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wow..cool gary. You got your place sold that is huge. Now the adventure begins...learning through doing..congrats on making your dream real. Woodshed..ha... I just got something up this year as well. The reality is that I think when i piled the wood in pile (to shed water) and put a tarp with tires holding it down it seemed to have worked better keeping wood dry then my new skidable redneck/repurposed tin roof shed. maybe i'm wrong though sometimes its tough to look back when you need to keep your eyes on the horizon...bt winter is a good time for that kind of reflection. My best to you gary...woot.
nonot this yearit is a dream for one daygot sumpm simple?
Reading the thread and thinking that maybe what we need is a section in the forum for "Solar" for newbies/noobs...This is what you need~ solar panels (this size and from this company)............
I agree with Don (sorry for the hijack) but perhaps we could have a section where people describe their systems and what they use them for? Maybe that might help but as Don says there is really no majic bullet here. Best bet is to start with you electrical needs (how much, how often, how long etc) and use the PV spreadsheet to start to see what you might need.
I sometime size solar systems at work for projects arround the world, its easy to get lost with % here and % there, an amp here and amp there.When i was starting out I'd try and size a system do all the calcs, there are many ways to do the calcs...all slightly diferentI'd then get either a company to quote or simply check sizes against an available kit.....ie from a supplier who has already sized panel-controller and batteries..to insure I was in the right ball park.Even from the suppliers they'd provide a diferent calc, but often the end result was the same even though he'd used diferent fudge factors...ie http://www.altestore.com/store/Packaged-Systems/Off-Grid-Cabin-Systems-Solar-Packages/c466/Dont get too carried away with the tech
Interesting find on the genny, I'll want to know how it turns out.
I built a small shelf type deal at the top of my walls and stuck them on the top to hide them from sight and they shine up the ceiling. Have them under cabinets, and will have them run along my porch ceilings when I get that far