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Hi, this is my system on my cabin that I have slowly been working on. I started out with a South facing array of 640 watts running to a Victron 100/30 cc with a cotek 1500 inverter, an Iota DLS battery charger and 4 crown CR 260 FLA batteries. My whole system is 24 volt. After suffering...

Here is a picture update since I mostly finished up the siding on the outside. The cabin is a work in progress. I started in 2014 and usually get to work on it 3-4 days a month. I've been using the solar for 2 years now and it really works great. I don't think I've ever had my batteries...

Here's a small project I did for running my pond filters. Right now it's two 24 volt 210 watt panels in parallel to an MNPV-3 combiner box and a midnight brat charge controller. I'll eventually add 4 more panels (free) to this setup that I'll pull off my main house array. I'll virtual track...

If this is not allowed let me know and I will gladly take this down. That said I think people here will be interested in this project. My system is 24 volt and I really like to avoid using my inverter whenever possible. So if I can, I run stuff off DC power. My in laws have a whole house...

I have a takagi condensing unit that is absolutely awesome but it uses a very small amount of 120v to run the exhaust fan. If I can't find a good dc or battery unit the Takagi is my backup plan.

Thanks Umpa, no worries. One of my plans is to replace those cheap fred480v panels with some better slightly larger ones. I don't like the way the rack sticks out on either side. That will get me probably 200 extra watts give or take. When I do that I will run the conduit straight up to the...

Here's an update to my project. I took my old batteries out of my cabin system and put them down by the pond, wired everything together and tested out a pump.

Yea that is the one, the first half of that video is kind of a summary of two previous videos. Then we wired in that controller so now it comes on automatically. I used a 24 volt DC fan. I like running anything I can off DC so that I don't get hit with the inverter inefficiency tax, plus the...

I really like the Midnight din rail mount breakers paired with their baby box for lower amp situations and higher amp such as inverter cable protection these T fuses are great https://www.solar-electric.com/f150ampcltfu.html and a holder: https://www.solar-electric.com/fuonfor110to1.html or...

I have a 24 volt system (on a cabin not on a RV). It's pretty easy to add panels over time. I just added an east and a west facing array to supplement my south facing array. I have lead acid batteries so I am pretty locked in in terms of expanding my battery bank at this point. I'd say make...

I'm curious about this as well. Bosch used to have some hydro/spark activated units but they seem to have disappeared from the marketplace.

Hey Earl good to see you too man. I am working on a video now that I think people here will really like, automating my whole house fan with Arduino. Hopefully I can get it done in time for Saturday.

Thanks figured I would kill two birds with one stone. Shading out that morning and evening sun from those windows really helps keep the cabin cooler.

Thanks everyone. Next project is cleaning up my wiring on the power board, make it look neat, bundle, staple, put it in conduit where possible.

In my cabin, I am installing a wood stove. This made me slightly concerned that the stove may draw combustion air through my "not 100 percent perfectly sealed" battery box at times. I'm actively searching for an appropriate check valve for my 2 inch PVC vent pipe, but in the meantime I thought...

Thank you, glad you enjoyed it.

It's somewhere in the Greater Ohio River Valley Region.