KendallP
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MrWizard wrote:...yes i should have taken some today
i was tired, and aggravated working with polyurethane sealant
i always mange to step in it or get it on my hands...
I accept your apology
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KendallP wrote:MrWizard wrote:...yes i should have taken some today
i was tired, and aggravated working with polyurethane sealant
i always mange to step in it or get it on my hands...
I accept your apology LOL! You crack me up dude.
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Mr Wiz, as part of the solar thing you do, first you do some charging with chargers and gen.
I imagine with more batteries now but also more solar, it is tricky to get the right balance for morning gen time and enough solar topping done in the remaining daylight.
Can you update on how that is done with the extra solar now (less gen time?) and also update on how the WFCO 100amper is doing, like how long you run it and when it starts to taper etc?
Or put the WFCO stuff in the PowerMax thread?
Thanks
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MrWizard
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this is the first full day with all four new additions to the system
I don't know yet how much my routine will change
i ran the Onan for 45min this morning, breakfast and coffee and the initial "push" charge
I was getting 12.5 amps at 9:30 by 10:40 it was 18+ by 11:40 19+
sometime before lunch at 1:30 it hit 20.88amps
i ran the onan for 30min at lunch
at 4PM it was showing almost 9amps and 14.4v
the Panels will soon be in the shade and will start the portable champ for supper and a couple of hours of top off
right now the Turnigy is showing 10.52amps, 14.4v 152w as of 4:44 pm PDT
i'll wait for sundown for the totals
but it looks like this will keep cut my generator time ( in good weather spring & summer ) to mainly cooking time
i'll have a better handle of the situation in a week or so,
then it will change when we start our summer travel to the Midwest with rain & thunderstorms every week
Options, always have options, and the journey goes much smoother
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MrWizard wrote:
but it looks like this will keep cut my generator time ( in good weather spring & summer ) to mainly cooking time That will be fantastic if it does that. Thanks for keeping this thread alive.
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MrWizard
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todays totals, first day with all panels
clear sunny 67*F
134.76 amp Hrs
1856.0 Watt Hrs
20.88 Peak amps NO lensing
288.7 peak watts
this was very nice, if i can repeat these numbers on a regular basis, i will be happy, this should cover 24 hrs of normal NON A/C use
use the generators for big draw items and morning boost
what was really nice was the mid-morning to after lunch amps, this is what really boosted the daily total
As promised pictures
roof top showing all panels, panels in foreground are the original pre existing panels
3 panels on right, 37w each, first purchase
2 panels on left , 60w each second purchase
4 panels far forward ( one is in front of A/C unit ),42w each latest purchase just installed
view from front, close up of this install
1 on left front of pic, 1 center in front of A/C
2 on right side of pic front
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edited 04/10/12 08:56pm by MrWizard *
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KendallP
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THAT... is a real thing of beauty!
Glad you pointed out the hidden, front/center panel... as if I wasn't already coveting your setup as it was.
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KendallP wrote:THAT... is a real thing of beauty!
Glad you pointed out the hidden, front/center panel... as if I wasn't already coveting your setup as it was. X2 Nice job!
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Thanks for the pictures and of course that leads to questions:
Are all of the Unisolar panels compatible and in parallel or?
Are the prior panels on a separate controller and batteries or?
And your view on shadows: I see the AC potential of shadows on 5 panels during the day depending upon orientation.
The one higher vent could effect the adjacent panel.
And the antenna on the front although small...
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MrWizard
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i've been LUCKY, to find these batches of compatible panels
all from unisloar all the same voltage but at different amps & watts
almost 19 months in the doing, sept 25 2010 to april 2012
when i started i could NOT have just plunked down cash for for 360w of thin film panels and (2) working controllers
even opting to buy $2watt items would have meant large wattage high voltage panels and a new high $$ controller
panels are down to a $1 a watt but you still get nailed needing a pricey MPPT controller
although those cynergy panels in another thread did tempt me, but they were a week too late, i had already bought these
buying peace meal over time I have about $900 invested in 9 panels and (2) quality controllers, the 2000e installed and the C40 as backup
sometime during the summer i might swap controllers just to get a performance comparison
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