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
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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
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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
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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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)
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!
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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!
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
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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
@ifixcoinops yeah solar takes a bit to adjust to
https://infosec.exchange/@GuillaumeRossolini/114812538499269465
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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
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
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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
"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!
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