With this project done, all the solar panel frames are complete now.The last post, I went in a bit more on my set up, and here, I did the same thing, just 2 feet higher up. I sure wish I had already bought the ladder we were talking about buying. The three new frames allow […]
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Completing 1 of 3 adjustable solar panel frames is what is on tap for today. Now that the poles are set and the crossbars are up, I can continue with this build. I managed to get off work in time to get a little work done before dark.So, I’m working on finishing up the cross
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Time to start expanding the solar panel frames for more panels.With the 12 more panels ordered and arriving soon, We need a place to mount them when they get here.And since the holes are dug and poles secure, it’s time to start working on the frames. First up is attaching the 4 ft cross beams
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Preparing for more solar panels is on today’s agenda!The last solar upgrade and the clearing of trees wasn’t good enough. I was still having power woes. So, after much research and reading, I finally broke down and found a spreadsheet (then tweaked it) to help calculate exactly what I needed.I had to figure out the
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Trees! So many trees have to come down. But we need to reach the sky! Panels need sun, and Starlink needs space. So, we spend the day working on the property trying to clear up both northern and southern skylines, since they needed opposite directions As usual, it took longer than expected, but it was
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Finally got the LiFePO4 battery upgrade to the solar system.This is a huge upgrade to our storage capacity! Before, we had 5 – 100 Amp hour 12 volt batteries. Wired in parallel, giving us 500 amp hours at 12 volts.However, because they were lead acid batteries, they shouldn’t be taken down below 50%, so we
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The electrical project is finally completed! All the wiring is done, at least till we decide what we’re going to do on that south wall.We have the pulley light above the kitchen table, 2 pendant lights next to the bed and a ceiling fan over the bed that are all ran by remote control.We also
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While the electrical project has been going well, I decided to do a few chores that needed to be done.I picked up the tin roofing that the wind has been blowing around.I filled some holes in the tin roofing on the shed and the wood shed. And of course, I did more electrical work.I had
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I finally got the lights installed!Pendant lights on each side of the bed, and a nice adjustable height lamp over the table. I’ve set myself up well to finish this project up and complete wiring the cabin before the end of 2022, which was one of our goals back at the beginning of the year.
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Took a week off work to try to get the electric finished off before the end of 2022.I got the lightswitch installed, the holes dilled for the wiring and a remote installed on the pendant light installed previously.This project is coming along nicely.
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