Combat Grid Failure - Sun Tracking Solar Panel System- ECO-Worthy Sun Tractor
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I like how the central dude treats the people helping with great respect and consideration. No yelling or screaming.
Thank you, I guess. Not sure what you mean.
I just wanna say thank you so very much for making this video and doing it step-by-step. I purchased one of these and it’s on its way to my home, and I am a single woman by myself and I was really scared to when I got here as much money as I have spent on it, that I would have to put it together and with as many reviews as I have read, they all say that the directions are horrible. But because you’ve made this video step-by-step, I think I can do it. Thank you so much again I completely appreciate this video. Thank you thank you and thank you. Be blessed.
Great work, I have now also bought the system. greetings from germany.
This was a really great video. Thanks so much. You really have done a fantastic job here and you must be very proud of your accomplishments. I am not a solar specialist but I am an electrician with 44 years experience and you are spot on regarding safety with DC power. I am assuming you are not an electrician but you have worked through all the issues that you came up against in a methodical way. You have a new subscriber.
I liked the idea of these, but back when I looked up the costs of similar units it just made way more sense to get a bunch more panels with the money instead.
Still super cool though.
There is a lot more to it than people think about. Trackers for the win
Definitely for the coolness factor. But panels are cheap enough nowadays that for the same money you can probably just double the number or panels you have vs put them on trackers.
That way you aren't seeing a 40% increase in production but a 100% increase. There's also much less to go wrong when they're on a fixed mount.
See my newest video
yeah it way to much work and money for the amount of power ,,i have just made ground mounts with the big 500w bifacial panels ,and some older panels south southeast
DeadB33F - Four solar panels on one of these will way out perform 4 solar panels on a fixed ground mount by almost double. You can put 4 full sized 400watt solar panels on one of these and have it point directly at the sun and track the sun every morning at sunrise through evening at sunset and do it every day for years. On a fixed roof or ground mount (even with no trees blocking the sun) you lose 2 to 3 hours of production (every day) as fixed South mounted panels don't start producing until over 1 hour after sunrise and they shut off over 1 hour before sunset but the tracker follows the sun until dark and it tracks up and down by seasons also. And this tracker only costs about $500. I would run a fixed ground mount with some panels and put 4 panels on one of these trackers over on the side, best of both worlds IMO.
Bro, has all the gadgets in the world. Gadget man lol
Got well into the video before I noticed you had a new channel. Sneaky!
I believe I'm going to give at least one of those a try. 3 of them and a couple of server rack batteries would give me all the juice I need at the farm for the near future.
I think the solar stuff will do better on a dedicated solar channel. I am going to do a big panel upgrade asap. The trackers are doing great, but I need bigger panels.
@@SOUTHERNSOLARAcademy-nx5mk I think a few of us would like to know the max sized panels you can use on these trackers. I couldn't find a good answer in the documentation.
The way I understand it, If it will bolt down it is good. The sizes are 118" x 118".
I don't know what part of the south you live in, but in Florida this will get blown away.
It would not. My panels have gone through two 60 mph storms and one 80 mph storm. People all around us lost buildings, but my solar tracker is still there. It turns flat when the wind picks up slicing through the air. I get your comment a lot on our other channel.
We had hurricanes Michael in 2018, 145 mph winds.
@@t.d.harris1311 - If anything, the panels would rip off the mounts before the stand was damaged (and it would have nothing to do with the stand). I'm guessing he's in Georgia or somewhere similar, and they probably never get winds that high anyway. We had 100+ mile an hour winds last winter in the Pacific Cyclone and it was pretty scary.
Subscribed when I saw the Hercules power tools. They perform just as well or better than the red or yellow tools for a great price
You may want to check the wire nuts for your DC connections. If they are loose at all they will arc. They will loosen up over time with changes in temperatures. Maybe a different conector. You do not want a fire.
Seems like every RUclipsr streaming from south of the Mason-Dixon casually state volts, amps and watts interchangeably as if there is no difference between each of these basic electrical terms regardless of series or parallel panel connections.
Pro tip: It's not the volts that stop your heart--- it's the amps. Go grab a electric fence wire that has 8000 volts but only 120 milliamps (120 thousandths of 1 amp) and report back--- because you will still be alive to report back.
How has your footings held up? I like this method vs concrete.
very interesting, i had to watch it all !! i think you got watts/amps mixed up at the end, yer' not gonna be pulling 400/600 amps on 1200w of panels...... very cool gizmo !!!!
I stay mixed up. It makes life great. LOL! Go by what I mean, and not what I say. LOL! Gizmo is the Dog!
I think you need to be a Harbor Freight affiliate!
I would but they don't have an affiliate program.😁
I am getting ready to buy two of these like you cuz my back yard is small no room for a big, stationary rack. Can you please let me know how far the bases are apart. Thanks
Are you still finding this to be a optimal functioning? Any issues? Fixes? Tips?
Great video. How the hell did you get the clamps to work for the panels to the rails? I can't get it to hold with any significant amount of pressure.
I see you have two 12v 7ah batteries. What are the battery requirements for powering the tracker?
Oh my goodness, you did not show on this video how you fished the wires through your electrical PVC underground. That’s a really important part and the wiring that you did in the box. All of a sudden it just magically all appeared. I’m like halfway a little past halfway through this video I’m hoping that on the other one you show what you did.
When worrying about “stopping your heart” you should focus on amps. 10 amps at 24v is much more dangerous than 0.5 amps at 120v.
You are just misinformed. Your body doesn't have enough continuity for 24 volts to matter. DC voltage becomes very dangerous at about 52 volts.
Do the instructions state whether the installation is for the northern hemisphere? That's the only detail I can think of why they are seemingly backwards (if they were for the southern hemisphere).
They are for the northern hemisphere. It was just a mistake in the directions. I ordered another new one and the directions were updated and everything came pre-wired.
I wanna know if I can fit 2.5KW worth of panels on a single mount. It looks cool though!!!
How far apart are your trackers?
How deep would you go in a yard surrounded by buildings and trees and not very much wind?
4 feet minimum . It is in the ground that deep not for the normal days but for the bad days.
Twist nuts on DC cables?
What is the largest size panels can you put on them?
There is only so much space. You would have to measure and do the math.
What gauge or thickness was the metal plate you made? Did you purchase it precut or did you do that yourself?
It is all in the video.
Question, what is the dimension's of the steel round pipe
I don't know. It was water well casing. It was some heavy stuff.
can I use with 555W panel that 1.2x2.3 m.
Sure, but I don't know how many
@@SOUTHERNSOLARAcademy-nx5mk ok thanks
What the heck was the Fast 2K stuff?
Best way to put posts in the ground.
The wind/voltage setting is something no one seems to know. I've found that for every .01v = 0.56mph. Therefore 35 x .56 = 19.6mph is the default setting. This information isn't posted anywhere. I also see that your actuator is on the west side. The assembly video and the manual show them both on the east side and that was confirmed to me by E-W a couple days ago. Is there more than one correct configuration? I was originally told they both went on the west side by E-W, but a couple days later recanted and said the assembly video and the manual showing them on the east side is correct. I questioned this in the forum online due to my unit being miswired and a drawing was shown with the incorrect information.
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Geez. You're really milking the same footage into multiple vids. Doesn't RUclips care?