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  • Post in thread: Bifacial panels next to a pond?

    also the wind should be cooler to an extent blowing over the water before the panels to also aid in cooling which makes a large difference in efficiency. maybe ill set up a pump to mist the back side of the panels for extra cooling lol might be a fun experiment to look into. obviously only would...
  • Post in thread: 20 ft Shipping Container Solar Array Mount

    have you tried preheating it before mig welding? i have a miller 250x and if that wont work ill break out the old arc welder and i can weld anything with it if it comes to that. the mig is just easier and faster.
  • Post in thread: 20 ft Shipping Container Solar Array Mount

    is this just using its own weight to hang on the edge of the corner?? or is it also anchored down. i kinda like those brackets. did you make those or buy them?
  • Post in thread: Bifacial panels next to a pond?

    they make little floating solar fountains that run when they have sun aka when the panels would be hot so it would do all the hard work for me and i would only have to hook the pump up to a piece of pipe with a few misters. could easily see if it helps with only $200 to experiment with. iv spent...
  • Post in thread: Bifacial panels next to a pond?

    if someone reads this and beats me to the experiment please post your findings! as i wont have a pond with enough water in it till the end of summer at best.
  • Post in thread: 20 ft Shipping Container Solar Array Mount

    located in missouri and my 20ft was 3200 delivered and that only cause i know the guy well. 3k seems pretty normal for where im at and 4k for a 40f wishing i had a 40ft container now but that extra 1k wasnt in my budget at the time. might be trading my spray foamed 20ft for a 52ft non insulated...
  • Post in thread: What happened to the Vestwoods 8K Inverter?

    WHATTTT?? how did i miss this video. I will be looking for this right after work. im glad you said something though cause im very very close to buying a new bigger system for my off grid setup (currently running a eg4 3k inverter) but if that is coming down the pipes i can wait some time. just...
  • Post in thread: Increased battery capacity

    im not familiar with this particular inverter but usually there are communication cables that need to be attached unless its one of those stacking batteries like the e cube but even still some of those require communication cables. maybe skim through your manual for the word communication and...
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