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Harbor Freight 100 watt Solar Panels Kit - Using the System, what to expect
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- Опубликовано: 13 окт 2020
- Harbor freight's 100 watt solar panel kit is very popular, its a portable system, but useable
Harbor Freight 100 watt Solar Panels Kit - Using the System, what to expect
Harbor freight panels are great for experiments and learning the limits of just what a 100 watts can do. I like to hookup the battery to a discarded apc ups and run the TV and lights off it and see that it will power up these devices, and just how much power and time I can run after the sun 🌞 goes down. A large car battery will give you about 5 hours of TV and lights before the inverter shutdown. This comes in handy when you have to live with the occasional hurricane.
I have mine hooked to a 5 battery bank that runs the lights in my shop, works fine, I consider these toys to play with, I looked at a solar system for my house, probably doing that in next year - I have a lot of stanby equipment, but its all based on generators (gas and propane), and can keep me going for at least a week, solar would be indefinite - thanks for subscribing!
Awesome just what I was wondering thank you
@@snapwholeharborfreightreviewsI’m new & researching this or likewise. Why do most reviews have basically a car battery attached? Couldn’t someone just use an inverter hooked up to the controller
When you hold the mode button for 5 seconds it shows a -4 and that number is adjustable. Does anyone know what this number represents?
I was 2 seconds of clicking off the Video, that Strobing was unpleasant...
The Info was great 👍👍👍✌
showing that strobing was an important part of showing how the system acted - thanks for subscribing!
@@snapwholeharborfreightreviews I realized that after you was talking about power surges, but that was crazy, those strobe lights have always been a nightmare for me... but it was a excellent Video, with informative information... Thank You 👍👍👍✌️
@@CLCinflorida also a nightmare, I have meniere's disease, and they literally make me sick, but still part of the show.... Thaks for the positive comments
@@snapwholeharborfreightreviews That just lets me know you go above and beyond the Call to get this information out there... Thank You 👍👍👍
I'm trying to learn about solar. Thanks for sharing. Much Blessings to you. 🙏 Lord-Jesus-Christ ✝c✝o✝m
Could you tell me where you bought the extension cord for the panel..
search amazon for SAE powe cable, you can buy premade cables or just the ends - I buy the ends at hamfests for $2-4 dollars per pair and use my own cable to make the length I need - lots of options - thanks for subscribing!
I do like the four lights that I got with the package from the 25 watt solar panel I do use them it does to keep my battery and they are pretty bright it doesn't fit my batteries all the way well then again I have 17 of them and they're not the only ones charging the batteries because I have two other sets of solar chargers charging the batteries with a lot more watts which also runs a few other things in my house but I don't got an inverter hooked up to my kitchen refrigerator because of 1500 watt will not run it but an 850 watt will run a mini four can refrigerator or probably even a 6 can refrigerator or maybe even a little refrigerator but it also runs my freezer chest freezer small chest freezer what you been around for I don't know 50 60 hundred years but my freezer is not old it's only a few years old so it's an energy efficient freezer just like my little four can refrigerator is kind of energy efficient well actually it's only like 6 amps or less but it also runs my TV my light my computer my internet the printer another computer or another laptop lights upstairs well lights that you plug into a plug-in cuz I don't get anything to hook up to electrical but I could actually cut into it and make it so it does I just rather get a fuse box and a cup to all the lines to a fuse box in them to power to the fuse box to run to everything separate from what the electric company has cuz I wouldn't want to backfeed electric company when I don't got permission to do that yet but my understanding I should get that shortly from now from a generac setting up my house with solar panels if they ever do come.
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One thing that I would like to see this guy do cuz I'm pretty sure that he has the tools to do it is if he buys another brand new Harbor Freight 35 amp hour AGM battery she should test to see what the actual capacity is and see if it from a full charge to being fully discharged is actually a 35 amp hour capacity or if it is something more or something less.
I'll keep that in mind the next time I buy the batteries, but I'm still on the set I bought 2 years ago - they are standing up the torture test very will - torture test? being ran 90 % dead once a week and then rechargeed - ran dead? we use them in a scooter, and once a week my wife runs them 90% dead in normal use, it takes 8 miles on the scooter to run them 90% dead (big 4 wheel scooter) I am completely happy with their performance, even after 2 years of abuse - Thanks for subscribing!
Great video! Where did you get the cables and clamps for the parallel wiring? Did you make those or can I order them? Thanks in advance for the advice!
here is an example - www.amazon.com/Wadoy-Disconnect-Harness-Connector-Capacity/dp/B07GZBPDRB - you buy one of these, cut it in two and splice in how ever long a cable you need, you should use the same gauge cable end-to-end - I solder in the splice - the key to search on amazon - 2 Pin Quick Disconnect Wire Harness SAE Connector - the solar panel kit uses these wire ends, but the one I have were made for ham radio antenna power cables - I buy them at a hamfest for 2-3 dollars a piece and splice in a longer cable to custom length - thanks for subscribing!
Appreciate the video! I'll look into adding the RF filter.
Have you used this solar charging kit while the batteries are in use?
I'm needing to directly charge batteries on a driveway gate motor. It's no longer connected to A/C power & I was thinking about building a splitter connecter or using alligator clips to plug the solar panel kit on the batteries (together in series), while it's connected to the gate motor.
I believe no feedback voltage issues but not positive & am not sure if it'll risk damaging the gate circuitry.
I keep a battery bank connected to the solar kit all the time, and it powers the lights in my garage - the lights stay on 24/7, I leave the lights on so the batteries are always using power and recharging - crude system, but it works, the charging system does not allow voltage to 'back flow' to the panels from the batteries - thanks for subscribing!
@@snapwholeharborfreightreviews Thank you so much for the quick reply.
Great explanation, thanks.
Glad it was helpful! Thanks for subscribing!
Thanks man!
Happy to help! thanks for subscribing!
I think you're seeing you my comments so I don't think you ever regarded any comments that thought to what I'm saying but that's okay some other people might see this and say something to me or call me bad names or whatever but all I can do is tell the truth and I don't care what people think about that. And I also tell what I know especially when it comes to my power system or what it's going to take to power my house especially when I know how much power I use per month to month to either year from the whole time I own my house.
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Nice i just bought 1 today for my chicken coop
Good Use for the System - Can you post updates on any issues or tips you might have from that install? Always interested in more information on practical installs - Thanks for Subscribing!
Instructions say always unplug the solar from controller before disconnecting the battery?
probably best practice overall, so you don't have power going into the controller, with no way out of the controller, always follow the manufacture instructions to avoid possible issues, that being said, I really don't follow that practice every time, but there are lots of reasons to be proactive to prevent possible problems that might never happen....... I've been lucky so far with no issues - thanks for subscribing!
Wat is the lighting circuit rating for on output if I have 3 amps of led light am I going to fry that circuit board over time ?
no rating is give for that in the manual, why is this important? its 300 watt controller, so 3 AMP should not hurt it, but the circuit board traces might not be rated for 300 watts, in which they could overheat, and the power rating of the voltage regulator is unknown, but HF provided 12V appliance output terminals, I would personally not have a problem connecting a 3 amp load to that, but if its multiple devices, make sure they are identical in performance, and dont daisy chain them, each one needs to draw power directly from the terminal - the math on this get a little complictaed - using round number, and the rating provided by HF - you are getting 18V at 100 watts from the panels, and you want to pull 12v at 3amp, there really should not be a problem, but at the same time, I would keep an eye on it -thanks for subscribing!
Would the thunderbolt solar charge regulator be needed or does that panel do that also?
the panel takes the place of the thunderbold solar charge regulator, so the no additional charge regulator is needed - thanks for subscribing
".....thats gettin old." Lol, yup. Thanks
Do you need those types of batteries or could you use car batteries? The issue I'm having is that I bought my system for prepping use and I don't want to keep batteries that I can't maintain. For this I'm thinking of either getting a lithium battery generator or using a car battery or multiples.
those batteries are 12v lead acid batteries - the panels and the chargers really can't tell the difference between a 12v car battery and a 12v scooter or lawn tractor battery, so no worries - Thanks for subscribing!
Can you use any 12 v battery 🔋? I found one for $50 at harbor freight.
just about any 12v lead acid battery will work, the one at harbor freight for about $50 is what I use - thanks for subscribing!
Can this charge lithium batteries ?
it can supply the power, but you need a lithium batter charge to charge the lithium batteries - lithium battery charge also balance charge the batteries, no using a balancer will result in some batteries not being fully charge, and other being over charged and potentially ruined - if you want to charge lithium or lipro batteries, purchase an inverter and run an appropriate battery charger off the invert - Thanks for subscribing!
I got two 45 watt kits for fixing a mower..if you hook them paralleled to mono panels it will start charging earlier..between the two kits theres like 75 feet of wire...lol..bell telegraph started with less than this..I'm thinking about shortening the wires to about 12 feet total...I bet they put out twice as much
I think the wires are undersized, but its built to light weight and portable, I'm guessing they saved weight (and cost) by keeping them to a minimum - the panels are a compromise between portability and functionality - I use them for battery charging, I have a bank of lead acid batteries I keep as spares and the panels act as a conditioner - Thanks for subscribing
Would this power a Maxxair fan 12v fan? I'm wanting to mount on on my van. I'd mount the panels on my roof.
how many amps does the 12v fan draw?
Can you use multiple inline panels for low light or cloudy days?
the charge controller is designed for 100 watt system, adding additional panels with out additiona charge controllers could cause a failed charge controller, or get a higher rated charge controller - thanks for subscribing!
So what is purpose of the solar panel input left of the battery and load connections?
Can more panels be connected to it?
There’s no specifications in the manual regarding this input. Great video!
07:14 The green cables you have going from battery to battery, what gauge are those? 2 awg is recommended right? What did you make them from? Looks good, thanks
if using the batteries to provide power, 6 gauge is recommended if you are going any distance, so I always use 6 gauge for pulling power from a battery, those are 12 gauge, charging batteries does not generate enough amps to warrant a heavier gauge, no matter what you use, you should be monitoring the cables for heating, thats a sign a bigger cable is needed - I've rarely seen anything larger that 6 gauge on DC voltage, I made these in this video - ruclips.net/video/Qd0jcJLAbCE/видео.html - Thanks for subscribing!
@@snapwholeharborfreightreviews thanks done and done
I'm just coming across this kit for sale and your video -- There isn't much info on it on the harbor freight website. Do I have to buy a battery separately? I'm seeing a lot of comments on reviews about them being "plug and play" so that makes it sound like everything is included to get going. I'm brand new and confused, sorry! lol
that is why I do the videos, no battery is provided with the kit, you need some type of 12v battery, car battery or similar, such as marine battery, or a AGM battery, and the panels charge the battery, and you can use 12v DC appliances off the system or use an inverter (not included) to convert 12v DC to 120v AC and use household appliances off the inverter - the more batteries you have connected in parallel the longer you can run the appliances, and bigger appliances - a small refrigerator, a small TV etc, I would recommend you test the system before going on the road, like how long can you watch TV etc - thanks for subscribing! - btw, I use this system to charge a small battery bank (6 batteries) that I use to power lights for my garage, inside and outside - thanks for subscribing!
Ok I scrolled down & saw the answer to my question. Next question. It’s use? Sporadically in an emergency let’s say 2hrs per day? For something basic?
Can you please tell me the mix on the toroid? Thanks Ed 73s kj4fgi
Can't figure out what's going on
are you having a problem with your system? or can't understand what I'm doing on the video?
💥💥💥Can you charge a deep cell RV battery on this unit ?💥💥💥💥thanks great video👏👏👏
as long as its 12v, yes you can charge it with this system - I charge them all the time
Not an epileptic friendly video, but good. Thanks!
hope it did not affect you too bad, If I did not have that segment, and you bought it after watching my video, you would be disappointed I didn't warn you the system acted that way - thanks for subscribing!
Not good for ASD either.
So if my HF battery won't charge from the solar panaels, it is because it needs to be charged first. Is that correct? So I need a separate battery charger to start. This is a battery problem right? And if I drain the battery while solar is charging it, it will stop charging right?
I've not tried it with a dead battery - let me check it, my first though it it will charge a dead battery, just not have a display, but I need to test to confirm - thanks for subscribing!
Harbor freight has 14 gauge wire or maybe it's 16 gauge wire and will not handle 30 amps but that may not be a 30 amp charger that might only be a 20 amp or maybe it's a 10 amp and I just don't know it but I'm about to give it a test to see if I burn it out destroy it I also got another charger for them that is a 30 amp looks different they're bigger but the same size though oh no it is a few inches bigger or 2 inches bigger looks a little different looks like one of my other 30 amp chargers that I have on full capacity also looks like one of my 60 amp chargers that I have nearly on full capacity with 58 amps I'm running through it and my 30 amp I'm not quite running through it but I can't use a 14 gauge with it because it's kind of gets it really hot and starts melting the cord for charging the batteries not good and that's only when it's feeding it 25 amps but I think that 30 amp I have actually 29 amps or 28.5 amps to it would be more precisely what I have hooked to it I have a bunch of 100 amp chargers but I don't have the solar panels for it yet but I am ordering I know a lot of words I did make I was actually scammed on and I ain't going to get those because I should have received them already one gave me a fake tracking number which was an attractive number and I can't track it can't even give him a call cuz the phone ain't a phone number cuz I tried to call him and the phone services that phone does not exist so I know it's scammed by that one and I thought that was going to be a one I could really trust cuz I heard that name so many times but maybe it's not a business maybe it's just certain things are called that. I thought maybe someone actually built the business called that too cuz it would have been a really nifty business that would have made all kinds of money even without sales because that could have been a really trusted business if it was true and if it was really in the United States of America instead of getting a Chinese name from China after you make a purchase and they give you a registration saying that you paid for it but never give you anything in return like what you ordered. Wayne these games days our name all the 10 that I ordered from and all the $20 I know of that are scams but to tell you the truth anything that's under $100 that seems like a really good deal on the app store Google store is a scam I know one won't actually sell to you because they say they won't sign your region because they actually want to sell the product for what it's worth and you're just trying to get it out there you like that company and they do give the telephone number and they want you to call them to make an order not ordered over line and any legit company would rather you order it from them over the phone then actually online too cuz they want to make sure you're a real person and they want to make sure it's a real dress and they want to know a little bit about you and see if you could trustworthy or make payments if you can't pay for the whole thing and they wouldn't mind financing you if you're in legit but I won't make payments if I buy something I'm going to pay for the whole thing all at one time cuz that's the person I am I don't need a debt I can't afford a debt they're kind of little I think crooked and that might not be true but that's what it seems like to me.
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Im a gunna just put a 120v male and female ends on my cord so i can run any extension cord i need to get em in the sun
those will work, not sure which is cheaper, but lots of options either way, I get ends for the power cables for $2 for a 2ft cable with a connector on each end, made that way so can cut them and put in your own cable, I have a lot of surplus cable from many spools of cable I've bought for ham radio, cheapest option might be to buy 16 gauge extension cords from HF - depending on what you have on hand, the 110v options might be the best option -thanks for subscribing!
All I know is about those 25 watts solar panels that up to 100 w is I bought them almost a year ago when they were a lot cheaper or at least I would say $50 cheaper or a little more cheaper than that I think they were like $134 when I bought them or $129 I don't remember exactly it was $119 when I bought that set. All I know is that is not that many wattage it's not going to run in my house and I'll have to get so many of those I would have to more than cover my house to cover my water just to run my kitchen stove oven cuz it'll be more silly panels of 25 w then the top of my roofs can actually handle it can hold all the way yes but it could not hold all the solar panels because I don't have enough east to west south or north rooftop to hold all the solar panels I need of just 25 watts solar panels but I did buy one set of four I don't know what to really think about them they do not work in low sunlight like my other 15 watts or 18 watts do they work like a bigger solar panel that stops collecting a solar power after the Sun starts to set with my other 15 watts 18 Watts my blue 60 watts my blue 80 Watts my blue 150 watts was still collect electricity so I don't have very much trust and solar panels that can give 6.8 amps. Or that it doesn't cover the 3600 w that I need to run my kitchen stove oven which is electric and I will never go to gas cuz I don't have gas everything in my house is electric. Bounce about some of the 100 watt solar panels I might not be able to get all the solar panels 100 Watts on top of my roof that I would need I'm not sure but I know I can put them on the ground to enough I need to actually ride my house but then my yard be full of them and hardly any place to walk around or for the kids to play. But I wouldn't mind putting 100 watt solar panels in one row they said how well it does across my property in front of my other solar panel sets that is not quite enough power to run my house that might cover what I need for power because I also have 405 Watts solar panels about four of them that help out on the power still ain't quite enough power but with the 20: 100 Watt solar panels it might be enough but I think I would go with a little bit cheaper solar panels than 134 for a solar panels that are 100 Watts and or when it's on sale for $119 for 100 Watts and opt out to go for a different type of hundred Watts that can combine together to change the voltage on it and something instead of something I can't change it a 12 volt or something else without changing connections which I don't got all those connections to do that with I just buy a Philippines have the connections for something like I think it was $85 through a place a little bit closer to where I live at through tractor supplies if you find the app store with the exact same solar panels with different connections so you can buy them into 12 24 36 or 48 volts which might mean a little bit more to me in the future when I get a real inverter that I can hook up to my electric box and I know those 100 watt solar panels which would be 20 of them and with the solar panels I have would still not be enough to hook up to my electric box but I did find some 240 w solar panel I ordered one of them and probably in the week I probably order another one especially when that when I order that one the other one would actually arrive at my house within a few hours after I order it and I think right now it's on a really good sailor and that's the price of sun I'm pretty sure that's not the actual price of them though but I know I can trust this door because they delivered everything else to me and I'm just getting a little bit bigger and what I'm ordering from them see if they're order this and see if I get that and then order another one and then start ordering it by two and then order more of them as long as they keep getting delivered and once they stop delivering it when I order it I can go right to the store and tell him hey they didn't give me this what's going on when they said they're going to give it to me they didn't deliver it to my house but I'm pretty sure they will deliver to my house they've been doing it all along for most of this year when I got the app when I found out they actually had an app and when I was actually able to access it but I also got the app for other stores that I know that were also get the stuff but which I would actually have to go and pick it up from the store which I more trust picking up from those stores but those would be bigger solar panels not as big as my big solar panels but they will be bigger than 240 Watts less then 405 Watts that I have but it will be complimented through it and then I can hook it up into 12 volts 24 volts 36 volts or 48 volts but not all my solar panels I can do that with I know there's one other solar panel I can hook it up into 24 volts maybe 36 volt but I'm not sure I would have to look at the voltage to find out and I only have two of them thinking of you better off getting the 240 watt solar panels of 20 of them over 20: 100 watt solar panels a little more than double the output and might be enough to run my house but maybe not enough to run it in the winter time but I can always add more solar panels on the way through but I have to also by the inverter and the batteries for the inverters that you need for it I be more better off that way then buying 100 Watts all together but I will buy the blue polar solar panels for the difference of the morning sun for a 3 to 4 hours of charging when the black ones will not and the two to three hours at night charging when the black ones will not but the blue solar panels are more subject for my area than the black ones cuz they work a better on low light and a black ones will not work on low light.
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I'm gonna run 2 Marina batteries maybe 3 .
I use mine hooked up to 4 car batteries, with the batteries connected in parallel - works great, I recommend cleaning the terminala often, and using normal battery terminals to connect from the charge controller to the batteries - thanks for subscribing
What is going on with this video?
I'm going to need a little more information, if you more of a response than 'i'm setting up the solar panels so you know what to expect'
This video gave me a seizure
if you find out who actually manufactured the voltage regulator, you should ask them to change the design, I don't know much about epilepsy, but sounds like you should talk to your epilepsy doctor and see what can be done for that - good luck - thanks for subscribing!
Very disjointed.
can you post a link to one of your videos that I can learn from? thanks for subscribing!