Im trying to budget next month.... should i get a windmill or a few more panels?

im already getting a regulator lol...

i think maybe a windmill...then you can see how much power you get out of what you have thus far?

then you can decide whether or not you wanna get more panels off the bat or old off a little more?

... yea im thinking a little 500watt on a 30 foot pole should do ok.... that and buying it comes with a controller and all that so it shouldnt be to hard to put into the system...

wish the new vawts were cheaper...

S/B - I'm really interested in your project. Please keep us posted of your progress and success. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/wink.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/thumbup.gif" alt="" />

its messy... while i work on the next location for the battery bank and work on upgrading my first kit with all the extras i want.... so yea this is kinda in the test configuration....




and this is the panels so far , the dark ones are 60watts around 2.3 amps total , the silver 100watts at 2.5 amps

Thanks for the pic! <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/thumbup.gif" alt="" /> You have a nice set-up going on there - man, 100 watt panels! <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/bowdown.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" /> So far, I have ten 15 watt panels but have not used them yet. I have a couple of deep-cycle marine batteries, but need to get more. I really believe in solar power, but it IS expensive getting started! <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/crazy.gif" alt="" /> That's why I take little steps - one at a time. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/wink.gif" alt="" />

this will be my theme song when i get my Trucking Commercial licence.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-82RwFZA0Ck

<img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />

bushman your avatar has exceeded it's band with from photobucket

This is better:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w9lmCpIzhFo

Classic Rowan Atkinson before he came up with Mr Bean.

wait i messed that up ... those two on the side are 50watts each at 2.5 amps... a total of 100watts at around 5 amps...

yea im taking small steps but i enjoy it , and its come down in price a whole lot....

i figure once i get some more pannels , and a turbine or two up... i should be doing ok for some more power savings.... right now im testing and getting it right... so i dont have to later... its starting to look like i might be pretty good by this time next year if i keep this up...

im also going to have to buy a whole lotta wire soon and redo that and see about upgrading some other stuff.... while i collect parts to build my solar hot water system and vawt turbine....

thats cool you got some pannels ... haha hook em up get em runnin....

im also hoping in a year i can buy a small grid tie inverter and start selling back any spare power.... that would be sweet

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAA Rowan is so young in that vid! <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />

yea by about 281% <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/laugh.gif" alt="" />