Cheaper than plywood, i'm going to use these for siding!

@WillProwse

3 жыл бұрын

😂😂😂 wait that is actually true. Holy cow

@Greg-tj8rg

3 жыл бұрын

Crazy. Would be awesome to make an awning out of this and some scrap metal

@asherajja4206

3 жыл бұрын

omg this is actually true. I mean people put them on their roof why not on the walls as well? It would maximize your use of space.

@ProspectorTripp

3 жыл бұрын

That’s funny dude.. I had the same thought! Build a tiny house or camper with these panels! ✌️PT

@AJTarnas

3 жыл бұрын

funny! but not quite true. these panels are roughly 3.3' x 5.5', so ~18sqft. meaning ~$2.80/sqft. not actually cheaper than siding, even in this absurd market (though engineered siding and metal cladding aren't much more expensive now than they were 1.5yr ago). in my area of southern ca, engineered siding (better than OSB in a lot of ways) is $40/32sqft after tax -- ~$1.30/sqft. corrugated metal is even cheaper, less than $1/sqft. actual junk panels at $10ea could be a truly cheap siding option, and in desert places with no building codes you could roof a small building with these $50ea panels. would need some creative flashing and probably have to remove the frames, but would be neat. i actually might try this.

Will’s daily workout plan for keeping in shape: Move solar panels Rip open batteries Curl battery packs Wipe on wipe off solar panel dust Run cable back and forth

@WillProwse

3 жыл бұрын

😂😂😂

@pav1u

2 жыл бұрын

ahah whats yours?

Dude. I love your channel. As a retired electrician i have to say that everything youve ever said on any video you were spot on.

That's rather interesting. Also, thanks for the whole system price breakdown. With that type of setup and at that price point, I can see it being a viable option for some (depending on location). If space wasn't an issue, I would be tempted to try it out.

Friggin awesome Will, this is the type of video that helps me to undefinable extent. I appreciate it.

@charleshanks6186

2 жыл бұрын

where did you get panels from. have 4500sq foot of roof so can build. larger system

Dude, thanks for the video. I’ve been watching you for a while now and you really have grown the channel and helped us all out. Thanks a bunch. I’m going to snag a few a these real soon!

I’m totally impressed! Just happened upon your video. I will look into buying your book. Never considered solar panels, considering the cost. I’m 75 yrs old. Thanks for teaching an old dog a new trick!

@mitubogoogle

2 жыл бұрын

John, go get ur panels -you have 120 - 75 = 45 years more to live

@padden1313

2 жыл бұрын

i have bought the book, was worth every penny i spent

@lazix9769

Жыл бұрын

@@mitubogoogle a bit generous don’t ya think 😂

Will, I've been watching your videos for about three months. Solar systems for dummies is what I would call it. Very informative and broken down into the simplest terms. Currently have solar panels on my home but here in Texas I have to pay utility fees because I feed it back into the grid. I wish I could build an off grid system. Thanks for your information. Keep us posted. Great work man. Your enthusiasm is infectious.

@salsa090968

2 жыл бұрын

Bummer! Moving back home to Texas, Hill Country. I was counting on building an off grid system ☹️

Hey Will, finishing my set up, your 400 for beginners. Your my hero thank you so much for all your help!

@WillProwse

3 жыл бұрын

Awesome!

You have to be the most value driven, prolific content creator on KZread. Thanks Will, for all you do. I bought your book about a month ago... it is jam packed with info. Thanks again Will.

@WillProwse

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks!!!

@tc8714

3 жыл бұрын

Think I will do the same I appreciate all the work you do..

@tc8714

3 жыл бұрын

Ok just bought from your link.look forward to reading it

@messiisawsome

3 жыл бұрын

You are so right he is very helpful tbh making life as efficient and cheaper too

Great to see panels being recycled . Use them a lot around the house for garden lighting , ebike charging etc . There are so many 2nd hand panels for sale or give away . Unfortunately in my region they are clamping down on diy solar installations. Anything above 12v and 1000Wh capacity is regulated and above 48v can only be done by electrician . This affects home insurance.

You have high-quality videos and high-quality builds, thank you very much I’ve learned a lot from you!

I love how I get to go from building my milk create unit to incredible reviews, solar sheds, solar trailers, solar air-conditioning and an honest home system display. Incredible and all done with the fantastic enthusiasm that I share. !:- )

Sounds really good, Will. I think I will be putting something like this together this summer.

Man Youngblood I can sit here and listen to you talk about this stuff all day you are so smart and you’re teaching me so much thank you🙌🏾

@lotsagrapes

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah youngblood!

Glad I came across your channel! I live in Wisconsin, but, am building my "retirement off grid cabin" in northwest Ontario. This video here will have just saved me thousands! I will be purchasing the panels from here! Thanks much for putting this channel together!

@londen3547

Жыл бұрын

Not enough punishment from WI winters and you're going further north?? You're made of heartier stuff than me.

Can we get Will to just rebuild our nation's energy grid? 😂

@goodcitizen4587

3 жыл бұрын

Really, every house should have panels and battery storage. And rainwater collection. Off-grid but grid connected.

@robertweekley5926

3 жыл бұрын

@hits*academic - Each, as he said, later - 4500 watts rated total. but - he got 27 kWh in a Day, I use 10 - 20 kWh per day - with the high in the Summer! So - I could get away with - due to my 5 hour average Sun Radiance, of about 70% as many of these!

@deejayimm

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah you can ease the strain on the grid if every house was generating power. Maybe someday every house can generate more power than it needs, but the power companies will find a way of stopping that from happening. I think it was JPMorgan that told Tesla he would Finance his radiant energy plan if he developed a way to put a meter on it. Human beings have not evolved much since then.

@deejayimm

3 жыл бұрын

@hits*academic we use coal for less than 20% of our electricity these days, which is about the same as we get from all renewable sources put together. We use natural gas for most of our power nowadays.

@dracoarawn4002

3 жыл бұрын

Seriously , he should..!

Talk about a super easy carport roof. All that's needed is a frame and some anchoring.

@allanroberts7129

3 жыл бұрын

That's not a bad idea. Interesting

@apparentlynot1stLeonchubbs

3 жыл бұрын

Fork yes!!!

@bob15479

3 жыл бұрын

what about snow...

@sssaaa9043

3 жыл бұрын

what about city ordinances ? You are not allowed to place them on the ground without proper authorization where I live, with fines up to 25.000 bux

@ericl3272

3 жыл бұрын

@@sssaaa9043 put it in your back yard

Stumbled on this. Ive looked at other solar systems for a home build and I really like this setup and price. Will definately keep this in mind.

I really appreciate the info and knowledge you share and bestow on us. But whats really great is your enthusiasm. Its addictive.

Damn! When you HAVE TO run an A/C 24-7 JUST so your batteries don’t stay topped off all the time!

@NaLovePHAT4Life

3 жыл бұрын

IKR

@synocrat601

3 жыл бұрын

And just imagine if your house so well designed as to insulation and passive solar orientation that you could cool the whole thing with a tiny window unit.

WOW WILL!!! Super good job. I am absolutely blown out of the water with your stats on this equipment. Seriously I really appreciate such a good job. 50 ft tall hahaha what an accurate depiction!

In my state, you can't pass building inspection and get the power company to give you net metering unless you have an approved permanent mounting that can survive 125 MPH wind, even though we NEVER get hurricanes or tornados. But I actually did that whole thing myself, from digging the holes, trenching. wiring, and breaker box upgrade. I did pay a concrete pumper to put concrete into my forms, but he had me holding the hose while he operated the pump! Passed inspection with no problem.

@annicks7385

2 жыл бұрын

Do you mind saying which state this is ?

It's freaking amazing that you are probably doing more to promote solar power than the United States government is. I have mad respect for you bro. If I didn't live in the middle of the city surrounded by trees I will be building one myself.

Further... The ground based system could be integrated with a garden system and power the hydroponics inside if needed. I have 600sq feet of garage roof I was planning on using, but that requires more installation and maintenance considerations. For those who have plenty of space, ground based seems logical. Once again, thanks for the clear videos!

I feel like you're some kind of a National Treasure. Thank you for all that you do

@teslascoop2177

3 жыл бұрын

I feel he is! Thank you!

@cjholt633

3 жыл бұрын

LMAO He has a ridiculous amount of money to WASTE on solar. Solar is EXTREMELY INEFFICIENT. They just need to release TESLA'S original FREE ENERGY and Stanley Meyer's car that runs on WATER. But that isn't going to happen because there is no way to control the people with those.

@aedgvv6095

3 жыл бұрын

he gets sponsored and promoted even more because he is white. im a fan of him too. and im brown

@slimmewillemvandevoorstraa6461

3 жыл бұрын

@@aedgvv6095 i m bleu

Wow this was pretty good! That is pretty cheap. Thanks for the videos! I have learned quite a bit from them! Its great that you can do pretty much all your own work.

I am glad you have continued to do solar power DIY stuff. Thank you.

I am an early adopter. I have had my off-grid system for 25+ years. I get optimum results mounted on a white rubber roof, using an adjustable aluminum frame secured witt well-nuts into 5/8th marine grade plywood. I have stainless steel fasteners. I found out there was no need to readjust the tilt, I built in. The solar panels are optimal at 1/2 the laditude, at my location, while facing the solar arc. If I get to build my house on my mountain property, the solar arc facing roof will be 1/2 the laditude at my location.

@nomusic1179

2 жыл бұрын

Half the latitude tip was very helpful. Thank you.

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@NamesGolden

3 жыл бұрын

I bought about 250 of these from Santan last year The first 20 I had delivered to my house with a LTL carrier, Estes. After that I started getting 50 a time. I had them shipped to the closest freight depot's, UPS and YRC. I went to the depot's with a pickup and utility trailer. They would fork the first pallet on then use the second pallet to push the first pallet futhur up the trailer call and make sure of pickup times, make sure it won't be raining -- they can't load you if it is. I sold the panels locally and that paid for all the gear I needed.

@kindanyume

3 жыл бұрын

I can just imagine a $50USD used panel shipped to ,e like this would be upwards of $500 per panel esp with canuckistan border bs still goin on

@Miata822

3 жыл бұрын

Here in Arlington Texas ground mounted arrays don't meet code. I was anxious to build one last year until I found that buried on the city website.

@BEASTmodeontheRoad

3 жыл бұрын

I was just bitching about this, these will be out of stock now. Glad I picked mine up last year from santan. But plan on going to 500watts soon

@jamesray9009

3 жыл бұрын

@@Miata822 maybe build a carport out of them?

I love your thinking here! I'm a big fan of buying things preowned after they are proven reliable. It's a HUGE time and money savings. Thank you for the information you have. I'd like to add some flexible solar panels to my semi truck. I'm not sure if the ENTIRE truck can be solar panels, but I think it could be. Why not? It's a newer aerodynamic black sleeper, so I think it would look great too!!

Ordered my first pallet of 25, thanks for the great research and guidance Will!

@goblinplays4286

2 жыл бұрын

did you ever get them Jonathan Cole

Great video... Brings to mind the early years of computers. There is a way to go but practical self-sufficiency is getting closer. Where's Rocky!

This is great out-of-the-box thinking. For less than $1500 you could have 18 250W panels that you could deploy on the ground when needed (really they could stay like that for weeks under good conditions). Very cool!

I’m doing the same thing. With cheap grid tie inverters ($100 for 1000watt) very easy and affordable. Glad to see someone else who knows how easy it can be.

@josha7548

8 ай бұрын

Where u can I buy and what the name brand, thanks

Thanks for pointing this one out, just allowed me to buy all I needed with a few extras as backup. Price has gone up a bit over the past 2 years but still half the price of new. I will be back if I have any issues to update. Off grid 10 acre site. Even with expensive delivery charge which was 75 percent of the panels cost saving huge.

Noooo, that's our AZ secret! Now i have to run and get some for my bus now before everyone else buys them up. Thanks Will ;).

Impressive! Thanks for all the research and updating you've been providing us with.

Great videos! I've been learning a lot about panels, batteries and inverters...Thanks for saving me money and time.

Really appreciate this video. Ordered 2 250w panels to get my feet wet and power my lil greenhouse during the day. Can't understand people who don't know about freight costs. Easy solution just live in AZ and pickup locally. ;) Thanks again!

Got mine at a pallet of 36 @ 50 each. With shipping it came out to 59 each. Not bad considering it was almost a ton of solar panels. And for used panels, they look to be in great shape.

@JasperJanssen

3 жыл бұрын

Any idea where these come from? Are these decommissioned utility scale arrays? Or at least, arrays where they’ve replaced these older 250W panels with more modern higher yielding ones?

@arthurhammeke8296

3 жыл бұрын

@@JasperJanssen Decommissioned arrays of some sort. With so many of the same used ones, it has to be a large scale array. I'm also thinking they replaced them with higher wattage panels. Maybe in a few years I can get 400 watt panels at 50 each and expand.

@mengeviretti8248

3 жыл бұрын

@@TommyGun1979 They have their use, like all things, a time and place. I live in the literal middle of nowhere, a desert, with no access to electricity, or even water. Were it not for this miracle of technology I would not be able to reply to you as I am doing now, or - hell even stay cool in the dead of noon. Every day I'm thankful I can get any amount of energy at all from the environment, and to be able to do so without expending a natural resource that is not available to me? Such a bargain as Will is presenting us here, these are treasures, and I hope they help many as they help me. Peace be with you my friend.

@raam1666

3 жыл бұрын

@@TommyGun1979 XD you have no idea what you're talking about XD you clearly have no knowledge on the subject XD so I suggest you stop talking XD

@samuelmellars7855

3 жыл бұрын

@@TommyGun1979 these are used panels, apparently. Likely from systems that wanted to upgrade to better ones. So the price is lower because of that, not because they were cranked out cheaply in China

Will, You're an amazing GENIUS! I have watched a few of your videos previously and I am always so impressed with your depth of knowledge, expertise and pure enthusiasm for everything electric. awesome! You should be a professor at the new university for future sustainable electrical solutions to power the world!

@williamsprout925

3 жыл бұрын

University’s want you in debt.

@ereenatc6042

3 жыл бұрын

@@williamsprout925 BOTTY BITTERNESS BEYOND BELIEVABILITY BILLED BADLY BAFFOON!

@TheCynicalDude_

2 жыл бұрын

@@ereenatc6042 You okay?

YOU DO A GREAT JOB OF EXPLAINING THINGS. KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK.

Thanks for the great content. I'm Headed to Phoenix and going to try and get some via local pickup. Hopefully, everything goes smoothly.

Hey, Will. I purchased 60 of the 270 watt SanTan panels. Thanks for all the terrific info.

@TheCarpenterUnion

3 жыл бұрын

On or off grid? Did they match outputs?

@MVPLRJohnson

3 жыл бұрын

@@TheCarpenterUnion Off grid for now, not sure if we'll get easement from the neighbors. They are all used but, they did say they would do their best to match outputs prior to shipping. Will only have room for 40 on our place and reserve the other 20 for MILs ADU and out buildings. @alpenhausbuild

thats what i've been doing lately.. the arent new panels, but you actually can buy 3 for the price of 1..

@petergoestohollywood382

3 жыл бұрын

If you have sufficient space I think that’s the best way to go. If your space is limited you just buy new ones with best efficiency.

The benefit for me living in Mesa is I can drive down to San Tan Solar and pick up cheap panels for no shipping! I love my 275W panel that supplements my trailer's BougeRV 180W roof panel when I need it. Great meeting you at Quartzsite this year Will!

Thank you for posting! I'm totally going to get a few of these!

I have these exact panels, 12 of them on my 39ft 5th wheel for 3000w array. Im able to run 1 AC AND charge my batteries at the same time, i usually get 2.4-2.6kw at max sunlight. I love them, highly recommend for people looking for panels as cheap as you can. 24v battery bank is a minimum recommendation. My AC pulls 65amps at around 27v.

@barrydesmond9288

2 жыл бұрын

Can I get them in the uk is there a link please

36 of these bad boys coming my way! I'm so Excited and grateful for this video!

@drinkinslim

3 жыл бұрын

36?!

@drinkinslim

3 жыл бұрын

@@DivergentDroid Nah, just sounds like a LOT of panels. As my wife and I say, "You can never have too many solar panels."

@Irene-fu6gj

3 жыл бұрын

@@drinkinslim if you buy enough of them in the city you can sell your Surplus at's something like $ 75 measly bucks from your front door and reduce the cost after shipping of the ones you used to less than $50 but alas it seems like he hasn'T edited the boilerplate language for his individual videos for many months because he's still claiming batteryhookup will give us 10% off and I think they slashed that down to 5% for all the discount codes nearly a year ago or something right?

@johnaugsburger6192

3 жыл бұрын

I like your attitude.

@georgiawthrman

3 жыл бұрын

36?...you live in georgia? can i plug in a long extension cord!!!😀

i just love how smart you are.

This is 1st video I seen from u. Good job man

That’s cheap, back in the day. 2011 the uk was paying £1.80 a watt that’s a whopping £7200 net before tax. And that was the cheapest panels on the market. That’s $10,000 us. Thanks from across the pond for all the help you have given in the process of self energy.

@ecoterrorist1402

3 жыл бұрын

From a professional solar, electrical and now battery installers, keep up the good work. 😀.

@paultaylor7691

3 жыл бұрын

Such a shame though that solar gain is so limited for the UK, even in most of the south.

Hi Will, great video. I was waiting for you to review these panels. Could you make a video about the automatic transfer switch you mentioned. I don’t see any information about them on your website.

Purchased 4 250watt panels before Covid. I put them on my garage roof. They keep my batteries charged so I can run my inverter to power my pool pump. They work fantastic! I never have to run my pump off the grid.

“Not as good as the bifacials…” At this price, I can tape them back to back to make my own bifacials and still be cheaper!

@angrydragonslayer

2 жыл бұрын

At this price, i could cover the entirety of the factory i'm at rn with my monthly paycheck

I have a cluster if 30 of these same panels, and they doing right at 7100 watts from the array. Im thinking of building another cluster of them. Take care Will and love the videos!

@BullCheatFR

3 жыл бұрын

@@TommyGun1979 yes panels don't manufacture themselves. Thanks for the enlightenment. Their energy output is still an order of magnitude greater than what it takes to make them. Have a great day driving your lifted dodge ram truck.

@erichtisnado1536

3 жыл бұрын

@@BullCheatFR Seriously. Tommy is not good at math, apparently. My system is on track to pay itself off in another 2 years... three down already, and still going strong. I love the zero energy bills for an entire summer from May to August, and that's with a hot tub and AC running. I used to get $400 monthly electric bills in winter, now that's like $130 in winter, sub $75 for most of spring or fall, and zero bills in summer.

@BullCheatFR

3 жыл бұрын

@@erichtisnado1536 love to hear that! 100% off grid here in AZ. 0 bills. AC running day and night. People don't like math and like to feel good for their (in)actions.

@ereenatc6042

3 жыл бұрын

@@TommyGun1979 these panels are not "cheap" they as you would know if you watch the video have survived an entire life and are on their second life now so in fact r meeting their criteria of sustainability which includes REUSE this is actually fAr greener than IF MERELY RECYCLABLE. In other words your comment seems to be the work of a forIEGN Hostile government paying somebody to try to create instability and chaos but is a pretty lousy job at that DUE TO the rather "obvious CLEARLY UNINTENDED facetiousness and well-established malicious purpose of such nonsense being posted."

@satiricalsniper2301

3 жыл бұрын

@@BullCheatFR May I message you about your setup? I'd appreciate any insight you might have if you have the time.

Love the channel, I've been watching you for years - you and I have similar thought processes which is why I love the channel. I've also been buying panels from Santan for years and I am nearby so if you ever want me to go get a single panel to test for you, I can help!

I've learned a bunch just watching your channel thank you

That meter measures AC inrush current, not DC, so no tractor motor start-up measurements, or anything nerdy like that for all the DIY people here. Thank you for all your content Will, love your narration style.

Great video, now I just need to find an all in one controller that is affordable to make my system work properly.

You've bought that much solar panels lately, you'll be able to supply the neighbour hood with PROWSE POWER ;)

Bought a few of these panels for my Titan, thanks Will!

I bought these same panels over a year ago along with a used 5kw grid tie inventor. I installed it myself and I have 20 panels on the inverter for under $2000

You should scan them with an IR camera. The faulty cells on each panel will show up hotter than working cells. It's a easy quality check.

@WillProwse

3 жыл бұрын

Dang it I was going to do that. Just got my ir camera and main reason was to find hot spots on used panels.

@Chrissy_Onye

3 жыл бұрын

@@WillProwse do a video please

Thank you for this video! I was able to order some inexpensive panels that I was about to pay 4x the price for somewhere else. Even after freight shipping costs, I'm still winning! =)

So I got 2 of these for my van. Been watching your videos very informative. Hope I didn't mess up

You popped up on my fyp and i’m more than glad. Buying a home this year and definitely want to look into solar energy if possible

I got the 270W solar panels last year from the same company... still working great.... I also got the "cracked vinyl" ones too... no problems.

@arthurhammeke8296

3 жыл бұрын

Did you have to do anything with the vinyl to make it more stable?

@randmdm

3 жыл бұрын

Where are you located? Dry location or wet?

@honeybadger6127

3 жыл бұрын

@@arthurhammeke8296 - not at all.. I simply ignored the lack of vinyl backing, hooked them up, and let them generate power

@honeybadger6127

3 жыл бұрын

@@randmdm - I'm located in Louisiana.. its QUITE wet here.. no problems unless the panels are in direct contact with water.. they are mounted on the ground and sometimes we get so much rainwater.. it submerges one side for a day.. they ground out.. but once the water clears.. they work fine again.

Thanks, Will, I purchased these exact panels about 2 months ago for my RV build Very excited to hear positive things. I haven't had a moment to connect them up as I remodel the RV.

@slc2882

2 жыл бұрын

I wish had seen this video earlier. Woulda picked up a panel for my van, when I drove to Arizona last month :-(

Great video. I would be tempted to make a wooden vineyard type trellis and populate the roof with the panels, and have a nice outdoor alfresco moment. That's a lot of fab space you got there. I would be interested to see a follow up video.

Will thanks for the great information on this panels and your advice with the placement of them

That's the ones I bought. Love them.

As usual, impressive!

I like the idea of not putting the panels on my roof. An idea I had was to install them on hinges near the top of my backyards brick wall so they can be tilted at multiple angles depending on power needs throughout the year.

Thank you great video your the man. I'm super excited to go and do this!

I bought the same panels last year, $50 each too All of them put out rated current

I would love to do this for my 600 sq ft gym in my back yard. It's on concrete and has aluminum siding and roof, kinda like your typical warehouse. Would I still have to keep these on the ground? I would love to mount these on the roof.

hey just want to say thanks i to am in the same things as you homeless with my wife and kid and well i wish i know about this place sooner i could have saved a lot of money but anyhow i have learned a lot from you and seeing how you when from being homeless to what you are now gives me a lot of hope

Hi Will! Amazing videos and just discovered you on You Tube!!! Awesome man!!

In Australia, used 250w panels + inverters are already being dumped for a steal.

@Nobody_Famous

3 жыл бұрын

Gumtree is flooded with used panels of many different sizes

Seems good/efficient. I was wondering, how long/year do they actually last before getting burnout?

Thank you, I look forward to getting some of these. The price is right.

Just bought a set of used polycrystal 250w panels @ $70 each out of Florida. With a full pallet of 30 panels, the shipping was included.

I just bought new 375W panels from Signature Solar for $145.00. A little more expensive per watt but they have a warranty.

@Andrerealworld

3 жыл бұрын

This 50$ are used ??

Hey Will, are you going to do another test with the no battery solar system, the all in one system, now that you have a larger array? Looking forward to it. Thanks for the videos......Jim

@AskIveSolar

3 жыл бұрын

Good question! Hashtag upvote. Ha

Great video. Really awesome output for the cost, can't beat that. I would love to go buy some land, build a house and then power it all from wind/solar/batteries and never ever have an energy bill.

thanks Will, would love to instal this solar setup and grid tie it

With panels that cheap, you could weld up a simple square tube trailer, mount two of the three strings on leafs that fold out, and have a "solar trailer" to move around as needed for mowing and convenience. It would make a good crypto mining rig power source when combined with a large enough home battery.

@carlacowling1789

3 жыл бұрын

That's freaking brilliant! Good thing I have two boys that weld!

@hellcat1988

3 жыл бұрын

@@carlacowling1789 I'm still floored that they aren't a common sight on disaster relief supply vehicle lists.

@lars7935

Жыл бұрын

@@hellcat1988 A trailer with food/water/fuel/generator/medical is much more important for immediate disaster relief. More long term solutions can be built from tubing for the panels with batteries and other electrical equipment mounted on a trailer.

Nice, I just bought 5kilowatt worth of 250w panels for $50 each here in Tucson... glad to see I am on the right track

@TheCarpenterUnion

3 жыл бұрын

Who'd you buy from? I'm closer to San tan but would like other options

Amazing video, thank you finding so a great deal. You saved me and my dad lots of money

Great information man, I love your videos!! Just can't afford alot of the items you buy, wish I could, but at least I get to watch you. Love and God bless

I got several of these panels for my solar generator project and one tip I have is to buy more than you need for your project and then sell the remaining panels locally on craigslist or fb marketplace for a profit. This helps pay for your project, or at least will offset your shipping charge.

@mariajjenkins

3 жыл бұрын

Is the shopping charge reasonable or outrageous? Thanks.

@mariajjenkins

3 жыл бұрын

Shipping

@chuck1011212

3 жыл бұрын

@@mariajjenkins Depends on your perspective. I was willing to pay it, so it wasn't too bad. Also there are several freight options like pickup from depot, truck with lift ramp, etc. Go on to Santansolar and it will tell you all of the shipping options if you put these items into your cart. Once you do that, you can decide. :)

@popuptoaster

3 жыл бұрын

@@mariajjenkins I'm in the UK so things may be different here but I've found shipping costs for solar panels to be a major part of the buying choice. More than once I have chosen a local supplier over a better deal from further away simply because I can go collect them myself and save money.

@Irene-fu6gj

3 жыл бұрын

@@popuptoaster I have seen huge lists of the solar that is Surplus worldwide it's not just a never-used 3-phase inverter that battery hookup has for dinner box pardon me 900 bucks before any discount there are oodles of exotic inverters often never installed all over the world with the sense that they are obsolete for Farms but the price is right for individual use the challenge is getting a dongle that will trick them into thinking the grid is online and also to never backfeed power since you don't have a grid but only to charge or otherwise combined with the right controller work well for the relatively steady State Supply. Have a think Channel has a struggling Motorhead that has put together a 10 kilowatt portable liquid nitrogen generator to extend the range of electric vehicles. He has done some remarkably horrific interviews but I respect very much his contribution to the ecosystem. In the space that R1 horsepower evaporative cooler motor takes you could have a 40 horsepower liquid nitrogen turbine and he shows It Off in his hand with the emphasis being this is a standard industrial product! These components are difficult to source if you have all the heat you could possibly use the boil-water not that easy to find one of these little gadgets that you can put the steam into and generate massive electricity. He has chosen a name for his business that is absolutely not one you can remember how to spell or even say. His prior website had a much more understandable name but apparently he learned the wrong lesson about that. When you have energy you can do things that otherwise would be contraindicated and presently some of the poorest people have some of the most sunlight very much unlike the situation in Ireland ages ago. So that means if the tank is small enough and the energy is cheap enough liquefying the address you're 2 store at atmospheric temperature works for micro Mobility. Just a couple cubic inches of the stuff is all you need for a road bike and in general it takes less volume then the best Lithium-ion batteries would take 2 store the same amount of energy. But I have to emphasize that nobody is doing this because the cost per gallon is high for the tank that is strong enough to store the supercritical material. The pressure is greater than that of the instantaneous force of a bomb but of course you f i l l it slowly. For almost everybody all we get is Dogma however which is that you always have to start liquid air either at atmospheric pressure super chilled where you're going to lose like 1% a day or you have to condense boiling off-gasses back to liquid which makes sense if you have a supertanker like the old-fashioned oil tankers or the current hydrogen tankers that are rolling off the factory lot right now to burn the dirtiest call in the world for Japan offshore. Those tankers have nothing to do with storing energy buy Super pressure nitrogen which is another name for calling it when its atmospheric temperature and supercritical pressure. The higher the pressure of the gas in your tank and remember this is neither gas n o r liquid at such a pressure rather obviously the greater pneumatic torque you can get. Yes that means a supercritical nitrogen turbine motorcycle can absolutely accelerate faster than any combustion or electrical model! Finally it's important to remember however 20 cEnts is significantly more then panels have been selling for recently. What is important about this video is the extremely low balance of system cost and of course that's without a machine 2 Contour Earth saving the cost of bricks Etc. We don't know what Microsoft is buying land for so we're going to find out mr. Gates's idea soon

I believe all this Electricity will eventually take over Will's body and he will grow to fifty feet tall!

@RuberSocks

3 жыл бұрын

Me too

@dataglasses

3 жыл бұрын

@@RuberSocks All that power has to go somewhere!

@jamesotisjr2322

3 жыл бұрын

I believe Will is Wesley Crushers grandfather

@ronb6182

3 жыл бұрын

They are used what is the warranty on them and what is the life span on these solar panels. Other questions is can these be series hook up. Like for 24 and 48 volt systems.

@ronb6182

3 жыл бұрын

Something happened this comment didn't update. These panels can be series and parallel hookup or both. My only concern how long will they last. If they were replaced there has to be a reason. They look like a well made panel with that said they should be still in service. Warranty is the question. Also can you buy just what you need instead of a whole pallet?

Wow! This place is literally right down the street from me! 12 min drive. Btw, bought your book, love it!

Santan Solar has the best deals on good panels. And great prices on new as well. I will be going through the Phoenix are soon and plan on buying as many as I can put in my van to give to people at the next van build.

ahh.. i was hoping to buy and saw it only ships inside US 🥲 any pointers for similar ones with international shipping? TIA

I bought 12 of these panels from Santan last year when they were on sale for $33.00 a piece and ended up only using half of them . My charge controller couldn't handle the power they were putting out .

@Chrissy_Onye

3 жыл бұрын

Looking to sell the other half!?

@RussLinzmeier

3 жыл бұрын

@@Chrissy_Onye No , sorry

@reaj2010

3 жыл бұрын

Don't buy from Satan 😈🤣🤣

@debpadilla7242

3 жыл бұрын

@@reaj2010 please elaborate.

@got2kittys

3 жыл бұрын

You can just get another controller. Most controllers will run next to others. Thats what we do if panel sets don't match but you want them all on 1 battery array.

Will thanks for this video it's how I found San Tan Solar. BTW Georgia and people surrounding Savannah. The Savannah location has a LOT !! more panels than the website would suggest. I drove there and picked mine up and was surprised they had a warehouse full of panels. From 12 to 45 volts and 100 to 250+ watts. My Panels were Trina and laying on the ground they produced 83% of rated power .. Laying FLAT! I spoke with Kevin Banks at the Savannah location and he was a lot of help. Out of the 8 panels I picked up one one had a connector that I chose to replace. For the price these panels put out 3 times the power per dollar than brand new Harbor freight panels. I bought the 230 watt panels.... just FYI .. Make sure you use Will's link or mention him.

Of course Will says you shouldn't have to worry about them being out of stock, and yet I check today, and they are gone. Granted it's 4 months later. I'll keep checking. Thanks for the great content.