Recent content by nycamper62

The Biden administration is like a turd in the punchbowl.

My setup is in the woods so yeah, friggin birds & pollen. I keep an extended windshield squeegee nearby, everything is within reach after some rain.

We had heavy cloud cover in Syracuse area. The blackout from the eclipse looked more like something out of a Steven King movie.

My system is on 'auto pilot' for most of the work weekdays. Granted I've got more coin into it these days than when I started with solar at camp over a decade ago, but I've left it alone for weeks at a time especially over winter. And over the years it's been ready to go when I get back there...

Perhaps a dc to dc unit would work.

Can get a bit of snow at camp, challenge accepted. (y/t short) Good fun, good chow, & some football. 500w polycrystalline array, Renogy 40a Rover li, Magnum Dimensions 1000w pswi, 4x tel 12-170fga agm bank.

Down the Tubes - George Carlin Such a thing as off grid internet? - Sure, I use one of those boosters with my android @ camp but it's mostly for weather updates, a little youtude entertainment & light browsing.

Boonie hat with a no see um / mesh bug screen. Now, back to work.

Well I think this thread took a turn from the titles intent. I think we all prepare somewhat on a level of the knowledge & skills we each have. As far as solar goes, well if civilization craps out & the chain snaps I'd be concerned with spare parts such as an extra panel or two, controller, wire...

Last summer I picked up 4x Tel 12-170FGa AGM's, my back remembers them well.

Polycrystalline array at camp. Utilizing an old ladder stand holding 1 145 & 2 100w. And a pole with a satellite mount holding 1 100w & 1 60w. 2x4's & some unistrut. Plan to repurpose the 60 and replace it with another 100w that is close to the length of the other. The problem is finding a poly...

The first pic was taken at the shop where I got them for information on the front sticker. Here is a pic of my bank. They are in parallel. Thank you for the data link. (y)

So I upgraded my off grid system in my camper/rv, and need to run a new ground to my inverter. The inverter is just a 1000w pure sine but I might upgrade that at some point. Either way it should have a proper ground. The ground to the camper/rv chassis is centered while the controller - inverter...

Got a screamin deal on 4 of these AGM's. I have them in series for a 12 volt bank. The bat box is vented from inside the camper/rv, as I used to run 6v GC2's. Well I have two questions about these batteries I'd like some help & opinions with as these are my first AGM's on the system. First, I...

For about a decade I ran a basic pwm system at camp to power my rv/camper. A few years ago I picked up a 21` 5th Wheel to fix up, and I'm using the old camper as sort of shed. Throughout that the battery bank was typically flooded 6v GC2's in series/parallel. My camp is somewhat isolated, the...