Diy Solar Tracker (OLD)

My solar tracker i made out of 2 harbor freight solar kits,2 pieces of uni strut a channel master antenna motor on a old topsie turvy deck plant stand a dish bracket holding the panels on motor and a sony remote programed to turn it at certain times during the day!!

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[hex4def6]

**NOTE**: The strapping you've put over the front of the panels is robbing power from power from your array, and can actually damage your array.

When you shade solar cells, its worse than just missing out on the extra unshaded area; those cells will actually start sucking power from the rest of the array, and get really really hot. Hot enough to destroy them / crack glass, etc.

So, fix that :)

[fanman1981]

@hex4def6 Thats why i made an update video not using the harbor freight panels and i prob would have did something better but the day i made it the wind was whipping it around!! And i could be wrong but these are amorphous panels they do better in less sunlight because the more sun the worse they are because they get to hot....but the bungee is getto i agree..

[XPMAD]

Urrrm

[fanman1981]

@XPMAD i don't get it and neither does google

[vinhtvu2]

What's the output you're getting with it? Each kit is 45watt correct?

If you use two LEDs and a microcontroller, you can create an actual solar tracker to track the sun instead of just a rough timer...

[fanman1981]

@vinhtvu2 sounds to technical didn't want to go down that road..

[crsbt]

genius

[free888368]

THANKS FOR YOUR SHARING ^-^

[iToasterman]

@fanman1981 lol, dude.and i just noticed i spelled little wrong, XD idk why, i know how to spell it... but dude you sound younge to be owning a home... anyways, you shud go for a windmill

[fanman1981]

@carpoolUK Thanks!!

[fanman1981]

@iToasterman I guest it depends on what you consider young im 30 now and was 25 when i bought this house so i guess yeah im young but i can't suckle from mamma's tit for to long.............