Recent content by scrooster

Rick ... you are DA MAN on this cart build! I doubt very few, including Will, would tackle this completely even given unlimited funds which I am blessed to possess. We're going to do this. My welding fabrication guy is a guy I served with in the 82nd who now does rought iron fences and gates...

Ok thanks Rick, so that's about where I thought you will be, around $10k by the time you add panels, wiring and a proper container/box to attach to that dolly which, if you think about it, is a bargain given the components you chose. By proper container/box I mean; I've always been of the mind...

Rick ... rough estimate on how much $$$$ you already have in this build and how much more you plan to put into it not counting the panels?

So he needs juice for the pump AND the pressure tank? First off, as everyone else has stated, he needs to simplify his pump/power issues. Hedges is all over it ... he's nailed it. Great advice. Secondly your neighbor needs to elevate his storage tanks and let gravity do the work. Make sure he...

I am so jealous right now. So what was the final verdict? What was MPP's recommendation? Also, the above ground storage tank ... is it on ground level or is it elevated above the home, dwelling, barn? What is the terrain? Flat ground, hilly, mountainous?

Why in the world would you place the pond pump close to the house when ... the entire advantage to the pond pump is to place it, and the mobile battery/panel set-up, on the shore of the pond and then run the supply pipe/hose to the house/barn.

This is a fun thread. Deep well pump power supplies, (From personal experience with a 175' deep well I am of the opinion that a dedicated 10Kw low frequency 48v inverter supplied with an ample, properly sized, bank of well maintained batteries is the safe bet if you want to insure that you...

Nice build Rick, thanks for sharing! Yeah I wonder sometimes how many of us have handcart builds floating around in our heads. I think about mine all the time, in 24v with a stainless steel box built around it, vents cut in with cooling fans, exterior plugs and sockets, 4/100 Battle Borns and...

.... I mean I think I know what I'm doing (on paper) but who knows. When I start putting it into practical application and especially when I jump up to 24v and 48v systems - I'm gonna make mistakes. I have a book of sketches of various systems that I've been sketching for several years now...