Ive spent so many frustrating hours researching solar for my van conversion and this is the best video Ive seen for beginners. Thanks for explaining clearly how each part works in sync with the others so anyone can understand how to do this. I will definitely purchase my basic solar kit from your website.

@ShopSolarKits

2 жыл бұрын

Hi K ! We love to hear that you found our video helpful! While deciding what kit to purchase, if you have any questions at all please feel free to email us at info@shopsolarkits.com or call us at 877-242-2792.

I agree with every Below. Thank you fir making this so easy to understand. We just went from city life to off grid with a difficult time transitioning and I've been overly stressed trying to figure all of this out! I'll be calling in the near future to order a set up!

@ShopSolarKits

2 жыл бұрын

We're so happy we were able to make things simpler for you and congratulations on your switch to off grid living! Absolutely give us a call if you have any questions or need help figure out your set up. We look forward to hearing from you!

I appreciate that you actually tell "newbies" that certain parts are not needed in certain usages, but add they are useful.

Wow!!!! I was kinda intimidated by hooking up solar in my van….but after watching this video,and your other step by step hook up video , I’m pretty confident! Thanks!!

@ShopSolarKits

2 жыл бұрын

Hi Victor! That's great to hear! If you have any questions, feel free to email us at info@shopsolarkits.com or call us at 877-242-2792!

Thank you very much for this educative solar video.

You made this really easy to understand!

@ShopSolarKits

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for your comment Rob! So happy you found the video useful .

That's awesome! I clicked on this without knowing you were doing a shed set up, that's exactly what I'm doing. Still need batteries and panels though. Thanks for the tips though, learned lots.

@ShopSolarKits

2 жыл бұрын

Hi Derek! Goodluck with the shed set up. You you have any questions along the way feel free to email us at info@shopsolarkits.com or call us at 877-242-2792.

FANTASTIC Newbee video!! Love your easy straight to the point presentation. Other videos I've seen can turn 10 minutes of Intel into 20 minutes of Ok! Ok!! lets move along!! 5 STARS!!!! My friend!

@danchieev

2 жыл бұрын

kzread.info/dash/bejne/Z453mMqBdM27Yqw.html Hello there this guy explains how you can hook you generator to charge the batteries when you dont have enough sunlight or on the winter season

I honestly thoughg I have seen all the DIYs but no one showed me how to do it so decently. Even connein series. Im ready now. Thank you

I’ve have purchased two different kits from these guys . Great company ! Great guys to work with

@ShopSolarKits

2 жыл бұрын

We're so glad you had a good experience and thanks for your comment!

I am currently learning about solar energy and have yet to build my first basic solar system, so this video comes handy. I see that you have added 2 fuses, 1 between the charge controller and battery and 1 between the inverter and battery. I am aware this is not a complex setup, but would it be advisable to add circuit breakers in addition to the fuses (or in place of the fuses) to help break the circuit for maintenance or protect the circuit in case a component develops a fault (just like a fuse would do)? If circuit breakers are to be added, what types would you recommend, in terms of amperage, etc. based on your circuit design, and where would you install them on the circuits? Thanks.

I like your setup especially the charge controller large readout

Thanks for this video. Very easy to understand. So question....I too need a solar shop but part of my system includes a well that has a 240v (4 wire) well pump. What should I consider using in order to have something like what youve done here as well as adding something giving me the capability of running my well pump as well. I use the well for lawn watering and 3 acre irrigation. Location washington state.

Excellent video! Thank you for explaining this. It definitely makes me feel more comfortable moving forward to expand our investment in solar energy.

@ShopSolarKits

2 жыл бұрын

Hi Carolyn! We are very happy to hear that our video was helpful. If you have any questions about Solar in the future, please feel free to email us at info@shopsolarkits.com or call us at 877-242-2792 !

Hi friend How I can make one solar panel good to run a 120v wall AC unit and other stuff which kit you recommend?

What size wire do you recommend on a system with four 100-watt solar panels in Parallel running into an MPPT 40-amp controller and using a 100 AH Lipo 4 battery?

Came across your videos ...really good thanks 👍.....I am trying to setup basic solar system to keep fridge and freezer going when need be ....I am in South Africa and we have thing called load shedding...basically they switch off our power for between 2 and 8 hours a day .....so i need to make sure my things keep cold etc ...but thanks for your videos 👍👍

Excellent.

Ok several questions. How long can you run like a saw like that? Also can I charge my ebike battery with that? I’m guessing that I can it’s a 500W 10ah battery.

Great video that answered almost every question i had. But still dont know how many panels can you connect in series and how many batteries can you connect.

Nice, well You do good job , Amazing ..

Hello. I'm considering buying one of your kits, but was wondering if there is charge controller available that could also take an incoming 120v line from "the grid", so it could still charge the batteries if/when the batteries are drained at night (basically self switching between solar and house power) I have a little pump house for my water pump, and I'd like to convert it to solar, but don't wanna loose functionality at night if it can't charge.

I want to build a system like this but I want to use two 12 volt lifepos 100 amp batteries, what size fuse do they use between the battery and the inverter, I see you’re using a 200 amp fuse , what determines the fuse sizes and can I use a 12v breaker instead

thank you for sharing

Great video. Question can the system also be earthed to an existing AC ground earth rod?

Good info thanks

This is very helpful man thank you🤝

Thank you. Great video and easy to understand. Can you tell me if there is a difference between using 1 x 200amp, and using 2x 100amp for the 2000watt inverter to the battery.

@ShopSolarKits

2 жыл бұрын

Hi Woodeee, thanks for your questions. The biggest difference between using the 1 x 200amp or the 2 x 100amp would be that you need more accessories for the 2x100amp. If you have any further questions, please dont hesitate to call us at info@shopsolarkits.com or call us at 877-242-2792.

Very interesting. Am looking into setting a solar system for my one acre farm land in Africa. What will you recommend I get

Not sure if anyone mentioned it but you should also include solar breakers between the charge controller and the solar panels. And probably a battery cut off switch for the battery between the large fuse and the charge controller on the positive cable. Just more precautions.

Best by far

I like your vids! But I have a question: I have a ground terminal on my 5000w inverter.. what do I ground it to? I noticed you don’t have one coming off your inverter

@mj2519

2 жыл бұрын

@@robrob637 at least 18in deep

Thanks for sharing !

Perfect video. Thanks

@ShopSolarKits

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for your comment! Glad you enjoyed it

Will 2 100 watts solar panel be good for an 1100 watt inverter and how big of a battery should I use

If I wanted to power a single room in my home, could I run an extension cord from the inverter outlet from the shed to the wall of my house and wire it into a wall receptacle?

Is the 12V DC output on the Charge Controller still 12V with a 24V system?

How many Solar panels can you use on a 2000w inverter. Is it a general rule 100w solar pannel, 1000w inverter, 100ah battery? So for let say 3000w, you need 3 - 100w solar panels, and 3 - 100ah batteries?

Good day, Excellent video, I have any old car battery! Can you use a car battery or Is there a specific type of battery that you need to use with solar system?

what size fuse is coming from the panels?

You mentioned connecting your 2x 100w 12v panels in series, wouldn’t that make it 24v? I thought since the controller and batteries are 12v, it’s better to keep the panels the same. Could you be able to explain why series was done for this example? Thanks!

From DC to AC via the inverter to your electronics, and then back to DC again via the power supply inside your electronics, must lose quite a bit of energy?

What would be the easiest way to hook up a gas/petrol generator to charge the battery(bank) should there be a couple of days of bad weather? Is there a simple yet effective way of doing this without having to disconnect the batteries from the MPPT controler?

@danchieev

2 жыл бұрын

kzread.info/dash/bejne/Z453mMqBdM27Yqw.html Hello there this guy explains how you can hook you generator to charge the batteries when you dont have enough sunlight or on the winter season

Can this be used to operate a 12000 btu 1355W portable AC?

Are there any charge controllers that allow for 240v?

What about the load section of the controller can you connect something directly without the inverter and the battery, like a fan and run it with the solar panel.

@donclowers7666

Жыл бұрын

The load output on controllers I’ve seen are still 12v. I have a smaller shed setup where I have a 300 watt inverter connected to the load output. I like it because of the battery falls too low, the load shuts off, I don’t have to watch and do it. I’ve seen in other videos where it is not recommended to be done that way with larger inverters.

How would you do this in a tent trailer? I’m thinking of setting up my area underneath my dinette seat. Do you recommend the battery inside the dinette seat with the inverter, charge controller and a kill switch? I’ll connect my electrical to the inverter, and thinking of taking the electrical cable out and put an solar extension cable there to our 2 solar panels (we don’t camp where there is electrical hookups) and then we can put the kill switch on when we are packing up I don’t want the solar panels on the roof, I rather have them tilted in the sunlight :) (Don’t worry there is no water system in my tent trailer! I took that out already) :)

@ShopSolarKits

2 жыл бұрын

Hi Anna, for more information on how we would set this kind of thing up for a tent trailer, I recommend giving us a call at 1-877-242-2792 where we could discuss your set up and the best practices to get your system going !

Nice system. I have a question, so you have 1 battery and you connect the solar panels on series, could you connect the panels in parallel? Also, if I had 2 batteries ( 200 ah each) could I connect the batteries in parallel and the solar panels in parallel as well?

@donclowers7666

Жыл бұрын

I didn’t understand doing panels in series either.

Hi mate ive just purchased this Inverter. I see you haven't connected the Ground ring terminal on the DC Input Side? Is there a reason for this? I've read conflicting information about whether to connect this or not?

@Not_A_Tourist

Жыл бұрын

I just bought one also and that's the reason I came here. I also don't understand the 200 amp fuse from battery to inverter, I thought it should be less to protect the wire but I'm not an electrician.

how do i know what size fuze to get

You should test that saw while cutting wood, it should make a big difference. I wonder if it would be able to do it

The controller is identical to renogy. I wonder who makes them for who?

Great video! Just have one comment, talk more on battery chemistry. Out door un-uninsulated shed problems with lithium, SLA, AGM, etc. COLD and hot environments. Mainly do to their cost. Maybe another video using this setup.

What are the 2 positive cords coming from inverter to battery?

@Not_A_Tourist

Жыл бұрын

It's just the positive cable, renogy doubles it, I think it's the equivalent of 4 awg. You'll notice the negative side is the same way.

Dones washing machine is working with this ? Thanks

What do I need to do for cold climates

Can you use 24v of solar panels coming in and everything else be 12v?

@ronb6182

2 жыл бұрын

You would have to put a lead between two 12 volt batteries. With that said I don't know if the charge controller can control that type of set-up. Also you would need to equal out the loads between the two batteries. You do not want to drain one battery and leave the other unused.

Great Video, Can You Send Solar Kits to Fiji Islands if Purchased Online?

So you’re putting 24v into a 12v charge controller?

Bub. Id like to have you guys let me do videos on your gear. I have a ton of subscribers who'd buy from you. Im doing a mono roof tiny home and my other channel is grow lighting. Applicable in both channels

Where did you put a resistor?

I'm super interested in putting this system in my commercial boat in Alaska so I can shut generator off at night

Do you recommend any set up for a freezer on a shed ???

@ShopSolarKits

Жыл бұрын

Hi there, this is a good question but really depends on where you're living. Feel free to give us a call or shoot us an email and we would be happy to help you figure out the right set up for your needs - Give us a call at 877-242-2792 or email us @ info@shopsolarkits.com

How can I order a kit from you all

Would a 8000 btu window ac unit work? With no problems?

@ChillingwithMalc

2 жыл бұрын

I dont think this is big enough to run that. Do some more youtubing and googling.

is it water proof?

Am from central africa I need more practical videos

Are you located in Australia

How much for this kit?

I’d like to see what % of the battery was left after running that jig saw for 5 seconds.. 100AH battery with a 2000 watt inverter trying to run small power tools would probably get you 2-3 mins of run time before your battery is drained completely. A lot of people think you can run these tools off a 100AH or less battery using a 1500-2000 watt inverter but it doesn’t work that way. They end up ruining their batteries because theoretically they need 400-800AH at minimum to run AC appliances such as a circular saw etc.

@granttyler7746

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah this is a problem Im facing setting up my own system. I want it to be able to run a small ac and some lights for hours at a time, but I’m not sure how to set it up so that the panels provide enough continuous power for the battery to stay charged.

@DjbriancUs

2 жыл бұрын

I can run my 19-in flat screen TV on my 1,000-W inverter and two 12-volt 13-watt bulbs which are 60 watt equivalent I believe for 2 days straight without charging the battery before it stops working. It then takes my 100-W panel 2 days of sun to bring things back to normal. I've also got a 12-volt fridge in the mix and I've got no issues with my hundred amp hour battery.

what size of fuse?

@budmartin3344

2 жыл бұрын

@3:02 40A fuse between charge controller and the battery, 200A fuse between battery and the inverter.

Why you didn’t have everything you needed it would’ve be nice to see exactly what you used and how like the same inverter you would use and two batteries to show how you would connect them so people can know how it works with no questions

Why connect the panels in series and not parallel

what happens if you don’t turn of the inverter?

@budmartin3344

2 жыл бұрын

The inverter will draw current from battery even if you do not have any load connected to the AC outlet, according to the spec of the 2000W 12V inverter, it will draw about 2A which is about 24W, so if you leave the inverter on, it will use 24W x 24 hr = 576Wh from your battery so if you have 1000Whr of battery capacity, it will run your battery down in about two days just by having it on with no load.

Why doesnt anyone show a earth ground connection ? I feel like this 120V AC system is dangerously floating?

How much for the charge controller

@musicstudioengineer

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah I'll like to know that also

@markirish7599

2 жыл бұрын

@@musicstudioengineer I don't think we getting answer 😔

Hi sorry to say... You have almost 10 🎤 microphones but I can't hear you probably even with my volume at max .. else it's a very great canal

Solar system

If all your tasks were direct current (in other words if you were NOT powering a house but just lights or something) you would not need an inverter. Inverter just turn DC (battery) to AC (household appliances). But you can buy lights that are just DC.

I installed my 6 kv system from your company How ever the system is not charging I email - call left messages And I’m not getting the support I need Can you call me I really need some support Your solar systems are perfect But need to do more effort on customer supports Thank you for all this info

@ShopSolarKits

Жыл бұрын

Hi there, so sorry for this! Can you tell me your order number so I can look into it and get someone to reach out to you, please? :) Thank you

Redo it with better Louder Audio Please!!!!!!

Great video but the volume is wavering

@ShopSolarKits

Жыл бұрын

We are always working on improving video quality! Sorry about that!

just looked at the prices. please hold me while i faint!!!!

@1makalu

Жыл бұрын

Greetings from another Miceli, came to Australia from Salina, Italia in the 1920's

Like 300 watts better than 100 Watts. With 100 watt solar panels you need ever so many solar panels to make one kilowatt you need 10 100 watt solar panels to get the power you need from solar panels from 100 watt solar panels you're in at least need 40 to 72 solar panels that are 100 Watts that's not feasible for most people when they don't get that room I like 300 w solar panels because that's less solar panels you have to have I like 350 w solar panels because they're better because now two solar panels at 350 Watts at 700 Watts they see the difference instead of having to have seven solar panels to make 700 Watts now you only need two solar panels at 350 watts to make 700 Watts that's more efficient I don't watch her less efficient and take up more space.

This video totally missed out information on wire size. Basically a video made to have you buy their system.

Those Extension Cables, to the Panels10 AWG ?, are only Good for 100 Watts at 20 ft Maximum, No more Watts, or Amps. Two, 100 Watt Panels, is Twice as many as its Rated for ! I have 4 -115 Watt Renogy Bifacial Panels Ordered, and Bought one of those Cables from Renogy for Extension, Only To Find Out that its one $23 dollar Cable, Not Two, and Useless. I will Be Putting My Controller Near The Array !!! I would need 4 sets of those Cables for 4 panels, at over 20 dollars for One Cable, times 8 for four Panels. The Charts are hard to Find that include Watts, Amps and Ft for AWG 12 Volt Wiring. I suggest You Find one ! This is a common Mistake on KZread Soler aray Set Ups ... 12 AWG Cables are Wors !

I can't hear a god damn word. 🙄.

Nice vid. Btw,if i use a 1500 watt induction cooker, how many hours does that kind of battery on the video will last, before it runs out? Thanks

@katreilly3094

2 жыл бұрын

Honestly if if the battery is being charged 8 to 9 hrs a day it shouldn't matter using the induction stove twice a day