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okay here we are end of July 2022
MEP-804 is running like a top!! I change the oil and filter every 200 hours or so, now we are at 1600 hours
Why?
Because our 20+ year old solar panels were doing basically nothing.
I fixed all that! Finally found a good deal on some solar panels, 24ea Sunpower 318 watt lightly used for $3000 delivered.
So far I have 12 panels mounted and working, 8 feeding the main battery bank, legs 1 & 2, with 4 feeding the small Lifepo battery bank leg 3.
So far with some sunshine it is working, no more diesel in the summer or when the sun is out! PHEW! I still have 8 more panels to replace.......... then we should really be soaking up some sunshine.
Anywho I have the AGS and will be installing it before the snow falls. Crappy thing is after the $600 auto generator start was delivered from Green Mountain we LOST IT! Misplaced the package for almost 6 months! I was not happy, I figured the box was tossed out with the trash? had looked everywhere! Planning to order another one, $600 down the drain... then one day I found it!! BOx was sitting in with some construction supplies, thank goodness!!!
Also planning to finally build the generator "shack" to keep her out of the weather.
![a.jpg a.jpg](https://www.steelsoldiers.com/data/attachments/629/629252-2da9c59aec150093686529da43199157.jpg)
![image_2a.jpg image_2a.jpg](https://www.steelsoldiers.com/data/attachments/629/629253-af24032a79752a7ec8b11d856f54c2e4.jpg)
old vs new, had to make 20" extensions for the aluminum supporting grid
![image_3a.jpg image_3a.jpg](https://www.steelsoldiers.com/data/attachments/629/629254-9f8e3986b30d61e5f4f7245f30d18a95.jpg)
![image_4a.jpg image_4a.jpg](https://www.steelsoldiers.com/data/attachments/629/629255-51d8ed0fadbacb84032ffd5bc3c8d658.jpg)
MEP-804 is running like a top!! I change the oil and filter every 200 hours or so, now we are at 1600 hours
Why?
Because our 20+ year old solar panels were doing basically nothing.
I fixed all that! Finally found a good deal on some solar panels, 24ea Sunpower 318 watt lightly used for $3000 delivered.
So far I have 12 panels mounted and working, 8 feeding the main battery bank, legs 1 & 2, with 4 feeding the small Lifepo battery bank leg 3.
So far with some sunshine it is working, no more diesel in the summer or when the sun is out! PHEW! I still have 8 more panels to replace.......... then we should really be soaking up some sunshine.
Anywho I have the AGS and will be installing it before the snow falls. Crappy thing is after the $600 auto generator start was delivered from Green Mountain we LOST IT! Misplaced the package for almost 6 months! I was not happy, I figured the box was tossed out with the trash? had looked everywhere! Planning to order another one, $600 down the drain... then one day I found it!! BOx was sitting in with some construction supplies, thank goodness!!!
Also planning to finally build the generator "shack" to keep her out of the weather.
![a.jpg a.jpg](https://www.steelsoldiers.com/data/attachments/629/629252-2da9c59aec150093686529da43199157.jpg)
![image_2a.jpg image_2a.jpg](https://www.steelsoldiers.com/data/attachments/629/629253-af24032a79752a7ec8b11d856f54c2e4.jpg)
old vs new, had to make 20" extensions for the aluminum supporting grid
![image_3a.jpg image_3a.jpg](https://www.steelsoldiers.com/data/attachments/629/629254-9f8e3986b30d61e5f4f7245f30d18a95.jpg)
![image_4a.jpg image_4a.jpg](https://www.steelsoldiers.com/data/attachments/629/629255-51d8ed0fadbacb84032ffd5bc3c8d658.jpg)
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