tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2634561903848701155.post7119503940407082524..comments2023-04-17T10:40:20.721-05:00Comments on My Terlingua: Getting Back To NormalJimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12853322304365862928noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2634561903848701155.post-48960084585077847262012-07-14T23:16:22.214-05:002012-07-14T23:16:22.214-05:00Bel, the Harbor Freight solar kit is what I had ou...Bel, the Harbor Freight solar kit is what I had out there before. The frame that I bought for mine does not work well in high wind. Broke everyone of them.Jimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12853322304365862928noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2634561903848701155.post-88872208770904642942012-07-14T23:13:55.107-05:002012-07-14T23:13:55.107-05:00Bel, the Harbor Freight solar kit is what I had ou...Bel, the Harbor Freight solar kit is what I had out there before. The frame that I bought for mine does not work well in high wind. Broke everyone of them.Jimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12853322304365862928noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2634561903848701155.post-62815823343677209492012-07-08T10:13:12.756-05:002012-07-08T10:13:12.756-05:00I had no idea Amazon is now charging us tax! (Fell...I had no idea Amazon is now charging us tax! (Fellow Texan) I am so disappointed to learn of this. <br /><br />My husband bought a Harbor Freight solar kit but it's still in the box some months (many)later. It's ok though, as he has been busy doing some honey do list stuff. :)Belhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11552935377234676534noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2634561903848701155.post-73765966504089857832012-07-05T12:52:58.946-05:002012-07-05T12:52:58.946-05:00Hermit, there is a lot of hot sunshine right now o...Hermit, there is a lot of hot sunshine right now out there but they tell me the hotter it is the less efficient the panels are, go figure. Thanks for stopping by.Jimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12853322304365862928noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2634561903848701155.post-41830076568921244912012-07-05T12:15:19.682-05:002012-07-05T12:15:19.682-05:00The one thing that isn't in short supply in Te...The one thing that isn't in short supply in Terlingua is sunshine!<br /><br />Sounds like you got a real good buy on the panels. Good luck on the hookup!HermitJimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13631580830147175636noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2634561903848701155.post-24714261155201557852012-07-05T09:58:21.132-05:002012-07-05T09:58:21.132-05:00Thanks for the info Bigfoot. I hope one of these d...Thanks for the info Bigfoot. I hope one of these days our paths will cross out Terlingua way. I would like to meet you guys.Jimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12853322304365862928noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2634561903848701155.post-68980988923306821042012-07-05T05:46:08.542-05:002012-07-05T05:46:08.542-05:00There's an outfit here in DFW area that sells ...There's an outfit here in DFW area that sells Sharp 230 watt new panels for $1.00 per watt. These are factory blems. They output 24V, but with the right inverter you can feed into a 12V batt bank with no problem. I've got a couple of these panels and they really crank out the power in that Terlingua sunshine.<br /><br />Craigslist - Dallas is where I found their ad.<br /><br />Bigfoot in FTWAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2634561903848701155.post-23431248766394218712012-07-04T19:47:44.307-05:002012-07-04T19:47:44.307-05:00Thanks for the info Chris.Thanks for the info Chris.Jimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12853322304365862928noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2634561903848701155.post-17818173230104576872012-07-04T17:24:20.982-05:002012-07-04T17:24:20.982-05:00Jim - I am learning all of this stuff myself. Sadl...Jim - I am learning all of this stuff myself. Sadly I am learning at 31 what you learned at 40. Or should I say I have done 40 years of damage in 31 years? Either way... I am finding I am more interested in learning, but less capable of retaining what I learn. I sure wish I could buy back some of the braincells I killed off.<br /><br />Anyway.... I am not sure what kind of charge controller you're going to run but most of them will reduce your input voltage down to whatever is needed. Just look at the specs on them. With that being said, you can usually put your panels in series instead of parallel which will double the voltage coming back to the controller. So side by side one panel's positive will hook to the other panels negative and then you'll bring back the remaining positive and negative to your charge controller. The result will be 48 volts back to your charge controller. Don't confuse this with your actual system voltage though... that just refers to the voltage of your battery bank......same rule applies there though... put them in series and the voltage is multiplied... but them in parallel and the voltage remains the same. <br /><br />I have some info on our system we've been building for the trip down on my blog. It's a cluster, but we're getting there and spending a lot of friggin coin in the process.<br /><br />Chris Miller<br /><a href="http://www.our180.com" rel="nofollow">Our180.com - One Family's Journey To Finding True Happiness</a>Chris Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07376818754414084727noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2634561903848701155.post-24037346718525621642012-07-03T22:27:13.830-05:002012-07-03T22:27:13.830-05:00We plan on moving out there one of these days. The...We plan on moving out there one of these days. The wife has a couple of more years until she retires. Y'all need to come out sometime. We'll have some fun.Jimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12853322304365862928noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2634561903848701155.post-51064062959975662802012-07-03T18:59:29.679-05:002012-07-03T18:59:29.679-05:00Your only as old as you feel, and right now I feel...Your only as old as you feel, and right now I feel ancient. Sounds like everything is coming together for you. Are you planning on moving out there or just use it as a get-a-way? You know, I really miss ole Ben and his everyday blog.Dizzy-Dickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14150939928800538404noreply@blogger.com