DIY SOLAR BASICS - Solar Cables & Wires - Everything You Need To Know Before Buying Cable For Solar
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- Опубліковано 10 лип 2024
- This is a remastered/edited video of a previous video released several years ago where the audio was too quiet and some of the content needed clarification
In this video, we will talk about different kinds of solar cables and wires and what considerations you need to look at before buying it for your solar panel system. We will talk about solid vs stranded, gauge, insulation, lengths, and more. This video is intended to give some basic understanding, not necessarily to tell you what to buy. #diysolar #solarpower #offgrid
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It’s a more complex subject than first meets the eye. Great primer.
Thanks, B! Hope all is well, brother.
Thanks. I just purchased 4 AGM batteries and now have to look at what to charge them with. I thought I would check out your old videos for some basics but this playlist only has 1 video.
Yes, this one is the beginning of remastering the old videos. There is a huge beginner playlist on my channel of the older stuff.
@@LDSreliance I'm going to pick through it. I am just picking stuff up when it's a good deal. I got 4 125 ah AGM batteries for $250 from a guy who works in the oilfield installing solar for wells. He is going to let me know if they have any leftovers in the future.
Like#100👍
Reallly wnjoying tour channel and absorbing your info.
Thank you✌️
Thank you! I really appreciate that. I'll try to keep it coming as I can.
This topic could have gotten much deeper but I'm sure people eyes would have glazed over.
Yeah I learned a long time ago not to go too deep on a basics video. I can do a more intermediate video at some point if this video does well.
@@LDSreliance Have you seen the Amish on e-bikes? I hear that's catching on in some of the communities. I hear there is even an Amish owned e-bike shop.
Yes. I briefly had some MillerTech e-bike batteries on my store but they didn't sell. They use a lot of battery powered devices. Hopefully I will have a chance to take another trip this summer and discover more!
Well, that summed that up nicely. 👌 thanks for being clear.
BTW, did the battery adapter things you sell ever get made for Ryobi? You mentioned it might happen sometime. How about now? lol
No, sorry. MillerTech has no interest in a Ryobi model. Plus, the Ryobi batteries are the shaft style and not the slider style so it would require a different design altogether.
You could use an adapter to adapt from Milwaukee/DeWalt to Ryobi, in theory.
@@LDSreliance interesting, thank you
THKS
Thanks, David!
Where do you recommend putting the batteries in relation to the panels.
The batteries don't necessarily need to be close to the panels. But the panels should be as close as practical to the charge controller/inverter, which should then be as close as practical to the batteries. So by extension you want all of it as close as possible. I would say anything more than 60 feet or so and you probably need to start re-thinking everything.
Learned nothing! Use ohm's law instead!
You did see this was a basics video, right? Referencing Ohm's law would have gotten 75% of people to hit the back button immediately.
Ohms law is good for estimating system loss, but tells you nothing about current carrying capacity, flexibility, appropriate jacketing, or regulatory requirements.