Solar panel , for back up !

**Deepwater** · 03-14-2008, 02:33 PM

I was wondering if anyone here can hook up a solar panel for a back up for a tank. what else would we need to get this started. I think it would awesome to have since i get sunlight from morning till 3 pm.

here is a link to a inexpensive panel. http://www.sears.com/shc/s/p_10153_1...s+%26+Boosters
what else do we need ?

Banned · 03-14-2008, 02:57 PM

I thought you were breaking down your tank! :nut

Your buddy Wingo should be able to answer your questions. Let me know if you need his number.

**JF2381** · 03-14-2008, 03:04 PM

solar panels are on my future to do list.

**Deepwater** · 03-14-2008, 03:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Charlie123

I thought you were breaking down your tank! :nut

Your buddy Wingo should be able to answer your questions. Let me know if you need his number.

Even if i was , i wont break down my frag tank . .. Plus , its probably the best thng to do. Shoot if i can run my ac on a solar panel. ide save $600 a summer , but i would probably need a bigger panel

Chong · 03-14-2008, 03:31 PM

With the oils prices on the rise, solar power is something we all have to start considering. I cant remember where i saw it but there is a government grant to help with the cost of setting up solar panels for your home and business.

**Deepwater** · 03-14-2008, 03:34 PM

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Originally Posted by Chong

With the oils prices on the rise, solar power is something we all have to start considering. I cant remember where i saw it but there is a government grant to help with the cost of setting up solar panels for your home and business.

yupper there is , Ive seen a house in rockaway that his roof covered with solar panels. May have cost him a penny or two to do , but no electric bills.

**JF2381** · 03-14-2008, 03:35 PM

yes and you get tax rebate and you can sell the excess energy to the electric company.

xoomercom · 04-04-2008, 04:19 PM

You would need a decent panel size to run anything other than some small powerheads. You'll need solar panels, batteries, control circuit/charger and inverter to get you started. Large (more efficient) panels are very expensive

Search ebay, there is plenty for sale there.

SulfurAcid · 04-04-2008, 08:56 PM

deep, i think that is a great idea to do, but if you really want to run your AC on it, try to do this on the rook of the buildung, so you can fit a large panel. anything running out of a window will struggle to run a powerhead, so buy big, and ask for a hookup to the central air.

INteresting fact, in miami, you can set up a solar panel, and actually sell power to Florida Power and Light. My school is doing this, and they are paying for their central air systems, as well as some crappy koi pond in the front. i know the ac runs off the solar panel, they have this heavy gauge wiring going to it, but i bet the pond isnt. you an distinctly see a power cord go into a mysterious area in the school, ask daffydanny.

anyways, good luck! maybe set up some HQI over the panel XD

Dayve · 05-03-2008, 12:14 PM

We are getting solar panels for our house in Temecula, CA.

By law, when the power goes out either from a natural disaster or from a brown out or black out condition, your power will go out too, even with solar, unless you have battery back up. The batteries are what make solar power VERY expensive, and 95% of the systems here do not have back up. The easy and cheap solution is to get solar, and get a back up generator, seperate of the solar system.

The CA rebate is going down every month or less, if you are thinking about it, do it now. Every month you wait, the price goes up by at least $800 if not way more, depending on the size of your system.

Wingo · 05-08-2008, 06:00 PM

Ronen, the panel is good for charging a battery so it means you need a recahrgable battery and probably a control logic to shut off the charging when the battery is full. How long and how many equipment you can drive becomes a function of the battery's capacity provided that you don't hae stormy days whole month. To usu eit independent of a rechargable battery is not practical.

xoomercom · 05-09-2008, 09:10 AM

^^^ read post #8

**Deepwater** · 05-09-2008, 10:23 AM

I think ill stick to my inverter and battery , , this is too much work for living in an apt building