Mr onetwo
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Yes...aluminium
I need an excuse to buy a new TIG welder.
I need an excuse to buy a new TIG welder.
Solar Tracker Design
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400bird
Solar Wizard
That excuse worked for me!Yes...aluminium
How much did you end of paying for the slew drive, and is it 12v or 24 volt?
OffGridForGood
Catch, make or grow everything you can.
Post #53 shows 24-volt
400bird
Solar Wizard
Too much.
It's been a while, so the cost fades, maybe $500+
Similar cost of the complete tracker I bought from eco-worthy...
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Link to the light blue cushion thingymagigs that you put and the strut ends?
Haze
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Sure look like pool noodles cut up and re purposed.
that is correct
400bird
Solar Wizard
Yes, but mine doesn't have metal c-channel sticking out on each end and I've got confidence that it won't blow over (or up and away) in the wind.
Hey, I am not criticizing your project. I am just showing the cost of a tracker off the shelf ready to be assembled so that people can have a comparison. As you said, your project was more of a hobby than a saving cost project, and the learning from your son is invaluable.
By the way, those channels can be cut, and the tracker can be bolted to cement, but I am just testing the location before doing something more permanent.. and that wood base is currently anchored so the wolfs cannot blow it.
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