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Thanks! You too!

Agreed! These units are priced right and when compared to the bigger names I don't think they can be beat!

Thanks

Thank you! Cheers!

Thanks!

Happy 4Th. Hope it's cool up there.

Thanks and Happy 4th! 87F now 😁

Thanks! and yes! Enjoy life!

I've been told that but the funny thing is I use it normally when fly fishing and fishing for salmon etc...it's just spin casting I've become accustomed to this way

Thank you! and YES! Again THANK YOU! I didn't know what the issue was but after some playing I found 40k to be much smoothers. You rock!

Thank you for appreciating the little things in life! Perhaps if you ever make it over to this side of the pond I'll see if I can't get Rick and Tim over at @TwoBrothersOutDoors to take you out or if you make it all this way we can!

@@TheOldJarhead Absolutely! I would really like and plan to visit the Western USA in 1-2 years. I would love to visit you haha

If you make it let me know! I may have to learn some Italian 😉

@@TheOldJarhead At the moment I'm becoming a teacher at school (I'm under-30), I promise you that as soon as I manage to come on holiday to the beautiful American forests I'll bring you one of the best bottles of wine as a gift.

Thanks! I look forward to it!

Thanks! I watched a video yesterday and got my cast out over 40 feet! Once I saw it explained I realized I wasn't stopping soon enough on my upstroke and not laying the rod down correctly on the down stroke. Once I saw that and tried it, I was amazed I could pick up the line right out of the water and toss the fly someone else! Now I'm itching to get back to the water!

Good morning, I'm in Washington State and yes, we fight forest fires every year and are going into fire season now.

I'm VA, didn't comment earlier to wake you up.

@@daveslater No worries! I ambup around 430 am daily 😉

@@daveslater Where about? I've done some work in Richmond and Norfolk

@@TheOldJarhead NC/VA line. Straight down 95/85 out of Richmond.

That's awesome to hear! Fishing can be such a rewarding and peaceful activity.

Work hard, play harder!

No idea, looks like maybe a forklift operator did it but the inverter is working fine several months later now.

Agreed!

Yup, terrible experience, and they must know there us a problem. My Ryobi? Still working fine.

no but I wonder what possed you to say that?

@TheOldJarhead I wonder what possessed you to exploit her backside for views. Funny considering nobody's seen it.

LOL I didn't. It's just where the camera was and if you watch the full length video you'll see she worked hard! I know it's easy on the tube today to assume something from a short that you wouldn't see in the long form but hey, appreciate your watching.

Thanks and welcome

You can run the in verter off a 20AH battery. It's just a matter of how long and how many amps it will draw. Usually a 3000 watt inverter isn't pushed too long so unless you are running it at or near max for long periods you don't need much power.

@@TheOldJarhead but can I stack 6 batteries together? I’ve seen videos says no more than 4 but that isn’t really enough

Depends on the batteries. 2.2v FLA's can be run 24 in series whereas LiFePo4's are usually just 4. How much power do you need?

@@TheOldJarhead looking to take my garage off grid to start with which includes fridge/freezer and deep freezer. Along with lights garage door motor and 5 120 plug ins. Wanting to make sure power runs without interruption. I do live in Montana

OK first step is to figure what each component uses in wattage. A fridge, for example, can run around 150w (mine at the cabin can draw over 750 but usually runs right around 150) and since it runs 24x7x365 just to run the fridge with autonomy (which means multiple days without any sun) you'd need a total of 10,800wh to run 3 days without sun (I usually plan for 3 to 5 days). That's a total of 900AH of 12v batteries (9 LiFePo4's @ 12v). Now, to be fair, I run 8640wh (360AH @24v) and don't use more than 30% of that typically so you have to take the rough calculations and then do some figuring like this: The sun provides at least float power for several hours in the day so with enough solar to charge the batteries during the day AND power the cabin I don't really need all that unless the sun won't provide any charge at all. Assuming the freezer runs around the same and you won't use a ton more power on the plug ins or the garage door, you can probably get away with less. Say, maybe just the 10800wh to start out. That's still a load of power but it's doable. I'd go with 48v LiFePo4 batteries of which two 100AH batteries would give you over 10,000wh -- then of course you'd need half that in solar panels (5kw) assuming a minimum of 2hrs of full sun in the winter. And of course, a 48v inverter charger and a good generator with a 2 wire start.

I'm out in the woods, but hot cables mean high amps over long periods. I'd guess your drawing more amps than you think.

If you inverter is drawing 90 amps off the batteries to provide that kind of power to the AC unit you likely have too small a conductor. You should probably be running 4/0 cables for that much power.

MorningStar? The PWM controllers work as long as you keep the voltage in the correct range for the battery bank. Then they are more efficient than MPPT is most cases

It's all about finding the right power source for your electronics!

It's like trying to run a marathon with a pair of flip flops - you need the right gear for the job! Sizing your system properly is key to getting the most out of your solar setup.

Thanks brother! Semper Fi!

True. I was thinking that later, as I realized not everyone watched earlier videos where I discussed that! I'll have to remember to do that in future vids. Thanks!

A PWM, Pulse Width Modulation controller must have an array that matches the voltage of the battery bank and is less efficient than an MPPT controller. It utilizes pulses to the batteries, of the power produced by the panels in order to control charging. They are cheaper than MPPT controllers but less efficient. There are some uses however generally for an off grid cabin build MPPT is a better option where efficiency matters and cable runs might be longer than desired. An MPPT controller (Maximum Power Point Tracking) can utilize voltages that are much higher than the battery bank thereby allowing lower amperages and thinner wires/conductors to get from the panels to the controllers. They track the voltage and amperage along the VI curve in order to provide the maximum power they can to the batteries despite production conditions (hazy sky, bad solar angles etc)....in a nutshell. So with an MPPT controller you can charge a 24v battery bank with a 100v solar array :D

Correct and great points.

Renogy 100w panels are ~42" × 21" vs Solarever 410w panels @ ~68" × 45" So twice as wide and 1.5x taller for 4x the power and that's just the first I saw. Now, yes if 100w panels are in a series parallel config the 4ea needed to get close to this panel would be pretty huge.

So, since I'm a geek ;) -- those panels take up 172 square feet and deliver 2400 watts. A set of BIPro 550 Bi Facial panels delivers 2750w in 139 sqft of space. Again, just being a geek but I don't see yet, a convincing reason to go with 100w panels. I'd rather get 5 panels vs 10 and use less space and get more power. But I realize that doesn't work for everyone :D

@@TheOldJarhead I wasn't in a place where I could look up the specs for the 100 watt panels my friend has ordered - but now I have. Each 100 watt panel is 5.74 square feet. 24 of them add up to a bit under 138 square feet. The bifacial panels you mention are virtually the same area, but make 350 more watts. That's not a trivial difference, but not as large a difference as the 100 watt panels you were assuming. But what is a big difference, is that the semi-flexible panels are very light. About 4 pounds each. 24 of them weigh 96 pounds. A single unit of the BiPro 550 weighs 70 pounds. The BiPro panels are the clear winner in price per watt, and installing 5 big panels is a lot less mounting and wiring than installing 24 little panels - but my friend is pretty sure the tin roof he wants to put the panels on is not strong enough to carry the heavier panels. He's also, for bugetary reasons, starting small and adding panels incremenatlly. He will be putting 6 panels in series. That just about maxes out the input rating of his MPPT controller. His plan is to add 6 more panels at a time as he can. BTW - per your advice, he picked his battery first. I encouraged him to build a 48 volt system, and he's getting a 5.1 kWH rackmount battery as his initial configuration. I helped him find an MPPT charge controller that can handle (with a little margin) up to the 2400 watts of solar he eventually plans to have. His inverter is a hybrid that most of the time will be grid interactive and offset some fraction of his utility power, but can also operate off-grid if there is a power outage, to keep the fridge cold and some lights on. Bottom line - the weight is the dominant factor in his special case - but for most people the big panels would be the better deal by far.

Now that's a great point! Weight on the roof does indeed trump other possibilities and those 100w panels do sound small. Sounds like he's getting good advice!

OK I replied and then realized this was about the 100w solar panels on a power station not capable of receiving. In that case, are you saying you run these kinds of panels in series, 100 plus feet away and then run an mppt controller back at the RV to change the incoming voltage to the correct charging ramp? (a buck boost is different than an MPPT -- while both are DC to DC an MPPT controller takes in variable voltages and amperages and adjusts according to a charging ramp built into the system vs a buck boost which generally is just one DC voltage to another (usually a smaller, say 12v, to a larger, say 24v).

@@TheOldJarhead I re-read my post and I also left out the part of the buck-boost. I had set up the panels where each would get sun, the MPPT controller could handle 90 volts and I used the buck-boost (cheap eBay board from China) . Good old Ohm's Law.

Not sure I understand where you are using the buck?

First, thank you for the kind words! Second, Victron seems to make good stuff though I've not used them I've only heard good things. Now, I'm not sure of the average draw off the Bodega but I have to believe it's close to my Smittybilt 75l fridge/freezer and the coffee pot I'm guessing won't be used for a long time? Still, the coffee pot is the worry over the fridge as they can often use a lot of power. A 1000 watt coffee pot will drain 100AH of 24v battery in 2.5hrs whereas the Fridge might take a week to do that. So I guess I'd ask: why not get a percolator? Or camp style drip coffee pot? Use the LPG instead of electric? It's just those coffee pots can be hogs. Maybe yours doesn't use that much power?

@@TheOldJarhead Great advice, battery power is not good for heating things up. lol

True! That's really the crux isn't it? I use LPG and wood at the cabin for that ;)

Thanks, and yes! Even pushed this one pretty hard this weekend, drawing 45amps continuously to run a compressor, and it did great!

I run a 45amp Cc fed by 615 watts of solar that's sending 11.27a at it, but it's sending 35 to the batteries at peak. Then I have an 80amp Outback Cc that I'm sending about 51amps at peak 😀

Do you know the amperage of the panel? VoC voltage? Typically, you place the 1st breaker between the solar panel or array and the charge controller. This should be higher than expected amperage. so an 11amp panel could get away with a 15amp breaker. Then, there is a breaker between the charge controller and the battery bank (usually in the main disconnect box) and finally one between the battery and inverter. Same rules apply for breaker size. Look at midnight solar for options

@@TheOldJarhead 4 panels, 23.6 VoC, 6.8 A per panel. 100 A MPPT, 2x100 Ah LiFePO4 and a 5KW PSW Inverter. Most of what I run is 12V, but I want to be prepared to run something big if I need to. I have 2 other smaller setups without breakers and they do fine, one is 750W Inverter and the other with 1500W, both have 200W Solar input with PWM Control. The one I'm building now will have 400W input with a bigger, better Controller and a Pure Sine Wave inverter that wasn't cheap, so I'd feel safer if it was better protected. I just want to make sure the right stuff gets put in the right place.

@@neolithicnobody8184 Make sure to get DC rated breakers. I use Midnite Solar as Mr. Jarhead recommends.

I ran a 250a main disconnect (which admittedly is a bit big for what I'm doing but I started at 12v and went to 24v so it was sized for my 12v bank originally). If you have 100a batteries, 2 of them in parallel than you could use a 250a breaker as the main. The solar panels are based on amperages -- so a 7amp string would need at least a 10a breaker (assuming you ran the panels in series) the rule of thumb is to size breakers by multiplying the amperage by 1.25 so 6.8 * 1.25 = 8.5a and as such you could run a 10a breaker.

@@TheOldJarhead 250 might not be too much for a 24v system. If you look at the surge of the inverter versus the low voltage disconnect of the inverter, it could be that high or higher. Say a 3000 watt inverter that surges to 6000 watts and a 23 volt battery bank and that's 260 amps. Now that is highly unlikely to happen in real life, but theoretically possible.

Git er done!

@@TheOldJarhead Left the S.West a few years ago. Up in North Rocky Mountains, Thx 4 the Reviews, gonna roll my own And save 💯👍😎

Right on!

You bet!

Then a battery, solar panel, charge controller, and some breakers and/or fuses, I'd think. I'll be doing that in the future.

Yeah, I'm thinking I'll just stick with a 12v system, close to what I'm powering my electric fence with at the orchard.

@@andysmith8544 Basically its all the same minus the inverter

Hey thanks!

Wow! First, thank you! Second, you are an inspiration! I will do what I do if I have to crawl to my sawmill and ride it! My son is one of the few that can do this and my daughter and step kids but few do but there is hope!

You bet!

I can get for you when I get back home. Also I think I posted on tractorbynet.com

Sorry! I was out of the area and just realized I'd not gotten back to you. Did you find the part number? If not I'll get looking for it.

Morning and thanks! And yes that battery is small! I'm about to go fishing with it powering my canoe 😉

@@TheOldJarhead nice let me know how it dose

Worked awesome and then some!

@@TheOldJarhead that great to hear I may look it to one for my set up

I didn't film it but it ran the canoe around like a champ and then we used it to air up the jeeps tires (which I did film) and only drained it to 13.2v after all that!

Hey great to hear from you Earl! Hope all is well!

Thank you, my friend, for your service to this country. I am sad to see the way its being run into the ground...

@@timothyallbritton1961 Thank you and Amen!

lol right! I need to finish that wall!

2147 Light Armourved Vehicle Repairman (which in those days meant 'Scout with a toolbox' 🤣

@@TheOldJarhead What do you do with the mill when you leave. Do you have shelter or a cover? Bought a WM hyd mill and no time to build a shelter yet, still got a couple months on lead time, but time is in short supply. The stream is growing on me. Semper Fi. I had it good 6620, avionics.

1st Semper Fi brother! Glad you found me. As for the mill, it's been in the weather since it began life in 2015 😉 Just has the engine cover and debarker cover as well as upper rails covered. That's it.

Ouch, sorry to hear about the accident! And thT style of log cabins are awesome but too much for me now!

@@TheOldJarhead she grizzly wanted to dovetail but I think that's more work with the cutting and the notion of The notches but my cousin up in Maine said he'd give me a hand. And thank you . The hardest thing was when the orthopedic surgeon turn around and told me that I would never be an ironworker again that was the hardest thing to take

Understood! It's hard to accept that I can't do all that I want to do! But we make due

Cool! I'm going to be using mine today since it still works great after much abuse! Cheers!

Truth! Funny, I've been planning that but I just haven't had a big enough log to do it on! It's almost like quarter sawing because you have to have a log that in this case would be about 21-22" in diameter to do it (7 1/2" off the top, sides and bottom and a 6x6 out of the center) and you'd get quarter sawn lumber out of the 4 'corners'...I just need to bring down a bigger log I can do it out of! :D