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Andrew Camarata bought a small chinese excavator a little while ago and put it to work.

I know the difference between series and parallel, and wasn't aware of any other options for series other than daisy-chain. I have never heard of the leap frog method! I'm totally using that, thanks.

I bought a pallet of the same panels, but only plan on using about 8-10 at first. I'm waffling between the Brightmounts and maybe using Hollaender brackets with 2" pipe. Keep us posted on how it works out! BTW, Windy Nation has a good selection of wire and connectors.

I had a similar thought. What if one fabricated a 15° bracket to sit on top of the concrete piers. Then brightmount on the brackets?

from how I interpret it, as long as your generator is 3kwh or greater it will qualify.

This guy has a cool setup, maybe you can get some ideas from this?

I'm in the same situation. Just pulled the trigger on a 6000XP w/ 1 wall mount indoor battery. it'll be in an off-grid cabin and I'm trying to soak up more info to make the process go smoother.

I currently own a gas powered 3kw Predator generator (120v 25a output) and am thinking of getting 1 EG4 6000xp inverter and 1 EG4 indoor wallmount battery for my small off grid cabin. Battery manual says recommended charging amps should be 60-160amps. Will this inverter allow this generator to...

https://www.ebay.com/itm/325962859986?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=yyA33o4CTnm&sssrc=4429486&ssuid=&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY Here's a link to some huge panels i found. 54" x 93" ! $.38/watt. Local pick up only in CA. Anyone have good/bad experience buying panels on ebay?

I love this idea! I have been kicking around ideas of ground mounting about 10-12 panels for my cabin. I have a sunny spot for a 20' container, just need to figure out the brackets similar to what you have here. Thanks!

Yea, I'm concerned about snow as well. Brightmount Max (35°) would be my recommended spring/fall angle, I'll check out PV watts and see the difference. Thanks.

https://diysolarforum.com/resources/system-energy-audit-and-sizing-spread-sheet.12/ click orange box and enter your system details in the appropriate boxes. it will help immensely in planning your system!

FYI, here is the specs for the 6000EX-48HV from Signature Solar website: High Surge Capacity (12KW for 1 second) , so maybe it would work for his well pump?

So, with this set up i would need a generator with 240v output @ at least 60 amps? Thats over 14kw!

So, you say the cart uses 600w continuous. If you use the battery you linked: 280ah x 12v= 3360wh. That would give you 5.6 hours of run time if running the battery from 100% to 0%, not including losses. If it was me I would just make it easy and get a power station with 5kwh+ and has multiple...

So, my current generator with an EG4 chargeverter would work?

I'll look into it. Thanks so much for the helpful info. I'm already about to drop some $$$ so that might have to wait!

I'm getting ready to pull the trigger on 2 brightmounts for my off grid cabin in Montana. Optimal winter angle is 50.1°, and brightmount maxes out at 35°. Anyone modify these to get steeper angles?

I have the exact same set up in my cabin in Montana. I rarely get there in the winter but would like to know the answer to this as well. I keep the entire system off and try to have battery around 50% for storage over winter.

Thanks for the info! I have postponed my purchase as i research different options. I just might buy 1 brightmount to check it out.