-200. I will also get a cerbo gx so I can monitor the system. Hoping for a...

I saw on the news this morning that a hail storm in Demon Tx. last night wiped out a huge solar farm with thousands of panels destroyed. Might want to order before the price goes up as they are going to have to replace these. Greg

I watched a video on utube last night where they are using bifocal panels mounted on a 90 degree angle and in a east to west orientation. They are claiming about a 20% increase in production. They think it is because of the cooling factor of the angle. Any thought's on this? Greg

So far since I am still alive they must be the good one's. Greg

Thank you. I didn't think it would make much of a difference but learning from past mistakes I have found out it is better to ask. Greg

Yes, you are right. They work great for hot spot cell connections. I had a customer in Bristol Ok. who was 7 miles from the nearest tower and his down load speed was from 1 to 4 MBS so basically the internet was useless. After install, his new booster his speed increased from that to 20 to 30...

Thanks for the reply. I was between Midnight solar and Victron. I printed out your answer as I can now research what you recommended. Battery's are a mix as I am a beginner and bought 6 200 ah Renogy battery's when I first started and then I bought 4 100 ah Li Time's this year. Running 2...

I have one for my shop. It is from Jegs Performance and cost $235.00 shipped. I use it to move my transmissions and engines and it seems to work fine. Greg

I really don't care what someone earns. I come from from the old school that appreciates what someone's hard work and perseverance can earn them. I went to ytube and watched about all the vids on solar when I first got interested in doing something with it. I keep coming back to Wills video's...

I know I will not be able to power my shop on solar alone. I was just playing with it out of curiosity when I started last year. However with my electric bill's going over $300 a month I am getting a little serious about lowering the cost some. Maybe 50 or a $100 a month and I would be...

I was looking at the 2 5000 10kw system before I saw the 15k and as I am a little limited on space it seemed like a good idea to go with one box over two but It looks like I am back to a split phase 2 box configuration. Greg

Thanks for that info. I just checked and they are each using 4.11 amps at 12V for 49.32 watt's at idle. Greg

I am open to apps that work. Greg

That is more like it. A hundred here and there adds up. Has anybody any experience using these transformers? I have never used one and since I am new to this I don't need to order some more parts that I won't know how to assembly correctly. I have done it quit a bit lately with this solar. Greg

My first post? Greg

Ok I did not know the meter had to be a few feet from other source's. The meter was zeroed before I took the reading but I just checked right below the cc on the battery wire. Greg

Thanks, i just watched it once and was interested because of my space limitations. If that would work I could add about another 125 panels in the form of a fence if I wanted to. Greg

I ordered a Victron wi fi for my 12-2000 inverter because the bluetooth range was only about 10 feet. I received the unit yesterday and installed it according to the little card that came with it. When I try to connect to Victron conect app I get nothing. All I have is the blue flashing...

With everything off and no loads I was going though the on screen display and it was showing 117 watts of use on each cc. I am fairly new to solar and may have come to the wrong conclusion but I don't see why the cc's would report 117w use with nothing running. Greg

Who is matt ferell?

I have 2 battery banks. One with 4 100 ah lipo and the other with 6 200 ah agm's. I have 2 solar CC's so have been charging them separate. I use a bus bar to connect the batterys to the inverter and was wondering if I would run into problems with both banks hooped to the same bus bar or if this...