@@FarpointFarms yes, sir. No I really liked your new one, everything looks and sounds great. Still a fan with or without the best intro song on any RUclips channel. Most catchy for sure!
Perfect timing, Eric!!! A lot of people out there mulling it over, including myself. Choice paralysis is bad when it comes to solar. Your "museum of better times" shelf behind you is fantastic. Couldn't ask for a better backdrop! Though a nice amber/red gas plasma laptop scrolling "Far Point Farms" would finish it off nicely. :)
Use NO-LOX {electrical anti-corrosion }on the actual metal connection contact/surface area , then grease/Vaseline the O-ring portion of the connectors. I do the same on all my vehicle/automotive connectors as well. Looking forward to this series , thanks.
I hope you get into the details of panel and controller selection. Depending how you connect panels, the voltage and Wattage will change and then the how you set up the batter bank and even a controller selection. I just want to do an off grid power set up for a chicken coup, very complicated
I have two 20W panels on my car's roof for when I go camping and/or take a long trip across the country when that time comes. Looking to eventually get one single panel that's good for at least 100W.
Just watched your video checkout on the big lithium battery from about 3 weeks ago. You were wondering if that number on the box, UN3480, was the part number of the battery. That number is actually the UN designation for lithium ion batteries, a sort of hazmat indicator.
Your very welcome. I recently bought an Oupes solar generator that has the same number on the side of the box. What is unusual is why they stick that number on the side of units that are lithium iron phosphate batteries like your big battery. That type of battery is more stable than regular lithium ion (which tends to catch fire at times). Lithium iron phosphate actually has its own UN number of UN38.3 that is on the box of another generator I have. Anyway, I really enjoy your videos. Although I have a HAM licence and had a long career in the field of electronics and electrical, your videos remind me of where it all began, with interest in radio as a kid and getting involved with CB radio in the 70s. Those were fun days with people involved with CB being more neighborly and helpful. During that time our family was living in a very nice trailer park among the endless forests of northern Ontario, Canada. I delivered the newspaper and it turned out there were a few people in the park who were also involved with monitoring the VHF bands and shortwave which helped me in my learning of all that good stuff. Years later I worked with companies where I had to get to remote radio repeater locations on foot. Some were solar power sites. The great outdoors always made radio play more fun and the solar sites would give you a great sense of independence. Although I worked on some Hi-Tech equipment and systems over the years, your own stories take me back to those simple fun days hiking around with my cheap super-regenerative walkie-talkie, listening to skip! 🙂
Your math was wrong. 🙂You gave an example of setting up a 2000 watt array and said you'd need 10 one hundred watt panels as opposed to four 500 watt panels. Also, I seem to remember reading that adding different wattage panels isn't recommended. You might want to check on that. I was expecting you to describe the differences between polycrystalline, monocrystalline and amorphous. The Harbor Freight setup I had used amorphous panels and those things were creating energy from moonlight. Not much, but they were doing it.
2000 W 4 times 500 W panels= yes works out to 2000, but 10 x 100 W panels in my opinion only works out to 1000 W. I think you'd need 10 more??? Yes no?
If only the grid was not so regulated, solar is in no way cost competitive now, just think if we used all our technologies instead of only the ones allowed by the Religion of Ecology
Thank you for this series. Breaking it down like this is going to help a lot of people, including me.
Glad to hear it!
I really did love the intro song. I sang it so much around the house, I’d get yelled at! “I’m coming in loud and clear, might hear me on the radio” 😊
I wanted a change, I am sure it will make an appearance from time to time
@@FarpointFarms yes, sir. No I really liked your new one, everything looks and sounds great. Still a fan with or without the best intro song on any RUclips channel. Most catchy for sure!
I'm pretty sure I annoyed my wife singing the old song all the time. Great times !!
Getting caught up on your videos today . I'm paying attention to this..and part 2..which I'll be watching next !
Thanks for this videos Eric. Having a solar system is one my future projects
Best of luck!
Perfect timing, Eric!!! A lot of people out there mulling it over, including myself. Choice paralysis is bad when it comes to solar. Your "museum of better times" shelf behind you is fantastic. Couldn't ask for a better backdrop! Though a nice amber/red gas plasma laptop scrolling "Far Point Farms" would finish it off nicely. :)
Thank you for that- I will have to watch for one of those scrolling name things. That would be cool
Use NO-LOX {electrical anti-corrosion }on the actual metal connection contact/surface area , then grease/Vaseline the O-ring portion of the connectors. I do the same on all my vehicle/automotive connectors as well.
Looking forward to this series , thanks.
Thanks for sharing those tips
I hope you get into the details of panel and controller selection. Depending how you connect panels, the voltage and Wattage will change and then the how you set up the batter bank and even a controller selection. I just want to do an off grid power set up for a chicken coup, very complicated
I will have one, I think it is part 3
Electrolytic gel is great on connections exposed to the elements
Good tip, thanks for sharing
I have two 20W panels on my car's roof for when I go camping and/or take a long trip across the country when that time comes. Looking to eventually get one single panel that's good for at least 100W.
I had panels on the top of my volvo when I went camping, it was perfect
Just watched your video checkout on the big lithium battery from about 3 weeks ago. You were wondering if that number on the box, UN3480, was the part number of the battery. That number is actually the UN designation for lithium ion batteries, a sort of hazmat indicator.
Cool, thanks for letting me know
Your very welcome. I recently bought an Oupes solar generator that has the same number on the side of the box.
What is unusual is why they stick that number on the side of units that are lithium iron phosphate batteries like your big battery. That type of battery is more stable than regular lithium ion (which tends to catch fire at times).
Lithium iron phosphate actually has its own UN number of UN38.3 that is on the box of another generator I have.
Anyway, I really enjoy your videos. Although I have a HAM licence and had a long career in the field of electronics and electrical, your videos remind me of where it all began, with interest in radio as a kid and getting involved with CB radio in the 70s. Those were fun days with people involved with CB being more neighborly and helpful. During that time our family was living in a very nice trailer park among the endless forests of northern Ontario, Canada.
I delivered the newspaper and it turned out there were a few people in the park who were also involved with monitoring the VHF bands and shortwave which helped me in my learning of all that good stuff.
Years later I worked with companies where I had to get to remote radio repeater locations on foot. Some were solar power sites. The great outdoors always made radio play more fun and the solar sites would give you a great sense of independence.
Although I worked on some Hi-Tech equipment and systems over the years, your own stories take me back to those simple fun days hiking around with my cheap super-regenerative walkie-talkie, listening to skip! 🙂
Catching up on your vids today ! On to part 2 !
Thanks for catching up- I appreciate your support
Are you ok with recent storm?
We did ok, better than most.
Good info. Looking forward to Part 2
Thank you
Hello Eric hope all is well.
Hello right back at you
I would say that in the near future all new homes being built will have solar panels & the technology will only get better.
You might be right, the technology will make it easier to use and be more stable
Your math was wrong. 🙂You gave an example of setting up a 2000 watt array and said you'd need 10 one hundred watt panels as opposed to four 500 watt panels. Also, I seem to remember reading that adding different wattage panels isn't recommended. You might want to check on that. I was expecting you to describe the differences between polycrystalline, monocrystalline and amorphous. The Harbor Freight setup I had used amorphous panels and those things were creating energy from moonlight. Not much, but they were doing it.
Good thing that I was not a math major- I meant 20 panels, you can tell that this is not scripted
@@FarpointFarms Yeah, I caught the slight stumble when you were thinking about how many panels are needed. 🙂
If the grid "burps", solar will be worth it's weight.....
I think you meant When it burps..
@@woodchuker570 Yeah, I tried to stay positive.
If sounds much better then when.
Snakes love solar sheds!!!!!
I know- we had some visitors in ours. Good to know that I really hate snakes, my wife likes them so she gets to deal with them
Hey Erik, can you check your farpoint email?
Will do
2000 W 4 times 500 W panels= yes works out to 2000, but 10 x 100 W panels in my opinion only works out to 1000 W. I think you'd need 10 more??? Yes no?
I miss spoke on the math.
If on 500w pannels system one pannel broke you lost 500w
If it is made with 100w pannels only you loose 100w 😂
thanks
If only the grid was not so regulated, solar is in no way cost competitive now, just think if we used all our technologies instead of only the ones allowed by the Religion of Ecology
Possible, they are more cost efficient and the technology is way better than it used to
Refund the police. Restore the safety of our cities with competent policy makes. For the People, Of the People.
Agreed.