Make your own energy, Grow your own food – plus science and tech stuff
This is a public record of my personal battery tests. I welcome your input and ideas. So far, I am having some luck with reviving batteries by surging and freezing.
Updated Jul-13-2010
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This little girl says the funniest things.
From the summer of 2008 when I started to get serious about solar panels.
This post documents the steps to mount a 120W solar panel to a pole.
Why would you want to know your latitude? If you have solar panels, you can use your latitude to know how much to tilt your solar panel to absorb the most direct sunlight.
Lock up your solar panels to prevent theft
The solar lights on my property have been dim or have been completely off at night. Maintenance can be done on these lamps to get them working again.
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The video below shows how to make a combiner box to allow solar panels and a wind turbine to charge the same battery. Also shown in the video: How to make an extension cord out of spare CRT cables and heat shrink.
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Was driving through Texas and came across an unexpected sight. Spotted wind turbines and solar panels outside Wal-Mart and Sam’s Club in McKinney, TX. I was really surprised to see them in such a public place and got the camera out so I could share with you guys.
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Charging a Cub Cadet lawnmower 12V battery with a solar panel and Sunsei charge controller.
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I use my media player, a Creative Zen Vision W, to listen to podcasts and occasionally I’ll watch a video on it or let my kids watch videos on it. The other day the battery was dead and I decided to use my small solar circuit to charge it up.