I have joined the club ! And yes I have lost my mine !

[1951M1078]

Two panels installed. What a pain.
Do NOT us old Sika ! My bad but I got it in April. Stored at 45 deg. +-. And it would almost not come out.( after letting come to room temp ) Then BOOM ! It is now coming out every where !
Don't forget your rubber gloves !

Maybe the next two panels will go better !


Oh, and having a roof hatch is the best ! And later it will help with keeping the panels clean .

 

[Another Ahab]

And it would almost not come out.( after letting come to room temp ) Then BOOM ! It is now coming out every where !
Don't forget your rubber gloves !

The Build looks great, 1951M10768!

PS Re: Old Caulk

Been there. Done that. NO fun.

 

[1951M1078]

1200 watt's !

 

[coachgeo]

1200 watt's !
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nice.. 1200w in 4 panels...

 

[Another Ahab]

1200 watt's !

Nice item:

- What's the life expectancy for these? 10 years? Less? More?

And curious if there's any real maintenance needed, or are they kind of self-cleaning?

 

[1951M1078]

I would say 10 +- maybe longer.
Depending on where,(I'm in the desert) clean with water every 2 weeks. We will see.
That's the cool thing about the hatch.

 

[1951M1078]

Playing with the mounting of the solar system.

 

[Third From Texas]

That one looks like a 70's cassette recorder.

LOL

 

[coachgeo]

That one looks like a 70's cassette recorder.

LOL

thought it looked familiar LOL

1951M1078- is that a lithium capable charge controller? you going lithium or old school batts?

 

[1951M1078]

(LiFePo4) technology And yes I'm good to go.
Will start with 2, 100Ah and build to 6 on a 24 volt system.

 

[1951M1078]

Battery's will still be good when I get this truck finished. LOL 11 year warranty.

 

[Reworked LMTV]

Playing with the mounting of the solar system.

View attachment 814105

Nice item:

- What's the life expectancy for these? 10 years? Less? More?

And curious if there's any real maintenance needed, or are they kind of self-cleaning?

Bucket of soapy water and long handle pool brush. Been doing solar a very long time. 20 years + not unusual lifespan with slow degradation.

 

[Reworked LMTV]

Playing with the mounting of the solar system.

View attachment 814105

Are you going to just charge the batteries, and/ or invert to 120 or 240 volts?

 

[1951M1078]

Going to invert to 120 for AC stuff and the mini-split AC unit.
Also going to convert some to 12 volt .

 

[Reworked LMTV]

Going to invert to 120 for AC stuff and the mini-split AC unit.
Also going to convert some to 12 volt .

At the higher voltages, be sure to physically separate the wiring of the 2 voltages widely. GFCI and arc fault breakers are typically used. The smaller splits will do 120, but around 18k, you will need 220. Take a look at National Electric Code, particularly the area of bonding vs grounding. There actually is an RV electrical code somewhere on the internet.

 

[1951M1078]

Yep, staying with a 9000. Said to use about 700 w. With about 120 Sqf think it will be good. Just need to keep the doors closed,LOL.
Going to try to make the high and low voltage apart.

 

[1951M1078]

Things are changing again.

FOR SALE

More later.

 

[Another Ahab]

Things are changing again.

FOR SALE

More later.

Guessing you never saw that coming.

What's up?

 

[Reworked LMTV]

Things are changing again.

FOR SALE

More later.

Fill us in.

 

[coachgeo]

Things are changing again.

FOR SALE

More later.

hope for good reasons. Peace