Hey everyone,
I just posted a few annoying question laden posts in a couple other sections, I'm a total noob with PV systems, and wanted to hopefully add something back to the community!
This is for cold-climate folks, the colder the better this works. If you're in a cabin with a woodstove...
Hello,
This winter I will use a Bluetti AC200P, charging periodically with gas generator.
Next spring I will ground mount 700W-1400W of panels (exact size/how/why TBD).
I need to seal up the cabin for this winter though, and want to put a cable through the wall that will easily plug into the...
From looking at a whole bunch of websites, it seems like the supply is more geared towards DIY builds. And for that the individuals modules are certainly not all created equal. Different materials of different conductivity, and the cooling vs heating modules are designed differently.
I think...
Yeah, up here with the newer building standards they are insulated so well and sealed up so tight that I'm pretty sure an HRV became mandatory because there were epic problems with moisture and fumes. Even if people were off-grid, couldn't power them and were going to solve problems with...
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As the title says, I'm looking to order good quality crimp connectors (ideally a big assorted box), same for heat shrink connectors, solder seal connectors, etc., and the brand recommended on this site's resources, "E-Volt," seems to be put of stock...
Can folks recommend a quality...
We're in a starter cabin on a property and by the time the PV system expands substantially we'll be in a different house, so I'm not too worried about redoing with larger wires as it will all be moving anyway. My priority is to make it easiest to plug and play next year. It's actually probably...
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Does anyone have 1st or quality 2nd hand experience ordering a TEG unit online and putting it to the test? Solar is virtually useless during our winter (same latitude as Anchorage, AK), our electricity consumption is VERY low, our woodstove is always hot and I can pipe in air as cold as...
Hello everyone:
I had to buy two 8D bus batteries last year, and without planning much I purchased a few other parts for my solar system and am now trying to fit it together into something together before winter (north of 60 in Canada, we get down to -50 Celsius).
For now I would like to make...
Hey everyone,
So I've ordered a Bluetti AC200P for the main component of my cabin micro-system. Our electricity consumption is so low that I mostly plan to charge it with a gas generator every few days (I anticipate the unit's battery lasting 3-6 days depending). Looks like the extra AC...
Thanks for your replies and input, to this and my intro post, sorry for not responding earlier.
Yes, I definitely jumped the gun on the charge controller, but either I will sell it or use it on a utility trailer, but that's down the road.
And yes, I also did not realize how little 400W of...
Hey everyone,
I'm off-grid north of 60 in Canada and will be posting soon in the newbie section for help figuring out my system, hopefully y'all oblige! I'm taking Will's RV alternator charging system which uses the DCC50s charge controller...