This instructable will tell you how i went about building a 12v solar setup to run my air cooler during our hot summer and a 12v 120 litre fridge freezer during the cooler months.
Full solar setup.
It will include some of the things i got right and the things i got.
The power system and number of solar panels are customized to your home and its needs.
As long as they re receiving sunlight and the products aren t faulty they will be a reliable source of electricity for 25 to 30 years.
So i write this instructable to get all the components of your solar system separately and assemble it all by yourself yo.
Install your solar panels on your roof or in your yard.
This is because the majority of solar panel systems have no moving parts.
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A solar panel on the roof with a few wires leading to a small battery bank powers my laptop and a radio mounted on a tree for receiving the wireless broadband signal.
Set up your solar panels where they will receive full sunlight.
By going diy we were able to install the same size system 7 5kw that we were quoted over 30k for by a full service solar company.
The system also provides enough energy to charge several small power tools run our home sound system and amazingly power a full size chest refrigerator year round.
Avoid spots that are shaded by things like trees or other buildings.
Investing in a solar power system is easier today than ever before.
Day by day the price of the solar panel falls gradually.
5 minutes once solar panels are set up on a property they ve relatively maintenance free.
Diy off grid solar system.
The windynation complete 400w rv solar panel kit is a full scale solution for your mobile off grid power needs.
Full sunlight for solar panels is considered to be about 5 hours of direct sunlight a day.
Our returns as you described well are more than monetary but the payback time will be around 63 months.
Advantages of solar power.
This video from 2012 shows my initial setup of my building for solar.
The setup is upgraded now.
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