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Thread: Solar sizing rule of thumb
Post: RE: Solar sizing rule of thumb
| It's 15K BTU. They grow 'em big in the desert Southwest. The dealer in the Phoenix area orders them all that way. The same a/c is used on the Lance trailer boxes that are seven feet longer than mine. ... |
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TedOnWalkabout |
Solar/Electrical Sparky Camp
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03-27-2018, 06:56 PM |
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Thread: Solar sizing rule of thumb
Post: RE: Solar sizing rule of thumb
| The chopped up roof thing is a problem. This is what I did with full knowledge that one or more panels will be at least partially shaded through the day. If you notice, I put the panels on the very ed... |
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TedOnWalkabout |
Solar/Electrical Sparky Camp
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03-27-2018, 05:13 PM |
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Thread: Solar sizing rule of thumb
Post: RE: Solar sizing rule of thumb
| Best rule of thumb? Shove as many solar panels and batteries on and in your rig as reasonable and affordable. With a good ratio of watts to battery capacity. I never heard anyone say that they wishe... |
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TedOnWalkabout |
Solar/Electrical Sparky Camp
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03-26-2018, 07:09 AM |
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Thread: Help! What am I doing wrong?
Post: RE: Help! What am I doing wrong?
| All fixed! Just as I thought, the matching mc4 connector was bad. I don't know where that particular set of mc4 cables are from, but I'm going to take the convenient response and blame China, source ... |
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TedOnWalkabout |
Solar/Electrical Sparky Camp
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03-22-2018, 12:25 PM |
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Thread: Help! What am I doing wrong?
Post: RE: Help! What am I doing wrong?
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Well, hallelujah! It is an mc4 problem. I checked the continuity of the wires that were going through the roof- fine. I rechecked the voltage coming in from the panel. Good. I put new mc4 cables... |
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TedOnWalkabout |
Solar/Electrical Sparky Camp
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03-22-2018, 10:42 AM |
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Thread: Help! What am I doing wrong?
Post: RE: Help! What am I doing wrong?
| Nevermind on the butt connector question. I looked at my purchase history on Amazon and theoretically, the ones I have are marine grade. But Trebor, when you say "grease", would putting a light smea... |
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TedOnWalkabout |
Solar/Electrical Sparky Camp
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03-22-2018, 08:21 AM |
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Thread: Help! What am I doing wrong?
Post: RE: Help! What am I doing wrong?
| Duh! Thats a great idea to bypass the mc4 connectors if they are the problem. My question, though, are heat shrink butt connectors okay if used outside? If not, what connectors can be used outside?
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TedOnWalkabout |
Solar/Electrical Sparky Camp
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03-22-2018, 08:12 AM |
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Thread: Help! What am I doing wrong?
Post: RE: Help! What am I doing wrong?
| Oh, and thank you to all! Ideas are still wanted.
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TedOnWalkabout |
Solar/Electrical Sparky Camp
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03-21-2018, 09:50 PM |
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Thread: Help! What am I doing wrong?
Post: RE: Help! What am I doing wrong?
| "Are you getting 0.0x volts on the cables inside the van, but 21 volts up on the mc4s on the roof"
Exactly as above. I fear the mc4 connectors are the problem as the cables appear intact. The thi... |
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TedOnWalkabout |
Solar/Electrical Sparky Camp
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03-21-2018, 09:48 PM |
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Thread: Help! What am I doing wrong?
Post: RE: Help! What am I doing wrong?
| Putts, the panel that I checked (it was getting too late for the others) was just the one panel by itself. That first panel was at 21 volts with the polarity on the cables as I labeled them before we ... |
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TedOnWalkabout |
Solar/Electrical Sparky Camp
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03-21-2018, 08:33 PM |
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Thread: Help! What am I doing wrong?
Post: RE: Help! What am I doing wrong?
| Hey Wabbit, would that it is so easy. Victron charge controllers will die if you hook up the polarity wrong. That why I needed to get the polarity correct before I hook anything up. But if I have no ... |
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TedOnWalkabout |
Solar/Electrical Sparky Camp
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03-21-2018, 06:45 PM |
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Thread: Help! What am I doing wrong?
Post: RE: Help! What am I doing wrong?
| The connections at the first panel were fine. That was the first thing I checked after getting no continuity. The access to the second set of panels is more difficult, but that will come tomorrow. I... |
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TedOnWalkabout |
Solar/Electrical Sparky Camp
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03-21-2018, 06:43 PM |
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Thread: Help! What am I doing wrong?
Post: RE: Help! What am I doing wrong?
| No, I labeled the cables on the panels as it's kinda difficult to access them after the panels are put in place. The weak link is the mc4 connectors, but to have 4 go bad (or one from each set of cab... |
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TedOnWalkabout |
Solar/Electrical Sparky Camp
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03-21-2018, 05:31 PM |
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Thread: Help! What am I doing wrong?
Post: RE: Help! What am I doing wrong?
| Nope, I hadn't put them in yet. I put them in right in right before the charge controller. So I'll check the continuity of cables inside to out. I've got an extra set of mc4 cables and will check the... |
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TedOnWalkabout |
Solar/Electrical Sparky Camp
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03-21-2018, 05:02 PM |
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Thread: Help! What am I doing wrong?
Post: Help! What am I doing wrong?
| Now, this ain't my first solar rodeo. Today was finally the day to hook up Hubby's solar panels to his charge controllers. There are four 10awg wires coming in, one set to each of two charge controll... |
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TedOnWalkabout |
Solar/Electrical Sparky Camp
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03-21-2018, 04:22 PM |
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Thread: Fantastic fan or Maxxair?
Post: RE: Fantastic fan or Maxxair?
| I got the Fantastic Vent Fan because I liked the abilty to install the vent cover as integral to the fan installation. Whatever fan you purchase, if you can possibly fit it, please install a cover on ... |
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TedOnWalkabout |
Passenger
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03-20-2018, 09:00 PM |
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Thread: "No more talking about the homeless"
Post: RE: "No more talking about the homeless"
| A recent article on blaming the victim:
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/feb/27/victim-blaming-science-behind-psychology-research |
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TedOnWalkabout |
Vandwelling News
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03-17-2018, 08:22 AM |
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Thread: Tilting solar
Post: RE: Tilting solar
| "Ted, Sorry buddy...not quite picturing what you mean by "solar wing""
I'd a gotten back to this sooner, but didn't get to my spot here in NM until sundown.
The "solar wing" is a panel on the driv... |
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TedOnWalkabout |
Solar/Electrical Sparky Camp
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03-14-2018, 08:13 PM |
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Thread: 75 acres in Apache County, AZ
Post: RE: 75 acres in Apache County, AZ
| Is it close to Witches Well? Hubby says he might be interested in 36 acres. He's heading to NY in a couple of weeks, but will be back in AZ in June. If you still have it and someone else is intereste... |
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TedOnWalkabout |
Member buy,sell and trade
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03-12-2018, 08:17 PM |
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Thread: Tilting solar
Post: RE: Tilting solar
| I thought of trying to rig tilting panels on my trailer, but then decided to just shove as much solar up there (660 watts on a 21ft trailer) that I could to make up for not tilting the panels. The ind... |
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TedOnWalkabout |
Solar/Electrical Sparky Camp
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19,658 |
03-12-2018, 08:08 PM |
