2nd weekend of work- update 4/30

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2nd weekend of work- update 4/30

Postby dreadcptflint » Mon Apr 19, 2010 12:16 am

I have been squeezing in work on my trailer between weather and watching the little dude.

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I got the panel in today and it is looking good. I was able to attach the front into the 2 X 2 strut so it is locked in solid. I added silicon around the pads and underneath the footing.

If everything holds then I will be finishing the front platform and doing the wiring next weekend.
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Postby emiller » Mon Apr 19, 2010 6:30 am

Nice :thumbsup:
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Postby Miriam C. » Mon Apr 19, 2010 7:30 am

:applause: :thumbsup: Really good. I wonder if you can get an energy credit for that. :thinking:
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Postby High Desert » Mon Apr 19, 2010 9:56 am

WOW thats a big panel! That should be really nice :thumbsup:
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Postby dreadcptflint » Mon Apr 19, 2010 12:45 pm

Unfortunately, Miriam I get no tax credits for it. Yes, I checked really hard to see if I could swing a few more dollars for some extra stuff. I went down to the county level. If you are going to do solar then you might as well check: http://www.dsireusa.org/

I am still awaiting for my electrical and battery box to show up so I can see how well this works. :twisted:
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Postby MceeD » Mon Apr 19, 2010 6:47 pm

It is a thing o9f BEAUTY!!!! :applause:
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Postby bdosborn » Tue Apr 20, 2010 10:58 pm

Nice panel, me likey! :thumbsup:

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Postby teardrop_focus » Wed Apr 21, 2010 1:23 am

High Desert

WOW thats a big panel! That should be really nice :thumbsup:


Yeargh! Harw marny wartts is that tharr parnel?

Sorry... the "r" key on my typewriter hangs a lil'. Allow me to rephrase, rather, respell my question...

How many watts is that there solAr parrnel?

:scratchthinking:

And have ye a charrrge carntrollar? Would that item be irncluded in yer "electrical" ye speake of?


Dammit! :frustrated:

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Postby dreadcptflint » Wed Apr 21, 2010 1:25 am

The big question is will I have to time to finish the front. :o

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Postby teardrop_focus » Wed Apr 21, 2010 2:08 am

(Let's try this again...)

How many watts' output is that solar panel on your teardrop?

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Postby dreadcptflint » Wed Apr 21, 2010 11:33 am

The panel is 135 watts. It's a Kyocera. I bought it as part of a kit. http://www.eco-distributing.com/RV-Roof-Mount-Solar-Kit-with-Kyocera-135watt-Panel_p_623.html . The charge controller is pretty basic. Well, let's be honest I ran out of money but, I have a few things that I want to add to it including upgrading the controller to a MPPT in the next couple of years.
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Postby teardrop_focus » Wed Apr 21, 2010 2:19 pm

That's a-nice!

Thanks, 'flint!


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Postby dreadcptflint » Tue Apr 27, 2010 8:59 pm

I have been sneaking in more work on the trailer. :thumbsup:

Today, I was able to finish off the under coating.

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Yes, Gage is a genius. It is rubbery and very easy to apply. I did two coats on the underside and will probably crawl under the trailer and use the rest up when I get a chance this summer.

I might make this deadline yet.
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More progress

Postby dreadcptflint » Fri Apr 30, 2010 10:03 pm

Ok, here is what we are looking at now:

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The old battery box was removed. The screws had to be cut free since a couple had sheared off. New wiring was run to the new box so the battery is now functional.

I have to wire in the solar panel, secure the battery, repaint and clean up.
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