<![CDATA[Oh - also, before I show you this, these panels are leaned jankily and temporarily against the front wall of my house, I haven't built anything to angle them properly or even measured the angle okay so temper your expectations]]>Oh - also, before I show you this, these panels are leaned jankily and temporarily against the front wall of my house, I haven't built anything to angle them properly or even measured the angle okay so temper your expectations

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/topic/61dacda3-2016-48c9-8450-64259465cd6a/oh-also-before-i-show-you-this-these-panels-are-leaned-jankily-and-temporarily-against-the-front-wall-of-my-house-i-haven-t-built-anything-to-angle-them-properly-or-even-measured-the-angle-okay-so-temper-your-expectationsRSS for NodeFri, 15 May 2026 08:27:07 GMTFri, 08 May 2026 17:16:06 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to Oh - also, before I show you this, these panels are leaned jankily and temporarily against the front wall of my house, I haven't built anything to angle them properly or even measured the angle okay so temper your expectations on Sun, 10 May 2026 23:29:04 GMT]]>@ifixcoinops

"Sorry, son, we're going to have to forego surround sound with tonight's movie. It was too cloudy today."

But seriously, I love it. I wish I could find a local bloke selling some panels that cheaply!

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mindly.social/users/cazabon/statuses/116552875652217129https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mindly.social/users/cazabon/statuses/116552875652217129Sun, 10 May 2026 23:29:04 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Oh - also, before I show you this, these panels are leaned jankily and temporarily against the front wall of my house, I haven't built anything to angle them properly or even measured the angle okay so temper your expectations on Sun, 10 May 2026 20:21:04 GMT]]>Alright I've actually plugged stuff into the battery now

My amp, projector, kodi box, home assistant pi and basically everything in the big shelf downstairs are all sun-powered now

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://retro.social/users/ifixcoinops/statuses/116552136394598320https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://retro.social/users/ifixcoinops/statuses/116552136394598320Sun, 10 May 2026 20:21:04 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Oh - also, before I show you this, these panels are leaned jankily and temporarily against the front wall of my house, I haven't built anything to angle them properly or even measured the angle okay so temper your expectations on Sat, 09 May 2026 06:13:35 GMT]]>@ifixcoinops yeah solar takes a bit to adjust to

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Attached: 2 images Today was very cloudy, a blanket white-grey sky, but the two solar panels were still able to eke out a little over 130 W when I was looking, and sometimes even 200 W The panels charged most of the battery (almost 80%) by noon even while I was using it (freezer + some computer stuff) I decided to do some vacuuming (went down to 52%) and to start a laundry At 16h30, the battery level was back up to 75% Cloudy days and photovoltaics are weird #solar

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]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://infosec.exchange/users/GuillaumeRossolini/statuses/116543141678896189https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://infosec.exchange/users/GuillaumeRossolini/statuses/116543141678896189Sat, 09 May 2026 06:13:35 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Oh - also, before I show you this, these panels are leaned jankily and temporarily against the front wall of my house, I haven't built anything to angle them properly or even measured the angle okay so temper your expectations on Fri, 08 May 2026 17:41:12 GMT]]>Another great thing about that screenshot, it wasn't a rainy day yesterday but it was a cloudy one, notice how it doesn't drop all the way to zero throughout the cloudy bit. Like it's still putting out enough to charge a laptop. Right now it's grey and miserable out and my two $45 secondhand panels are still kicking out 20 watts in the rain

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://retro.social/users/ifixcoinops/statuses/116540183176087905https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://retro.social/users/ifixcoinops/statuses/116540183176087905Fri, 08 May 2026 17:41:12 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Oh - also, before I show you this, these panels are leaned jankily and temporarily against the front wall of my house, I haven't built anything to angle them properly or even measured the angle okay so temper your expectations on Fri, 08 May 2026 17:22:59 GMT]]>So panels that were optimistically rated for 230 watts 15 years ago are still spitting out about 200 watts without much effort at all!

This is FANTASTIC because even though panels hold up way better than I expected, **rich buggers still replace them** because you can get 400 or 500 watt panels now that take up the same room, meaning that the secondhand market is full of panels that are cheap AND good! It's a raccoon's paradise!

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://retro.social/users/ifixcoinops/statuses/116540111564824526https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://retro.social/users/ifixcoinops/statuses/116540111564824526Fri, 08 May 2026 17:22:59 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Oh - also, before I show you this, these panels are leaned jankily and temporarily against the front wall of my house, I haven't built anything to angle them properly or even measured the angle okay so temper your expectations on Fri, 08 May 2026 17:19:45 GMT]]>393 watts! (edit: oops left an ID uncovered, it's not like a serial number or owt so it's probably nbd but just in case)

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