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My only reservations about the vibration route have to do with what u said about Tesla's experiments in that area almost damaging buildings ?? i worry what short or long tern effects such vibration methods would have on solar panel glass(or even cells?) Doesnt vibration have accumulative...

Mid-storm cleaning made a big diff this time around. Was enough solar activity even while the snow was still falling that, once cleared off my panels began producing some and essentially kept themselves clear afterward. Thought i was gonna have to go up and clean em a 2nd time once the snow had...

I hope that no one thinks Im arguing with them. I am gratefully digesting and learning from all the input. Any questions i ask are genuine and every answer I get much appreciated.

Dude? Theres nothing wrong with the image you posted. It shows acurate examples of connecting batteries in paralell and series. If youve done it difgerently at your own dwelling, I highly advise you to double check your work. The image DOES get the results of the hook ups wrong under each...

I dont mind constantly upgrading/modifying my solar power system. Im an oldish single guy. Everything I own is paid for and I dont have an electric bill so what else am I gonna spend my money on? Trips to the Bahama's?? Ok so there is that BUT.....

Ok, so I just now clicked on the link you provided and checked out the batteries being advertised there. I must confess that I totally agree with SeaGal that there are multiple problems with the listing from that particular seller. More problems than just their parallel/series graphic. It claims...

Thats the point I was looking for in all the posts lol! Solar panels need adequate air flow under and over them so they dont over heat. For one thing, solar panels work more efficienly at cooler temps. For another, excessive heat can damage solar panels. Id be more concerned about how hot my...

Anyway, peace ?. Im new here. I dont mean to cause a stir. Early retirement guy who likes to stave off the boredom reading and responding to posts on different forums i join. Sometimes i learn something new and sometimes, on a very rare occassion, i know something someone else did not! That last...

Anyway, to summarize what I "think" I said, is that I have everything, A/C and D/C grounded to the same RV chasis. There really isnt any other option to be honest. I could now ground the chasis to a grounding rod, I suppose. I never actually thought about that lol! But in my mind, ground is...

Oh come on!! You sound entirely too active. I mean, who wants to get up out of their chair to do something when they can tell Alexa to do it???

Was out checking the controller I may soon be replacing and got a couple pics of the good ones in action. My furnace had just come on at the time.

Those are pretty heavy duty heaters at 1500watts! They would definitely melt some snow if you can afford the juice. Looking at those reminded me of a couple of heaters that I made for the basenent area of my RV. As my 1st winter in my RV approached, I became very worried(terrified?) that my...

In my magic dream scenario, snow would simply choose not to land on my panels? Otherwise, i got nothing against the stuff!

I dont know anything about Chin's batteries either. I only assume that most LiPo batteries sold today have some level of BMS built in with cheaper batteries usually having no low temp protection. I recently purchased four Weize 200ah batteries which, for the cost are very well put together and...

Its my understanding that sodium batteries are not yet commercially available yet. Some variations are quite promising. Others which use large amounts of nickel, will be bottlenecked as much or more than lithium designs which use nickel since there is less nickel to mine in the world than...

Personally, for my storage solar needs, I dont care if potentially MUCH CHEAPER Na batteries weighs a little more than lithium for the same amount of kwh's. Its not like I move my batteries around once installed. So 180kwh/kg is fine with me. But Na battery makers are eyeballing the electric...

Lots of solar for a smaller battery capacity After re-reading your post, Ive discovered my particular bit of misunderstanding here. You specifically stated "lots of solar for a SMALLER battery capacity" not "for a SMALL battery capacity". From that, I shouldve assumed that you had assumed that...

Im sure the mix up of values printed under the two examples is just that; an honest mix up. Basically a typo made by a guy or gal who isnt much different from you and me. I make typos all the time. Fix em when I catch em. We're all human.

I gues its fortunate for me that I didnt refer to YouTube when putting my system together. Not because Im smarter than anyone else. It just didnt occur to me at the time. At the time, a couple of sources Id read advised a panel wattage to battery ah ratio of 2 to 1 and thats what Ive gone by...

I think Ive solved the problem but did you want the panel specs for any other reason? If so, I have them in a file on my PC or I can simply give you the model number of the panels to look up. Just let me know. Otherwise, if youd like an update on my problem, here it is(and please realize that I...

Im admitting to and posting my failure for all to see in the hopes that doing so will help the next guy who comes along with a similar issue. Dont be too quick to blame faulty equipment. Check all your connections 1st!!

Well, I just posted a private message for Grizzman. Ill see what he has to say! Thanks again.

As I learn more about Lithium battery tech, Im beginning to understand why some folk prefer to build their storage banks using individual lithium cells instead of pre-built batteries. Its a lot easier to know whats going on with your storage system if you can look at it cell by cell. Also, its...

My understanding is, in the scenario that you suggested, that even as current is being pulled from the capacitor, the capacitor is pulling from the battery bank as the capacitor attempts to maintain equilibrium with the battery bank. I think the only time there might be an issue is if you...

Oh nice! I never even thought about using the space under my sofa! So much wasted potential there! I bet i could fit all 4 of my 200ah lifepo4s under there along with several other components. Well, it is winter here. A great time to stay inside drawing up plans for spring. I need evaluate and...

Im by far no authority on the matter but I live full time in a 40 foot motorhome parked inside a 44x16 foot garage and get my power primarily via solar panels on the roof of the garage. Most of my system is located in the "basement" of my RV, to include controllers, inverters, battery banks...

Is all the political/personal/interpersonal turmoil that Ive just browsed through in this thread really a necessary part of giving and receiving advice about solar and electronics? Ive seen a few folk get snippy with each other on occassion during my brief membership here, so far but didnt...

I had the same idea about using those RV tank heaters on the underside of my solar panels to melt off snow(I live in Northern Maine). At first it seemed like a no brainer. They are resistance based so the amount of heat that they produce can be roughly regulated by hooking two or more in...

To get corrected on any faulty assumptions I may make is a big reason that I post in here. It helps me learn. Especially when the person who corrects me is so pleasant and tactful! So thanks for the info. And that I know Im guilty of making faulty assumptions sometimes is exactly why I preface...

I probably shouldnt have commented at all. Was just a little shocked at some of what I read. Not shocked by its content since one can find the same sort of vitriol all over the net these days. Just a bit shocked that some folk would find it necessary to post it here in this forum. I thought this...