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opinion:frater_secessus:beginner_mistakes [2024/03/13 11:43] frater_secessus [Fantasy] worriers |
opinion:frater_secessus:beginner_mistakes [2024/06/30 11:28] frater_secessus [mounting or deploying panels where they will be shaded] |
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* "All I need is something to charge my phone, laptop, run my light and two small fans" (and an electric kettle) | * "All I need is something to charge my phone, laptop, run my light and two small fans" (and an electric kettle) | ||
* "I don't use any of my appliances for long" (except "my small hot plate for about 2-3 hours" | * "I don't use any of my appliances for long" (except "my small hot plate for about 2-3 hours" | ||
+ | * "What are the **most basic features** that are required to travel/live in a van in the US? I'm thinking something like a bed, **an airfryer**, and some food/ gear storage." | ||
[[rv: | [[rv: | ||
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* [[https:// | * [[https:// | ||
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===== Solar ===== | ===== Solar ===== | ||
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* 33%-50% of rated power in **bright overcast** | * 33%-50% of rated power in **bright overcast** | ||
* 70%-90% of rated power under **full sun** | * 70%-90% of rated power under **full sun** | ||
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+ | ==== mounting or deploying panels where they will be shaded ==== | ||
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+ | It is soul-destroying to watch someone spend money and expend effort to mount solar, then put the panels where they will be [[electrical: | ||
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+ | Rule of thumb: | ||
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+ | ==== mounting or deploying tilted panels facing the wrong direct | ||
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+ | Rules of thumb: | ||
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+ | * if panels are tilted and won't be repositioned they should face south in the northern hemisphere, and north in the southern hemisphere. | ||
+ | * if they *will* be repositioned then you have to keep up with the moves or harvest can be worse than just facing south. | ||
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==== Mismatched panels ==== | ==== Mismatched panels ==== | ||
- | Mismatched panels (different voltage or current [[electrical: | + | Mismatched panels (different voltage or current [[electrical: |
* running // | * running // | ||
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- | Real world example: | + | Actual examples: |
>> I bought a Ecoflow Delta to... to fire up a Chinese diesel heater... However, the heater draws too much juice from the 12v car port to run. | >> I bought a Ecoflow Delta to... to fire up a Chinese diesel heater... However, the heater draws too much juice from the 12v car port to run. | ||
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>> I recently got a portable kettle that’s collapsable, | >> I recently got a portable kettle that’s collapsable, | ||
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+ | >> I have [a Renogy DCC50S with a 25v input limit], 6x 100w panels, currently wired as 3x 2 panel **series** in parallel, [and destroyed the controller]. | ||
===== Advice ===== | ===== Advice ===== | ||
Good advice can save time, money, and heartbreak. But getting good advice is not simple or even natural. We have to slow down and force ourselves to think about the issues, our questions, the existing body of knowledge, the answers we receive. | Good advice can save time, money, and heartbreak. But getting good advice is not simple or even natural. We have to slow down and force ourselves to think about the issues, our questions, the existing body of knowledge, the answers we receive. | ||
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==== thrashing ==== | ==== thrashing ==== | ||
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Slow down. //Listen// to what people are telling you. Think about what you want to accomplish. | Slow down. //Listen// to what people are telling you. Think about what you want to accomplish. | ||
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==== Failure to ask good questions ==== | ==== Failure to ask good questions ==== | ||
- | The first step in getting good advice is to **ask good questions**. | + | The first step in getting good advice is to **ask good questions**. |
* get a handle on what it is you [[https:// | * get a handle on what it is you [[https:// | ||
* [[opinion: | * [[opinion: |