DIY The Cheapest Solar Panel System EVER Cheap Solar Power

Hey Michael,
This has been the best way to learn about solar problems and solutions for me. I will do the upgrade………Having trouble coming up with a name for it any advise?? Thanks for the comment…Rick.

Hey, Rick. This is really cool. Great job! Aside from the power your system generates, I think a project like this is great just for the learning you can get out of it. Looking forward to seeing the upgrade video you mentioned….Michael.

dude sorry to be the one to tell you this but you not really doing anything until you get a real power inverter that produces 110 volts ac , and the deep cycle marine batteries plus to keep them charged continuouly you need 14 of the 15 watt panels . How do i know this hahah Cox im already using my own system and it works powering tv , dvd player etc even on cloudy days .

Thanks I try to do the best I can.

Thank you for sharing this method of DIY self-empowerment!

Can't wait to see it. I'll bet you like that new charge controller a lot better. Those kits are a great starting place but not a lot of growth potential. Yeah those CFL's are great. Almost every bulb in my house is a FL, CFL, or LED. Just that alone knocked about $12.00 a month of the electric bill.

Hey Gator,
I need to do an upgrade video badly.
Since what you have seen I have 2, 6 volt golf cart batteries, An Antrax 30 amp controller & 2 ,20 watt CFL bulbs that are as bright as 80 watt bulbs…It is wayyyy better. Later.. Rick.

Great job,Rick. Nice clean setup. I watched this several times as I was designing my system.
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Thnks so very much for your comment.
I need to do an update soon.

Rick, thank you for showing us your solar system. Your an inspiration. Thanks for sharing and being a leader for a new and safe energy policy.

Let me tell you…..this kit was great because it had the instructions and it is really simple. I didn't have any experience!!!!!!! You can do it to!!!!!!!
Thanks for the comment….Rick.

Great video – was it difficult to get everything working? Like – did you or do you have lots of electrical experience?

It is a Cure song.
I am not sure of the name.

Very cool london1817!

I am currently thinking about adding some solar panels around the house… thanks for the ideas.

ps. what's the name of the song that playing in the back ground?

Are you worried at all that the dryer exhaust will arc the battery and possibly start a fire?

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My message was in response to someone else's post but didn't append as suspected. I was just saying the stored energy isn't the same as the energy being captured by the panels. You can use draw more than 45 watts with your 12v lighting and utilities

I agree 100%.
Thanks for posting this london1817.

Why gumpdy?

I think we should have been doing all this sort of stuff 30 years ago!!!
Groing up we had a solar hot water system in southern California at our house.

Very cool.
More people should be made aware of the simple alternatives such as solar panels for electricity, solar plumbing for heating water and solar light through skylights. I'm seeing more and more of this in Northern California.

Oh thats how the panels work!
I was wondering….were you in Viet Nam?
Ha ha

The solar panel of life absorbs the soul and allows the shoe to mingle with the parrot

You are running your dryer off of this? How much was the inverter and where did you get that?

lol where's my solar powered go kart