Video of our solar panel project

Roderick
Roderick Solar Expert Posts: 253 ✭✭
in General Solar Power Topics #1
I took some home movies while installing our photovoltaic array.  There's no new information for the folks on this forum, but it might be some entertainment value, if you're trying to kill some hours on some dreary winter's night.  Or, if you have a friend considering an installation, this is a good intro to what was involved in my case.

http://www.archive.org/details/DIY_self_installed_solar_photovoltaic_panels

Nonprofit, copying permitted, etc.
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  • mike95490
    mike95490 Solar Expert Posts: 9,583 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Re: Video of our solar panel project

    Thanks, I'm DL now.

    Is it OK to put a link on my site, to your site ? What's archive.org bandwidth policy?
    Powerfab top of pole PV mount | Listeroid 6/1 w/st5 gen head | XW6048 inverter/chgr | Iota 48V/15A charger | Morningstar 60A MPPT | 48V, 800A NiFe Battery (in series)| 15, Evergreen 205w "12V" PV array on pole | Midnight ePanel | Grundfos 10 SO5-9 with 3 wire Franklin Electric motor (1/2hp 240V 1ph ) on a timer for 3 hr noontime run - Runs off PV ||
    || Midnight Classic 200 | 10, Evergreen 200w in a 160VOC array ||
    || VEC1093 12V Charger | Maha C401 aa/aaa Charger | SureSine | Sunsaver MPPT 15A

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  • Roderick
    Roderick Solar Expert Posts: 253 ✭✭
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    Re: Video of our solar panel project

    I don't mind the links at all, if it helps or entertains one other person, that's good.

    archive.org is the Internet Archive, and is like a Public Library. There are no bandwidth restrictions that I'm aware of. Their charter is to take just about anything, as long as it's non-commercial, and you permit them to distribute. That means the quality of things posted varies widely. There isn't as much really popular or fun stuff - that goes to YouTube, Google Video, etc.

    If you send me your address in a private email, I can mail you a DVD, which will have more stuff than the download. Free, of course.
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  • James
    James Solar Expert Posts: 250 ✭✭
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    Re: Video of our solar panel project

    i can't seem to open this video download....any ideas? (computers are not my thing)
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  • Roderick
    Roderick Solar Expert Posts: 253 ✭✭
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    Re: Video of our solar panel project

    Hi, James!

    The hosting site encodes the streaming videos as mpeg-4, except for the really huge version download, which is DivX.  My best guess is that the needed codec is not installed on your computer. Translated into English, here are things you might try:

    1) Download the Quicktime player from Apple at

    http://www.apple.com/quicktime/download/win.html

    - OR -

    2) Download the DivX player (the free one) from

    http://www.divx.com/divx/windows/

    - OR -

    3) Ask a tech-saavy friend to help you install the MPEG-4 or DivX codec into your Windows Media Player.

    to borrow somenoe else's tag line, Hope That Helps!

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  • newenergy
    newenergy Solar Expert Posts: 291 ✭✭✭✭✭✭
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    Re: Video of our solar panel project

    Great video! Thanks.
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  • _OS_
    _OS_ Solar Expert Posts: 207 ✭✭✭
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    Re: Video of our solar panel project

    Hi Roderick!

    I just finished watching your video. Thank you very much for sharing!

    Regards,
    Ole
    Trondheim, Norway
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  • nigtomdaw
    nigtomdaw Solar Expert Posts: 705 ✭✭
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    Re: Video of our solar panel project

    Very enjoyable thanks for sharing your grid tie install, I really thought that you were going to drop your inverter :cry: was a cliff hanger.

    Onceagain Thanks

    Nigel
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