Solar power Jamaica. DIY

A video of my small solar project at home. It works well and im pleased with it. I am prepared for a hurricane, when power goes, i will have lights. It also runs my desk lamp, radio and modem full time. I also charge my cell phone and dig. camera battery. Although i got some of the components used, everything is available at pricesmart.

Category:

Science & Technology

Tags:

• environment
• solar panels
• solar power
• inverter
• charge controller
• deep cycle
• batteries
• off grid.
• Jamaica
• electronics
• computers
• generator

[iLOVENATURE2011]

i love jamaica... 

[Lanny615]

@iLOVENATURE2011 thanks, Jamaica is my island home.

[LOPEZdJUNGLIST]

proper job cant wait to rig up something similar, its not as sunny in England at the moment so I might be able to run a small red LED for a few seconds.. : )

[Lanny615]

@LOPEZdJUNGLIST Actually you will still get power from the panels even in low light conditions. So, go for it and make a video so i can see your setup. Thanks for the comment and Greetings from sunny Jamaica.

[pinchasjm]

where in jamaica can i get cheap solar panels

[Lanny615]

@pinchasjm Alternative power sources, they are in the phone book, they also have a website.

[Lanny615]

@Jigaboo123456 Thanks for your comment. Maybe you could try a small wind turbine since you dont have much sunshine.

[Jigaboo123456]

@daemonk9 Thanks, but unfortunately the link doesn't work. Is it on The ebay site . Do you mean that I should strip down the panels and rearrange the units? Taht is the only thing that I can see would doa s you suggest, but It think it would be a major hassle, no?

[daemonk9]

@Jigaboo123456 nice 'how to' at ebay(dot)com/itm/40-Multi-6x6-­Solar-Cells-DIY-Solar-Panel-15­6mm-/130573527911?pt=LH_Defaul­tDomain_0&hash=item1e66c9eb67

[Jigaboo123456]

@Lanny615 Interesting- better for Jamaica than here in Scotland- -not a lot of sun - only 6 and 1/2 hours of faylight in midwinter, and in midsummer-- when the sun sometimes shines for 18 hours, the sun moves so much from NNE to NNW and moves up or down throughout, I had to make an equatorial mount to "milk" the avaiable sun.

I use it for a weekend shack that is very remote, otherwise it is a silly, expensive form of power here. Much better for Jamiaca!