Living off 60 Watts of Solar

I work as a programmer and for almost 3 years worked from home on a combination of a small 1k watt generator, some deep cycle batteries, 60 watts in PV solar panels and the equipment i keep charge are only the laptop, two cellphones (one for 3g tethering) and an electric shaver, a couple of radios and some bright LED lights that use about 5 watts of power.

This summer, i plan to operate on a large set of panels and less fuel for the generator.

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• off grid
• solar kit
• emergency prepardedness

[dncounty]

Hey thanks... i do listen to him often, but definitely not often enough. BTW, i stopped listening to Sean Hanity.

[MrJohn196741]

good video please make more

[dncounty]

@MrJohn196741 I plan on it. Fortunately,i now have a Samsung Galaxy S phone that has a wonderful HD video camera, so lots of detail is available. This video was recorded on my old blackberry curve.

[nessiewintair]

listen to mark levin/ mark levin show .com

[WinbookXL3]

i love coast to coast am!

[walkertongdee]

what do you do when it rains?

[losttreasurehunt]

Would make a great setup for a small camp ,Thanks for the show

[thra5herxb12s]

Experimenting with lots of low power equipment can cost a lot more in the long run. I run my entire house from a 3kw inverter,4 110ah leisure batteries and 2 100 watt panels supplimented by a 400 watt wind charger. All 12 volt but when you use an electric kettle that takes 200 amps at 12 volts. I realy enjoy seeing how other people do things. Thanks for posting.

[LOPEZdJUNGLIST]

yeah mate sorted video, im lookinat solar panel porn coz i just ordered 2 x 40 watt panels and a charge regulator 100 quid a panel n 20 quid reg , some shops like maplin r asking 600 notes for lesser systems,thanks for the sneak preview WICKEddddd

[R5H4D0W]

the amperage really adds up when you convert things to 12V though, I went through my critical loads in my "off grid" garage [experimental lab] and the biggest load turned out to be the portable cooler where the beer is stored. Oh, for the radio, wouldn't hurt to put that in another room or connected to the battery directly with some ferrite beads on the line, it'll cut down on the speaker buzzing and other electrical noise generated by the charge loop.

[westkan]

@popcorncrow Yes "moon shine" will cause PhotoVoltaics to generate power, but less of it. Daytime or night time snow cover will increase the output of PVs.