45 watt solar panel update 062509

[CshProductionsVids]

arda bar de bar.

[lamartosh]

Yes you can and yes red to red black to black make a combiner box it will be a lot better less wires

[Krawl6969]

@lamartosh really look around before buyn a kit from someone. that kit is kinda a waste of money. look on ebay and every where. i found a kit on ebay, down side is u got to build it but its 1000 watts for 1000 bucks. well worth the money to do it yourself. alot more power cheaper.

[johnphan76]

Very nice setup I just bought two 45 watt kit from habor freight but didn't know how to connect them did u connect all the red wire from the panel to a battery charger controller and all the black wire together and can I use the charger control that come with the kit please help thanks

[lynchmichael84]

I would just use it to power the air conditioner if you use it all day because that will save you the most money and would be easy to hook up unless your house is connected to to solar panels thought the main breaker box. Then i would use it to just power the lights and tvs and stuff.

[ireddiamond]

@lynchmichael84 dude to do have any idea what kind of power a compressor takes ? it wont power a AC

[TheBillyspradlinshow]

I love your house. Your yard is wonderful. Do you collect rain water? How much off the grid are you?

[1foxtrot70]

Lamar - An improvement you can make to get more power would be to use a tracking arrangement on the panels. You can use an old C-band dish frame and the actuator and from what I have read you should be able to collect about 35% more power.

[shartne]

you ought to make you some home made panels like I did check out my six 90 watt panels I made on my Chanel. I think just making one ninety watt like i did would really charge your batteries fast. I like the way you mounted your panels looks and works good.

[collintheapplegeek]

Has the power output from those panels decreased at all since you got them?

[docchocobo]

Looks like you did em right but thought I would let others know before they accidentally did that without realizing. The things actually performed better than I expected until I got caught with that situation. I love the way you set up the pole though. I hadn't thought of making a rack like that :)

[docchocobo]

Make sure you install the panels with the junction boxes at the top or peak as opposed to the bottom. I found the chink in the armor with these things. they dont caulk the edges of the glass inside the extruded aluminum frame and your wires will corrode off if water stands on them down there at the bottom edge. I have one in the barn that failed and found this after an 'autopsy', so to speak. I managed to save the other ones in time and still have them running. Just be aware of this.

[WORRO01]

Just ordered my first solar kit from harbor freight , waiting for er to come in now :)

[hheywire]

truth is, you dont have to be a hipie earth lovin sum bitch to go green, im gettin my self a solar panel and all the works cause i like the fact i aint payin fer power, ive got a 750 watt inverter on the way and i got a little 12 volt gas alternator generator, and a solar panel ima be gettin soon, oh and a couple of deep cycles for when i have no light or gas, im a fosile fuel usin fool, and if gettin free power is wrong then i dont wanna be right. lmao

[rbcameron]

If you want to increase your amp out put cut the wires at the panel about a foot or so long ,use at least 10 awg wire to connect to your transfer box your amps WILL go up

[mayswhole]

Change the wires on the panels i did you gain more out of them,them wires on there are the size of phone wires,i changed mine to 12g with ring terms in boxes

[homeismn]

What kind of wire did you use from the combiner box to the charge controller?

Let Me Know...Great Job...

[lamartosh]

i was using house wire but i changed it to a big drop cord wire dont know what size it is sorry

[lonnie29517]

not bad good job

[BurtBartlow]

Looks like your corn is coming up nicely.

[dmfitchett]

genius man!!!!!

[beambeam61]

Very nice video.If you haven't already done this put charge controller - on one end of batteries and + on the other end battery and your batteries will charge more evenly.

[jonathans1212]

when your batts goo below 12.3 they star sulfatiing by a small desulfator and save some cash

[jonathans1212]

bpd894 a cfl draws about 15 watts not 15 a/h

[smadajoe]

@bpd894

no way a cfl draws 15 a/h.

[econewpower]

@bpd894 Dude, a common 120v 15 watt CFL draws exactly .16 AH which is 1/16th of one amp. You're way off on your math. BTW here are the formulas:

Amps = Watts / Volts

Volts = Watts / Amps

Watts = Volts * Amps

[kvusmc]

Nice setup

[fanman1981]

lamar i like your set up i was looking to get a new charge controller how is that juta one you have let me know how it is and where you got it thanks

[2far2drive]

Lamar, Nice setup! I like the simplicity...

Im looking to build a similar setup for my camping van Im currently building.

Thanks for posting

[stonevrscx]

i live in an old house like you in southeast texas and i have harber freight system too. its new im still working on it.

[Viking9280]

my set up is similar to yours but mine is near as damn dead can you help me

Please reply Ian

[7501234]

Pm me your email and I will email you picstures, sound got deleted off video so I removed it today, I will try to make another video soon...

I have the non lcd type and wanted one of those, have about 450 watts total, 3 different type of panels, or brands, so I would wire all teh same type to my 24v bank, the other ones to my other small 12v bank and the other left over ones charge my car batteries...

[7501234]

does the charge controller show kwh produced or just volts, amps and load, temp

I have 24 10 watt solar panels, hope to finally assemble them better and make a better video

[lamartosh]

no its only volts,amps, charge,load i only have a 12 volt system . i would like to see what you have when you get it dont . let me know thanks

[banatlala]

I believe , this is the beginning of big push, toward solar power. so , you guys that are doing it already , try to make videos for real starters, people that know nothing about solar power and yet want to learn and get it going, like my self, thinking about pool pump to start, and than water well ,

Thanks for posting videos

Mike in Fl

[mrbuki77]

Good set up, I've also started with the harbor freight kit. And have now upgraded the charge controller and added more panels. Check out my video. I will also have an update on the added panels soon. Hi from sunny FL

[74helpme]

Hey lamartosh can you tell me where you got your cmp24 solar charge controller? and how's it working for you? How much did you pay for yours?

[lamartosh]

I got it off of ebay, for $89. works great so far. Hope that helps.

[bluediamond2077]

@lamartosh was the seller from hong kong ? I only see one seller selling it and they are from hong kong. I really distrust sellers from hong kong/ china as i've gotten ripped off 2 times, first I got a fake SDHC card that didn't work the 2nd time I didn't get anything.  Also can you tell me how has the CMP24 held up ?? Thank you :)

[lamartosh]

i saw your vid to great job thanks for the comment.

[mrbuki77]

nice setup. I use these panels as well.

[hooterman2828]

Nice setup man. the reason that guy told you to move you inverter out of there is cause the batteries produce hydrogen while they are charging and the inverter could be a source of ignition for it causing an explosion. but since you vented your cabinet shouldn't be a problem especially if you got a small fan pushing the gas out.

[lamartosh]

thanks,that is a good idea about the fan cause i dont have one in there,thanks alot

[tradogg3]

I like your stand good idea I just got my firs set of three panels to day and its really cool to see other folks doing this I will add more as well. did you not like the charge controller that comes with these? thanks. Tra!

[lamartosh]

yes, i liked that controller but i am going to add more panels an more amps then that one can handle.i found a place where i can buy 60 watt panels for 220 dollars at 3.86 amps. i am going to buy 3 or 4 of them.the controller i bought is a hole lot better it want over charge. thanks for the comment.hope that helps

[lamartosh]

thanks ,it works great!!!!

[skippy3840]

Good looking panel setup, that combiner box looks familiar! Works good right? Lights and small appliances like TV's and fans are the easiest to power and a great way to start. You can always add more panels and batteries to run more stuff. Great set up man.