Off Grid Renewable Energy Solar Wind Setup Part2


We have 2 Evergreen Solar panels 180 watts each, Tristar 60Amp Controller, 2, 400 watt Air-x wind generators, about 8 marine deep cycle batteries from walmart now. A 250A DC breakerbox from Midnight Solar, Xantrex DR-2412 2400Watt Inverter, and a Reliance transfer switch. So far the system has cost about $6000 with everything overbuilt to be upgradeable with more solar panels as soon as we get some more funding! More videos soon lots has changed since winter has set in.

25 Responses to “Off Grid Renewable Energy Solar Wind Setup Part2”

  1. irocx29 says:

    Nice 180 Watts solar panels. Nice ty for video.see ya . 180/s

  2. nomoreremakes says:

    Vent them to the outside.

  3. shartne says:

    Is the hydrogen gas a concern I am thinking about buying some of these deep cycle marine batteries at walmart but I want to put this in my house and I was not going to be able to vent them will it blow up my house?

  4. MrWeedluv says:

    how much would you estimate you have spent .. great way of getting power i agree 100%

  5. ABOSOLUTEKNOWLEDGE says:

    great videos dude

    wonder when u step it up a noch
    to actually get a check from the utility company

    maybe that would shut up crybaby rcebooks and his crybaby hil billy bunch

  6. Lanny615 says:

    Nice little solar system there. Mine is a little smaller than yours and im very pleased with it so far. I have upgraded a bit since my video, so please take a look at it. I do get a lot of encouragement when i see vids like yours. Greetings from sunny Jamaica.

  7. OBXSOLWIND says:

    What a shame dont leave North Dakota for sun. Ever heard the saying its a small world ? You could end up moving next to that PRICK. Great job every bit helps. The power companies are sending compact fluorescent bulbs to there customers. The PRICK will be sitting in the dark while you and I will have lights,fridge,tvand satalite. Good job keep it up. CHEERS WINDY NC

  8. Viking9280 says:

    Shoner keep up the good work take no notice of the PRICK from RCEbooks

  9. mrbuki77 says:

    Yeah , they will pay for collateral damages. Never the actual item that that caused it. In this case it would not be the entire system, but the specific item. Such as a wire between items. Or a meter and such. Whats really funny is that the ins. co. would pay to replace all of the other solar items that were damaged by the fire. If you look at your policy, you under exclusions of coverage. You won’t find any solar being excluded from coverage. It’s not me telling you its covered.

  10. RCEbooks says:

    Here’s your “Positive constructive advice”: Get the FUCK outta North Dakota where you can’t go out half the year and the women are shaped like pears! DUH!!!

  11. RCEbooks says:

    Let’s put it another way: Do you think it’s particularly intelligent to build a solar system in a region where 1) it gets to -40 at night with windchill, 2) from Oct. to May, you can expect snow, 3) Sunlight is reduced by 60% during this period, 4) It’s always windy? I tell my readers NOT to get crazy with this shit, or you turn into a crazy internet shut-in like “Boner” here! I think that’s pretty clear. Oh, and RFID doors: There is no crime there cause there’s no people up there! “You betcha!”

  12. RCEbooks says:

    Yeah, that’s nice. I watch out for my own Solar Ebook buyers to make sure they don’t get into trouble with this stuff. As I have sold close to 1600 copies of the thing and never expected to sell any! As to your claim about insurance paying out: You expect me to believe that IF any of this caused a fire and it is traced to his experimental gadgetry: an insurer is gonna pay out? In this economy??? HELLO??? Are all the components UL listed? Did an electrician check off on it for him?

  13. mrbuki77 says:

    If you are truly worried about his wiring, then since you are the electrician, why don’t you leave some positive constructive advice for shonerboner. I have taken all the advice from my next door neighbor- who is a master electrician for 15 yrs. And I am bringing my system up to code. Not that there is much code for running 12v wiring and systems in your home.

  14. mrbuki77 says:

    Let me ask you. Are you a licensed insurance agent or adjuster? Well, I am a licensed adjuster here in FL. And I do business with multiple ins. companies. And they will cover the fire, As a electrical fire is a covered loss. I think the area you are thinking about is home owner(HO) stupidity. The insurance policy will also cover home owner stupidity. As I had a file where the HO stripped his wood floors with kerosene, b/c it was faster. He forgot to turn off the pilot light, and up went his home

  15. RCEbooks says:

    It will take the entire rating of the appliance to start it, then it will use 9.5 amps maybe. You missed to most important issue in all of this: The guy is not a licensed electrician and if there’s a fire caused by that, his insurance won’t pay out!

  16. RCEbooks says:

    @mrbuki77 I know ENOUGH not to use Chinese batteries from Walmart, how’s that genius?

  17. RCEbooks says:

    @mrbuki77 Yeah, I’m waiting for a wind storm to wash my grundies. There’s a plan! This boy is NEVER going to see a woman NAKED up there in his life, unless he brought one with him.

  18. mrbuki77 says:

    By the way it only takes about 9.5amps to run a washing machine at 120volts. So your system can clearly do this without a hitch. Especially during a wind storm. I like your setup. Keep up the excellent work. How many watts do you have in PV, and how many amps total for wind? Check out my home setup if you’d like. Later from sunny FL

  19. mrbuki77 says:

    The comment below is for RCEbooks, who clearly does not do his research prior to posting his thoughts.

  20. mrbuki77 says:

    Your short sightedness is visible in your limited vision. It’s not a matter of running your washing machine or dish washer. But 1st making yourself more self reliant. Then, selling the extra power back to the utility company, so the blind guy next door. You in this case. Pays for the power I create for free. And when there is that occasional power loss, I have power and you don’t. My food stays good, and your spoils. Natural disasters do happen. KATRINA says it all. Be prepared, its your choice

  21. GangstaThugLen says:

    Very cool setup!.hope you dont run out of batteries. let the sun come out!

  22. red7media says:

    kool set up!

  23. RCEbooks says:

    yeah, here’s a COMMENT: show us ANY major appliance running off this stuff! ND is the CHEAPEST utility service in the USA and you are worried about ‘peak oil” which if it ACTUALLY HAPPENED, there would be NO service coming to you, no food in any store, no society and total anarchy! Your energy and efforts are completely misplaced isolating yourself for a very LONELY life! I lived there, I know the “OH…. you betcha!” mindset! SHOW ME A WASHING MACHINE RUNNING!

  24. andruha11234 says:

    awesome job dude!!
    Im gonna try something much smaller, but im very exited about it, my dad is an electrician, so he will help me along
    Btw, i won 100, 2 watt solar cell and im gonna try to make 3 panels out of it.

  25. RonaldKovacs says:

    Great system, very similar to what I use in Northern Ontario. We have no hydro, we use a Diesel generator when there is no sun, or when we need to use heavy appliances.

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