SOLAR PANELS Photovoltaic, Harbor Freight, DIY INSTALLATION Training Video Solar Electric

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1. Hi Jose how many battery 12V do l need to run this?
2. hey dan, i bought a 100 watt solar charge regulator.  But the connections say to fit the batter and the panels, but nothing leading to the regulator that came with the system.  Do i just strip wires and hook the controller up to the back of the regulator that came with the system..
3. 38504628 20% harbor freight coupon code for April:-)
4. Cool vid, many thanks for the info, cheers mate
5. Honestly, that system looks dangerous. 
6. i have 3 of these kits,if 45 watts (each of my kits puts out approx. 19 volt at approx. 2 amp per kit(unregulated voltage)). ive found for small 2 battery systems these are decent but not great kits. if 10-20 amp per day output works for your needs then these are good.(b.t.w. my oldest kit is 4 years old and puts out about 90% of the output of the newest kit which is a year old).
7. Can these panels be hooked up to a grid tie inverter.
8. Probably the best explanation of parallel/series wiring I have seen.
9. They are 3 time the size of a PV panel!
10. you but them in upside down. 
11. First you need to figure out the wattage you need. You can test the wattage of your appliances using a Kill-A-Watt device. The panels in this video are 45 watts. If you aren't using any batteries you just divide the Watts you will be consuming by 45. If you are using batteries you need to calculate how fast the batteries will drain to make sure you don't run them past 50% charge. This is especially important at night. You also need to make sure your inverter can handle the wattage you need. 
12. The local power company is converting everyone to digital meters. I understand they won't allow the meter to run backwards. Bastards.
13. cool
14. Cool
15. I just purchased the kit from Harbor Freight and found your video very helpful. I got a good laugh from the Bloopers at the end.Thanks.
16. @SpeedManiac1976 (2) wires per panel. All reds to + all blacks to - equals parallel or voltage the same but amperage boosted x 3 roughly. SERIES Panel 1 BLACK TO PANEL 2 RED PANEL 2 black to panel 3 red SO Panel 1 has a free red, panel 3 has a free black this is voltage x 3 and apms the same as one panel. 
17. you connect 3 wires to that charge controller to keep 12v right ? and thats parallel ? if you connect those 3 wires into a splitter and then with 3 inputs and 1 output then and hook that up to the battery would that still be parallel then or would that be series ? in other words if you do that would it still be 12v or 24v or more then ? im very confused about the difference between parallel and series connecting ... 
18. Hi Dan, Have only watched this video but it has sold me on the Harbor Freight 3 panel set. My son has a river house in South Texas and it will be perfect for marine battery recharge, running his lap top and television. You are great doing what you do and I hope that your good work will be rewarded well.
19. i wished had been here before 
20. Check the federal regulations. Homeowner assoc or Cities have a tendancy to try to impose zoning regulations that conflict with federal regulations. The feds are pushing for green alternatives. Have the City show you the code section and ignore the letter. Force them to issue a citation and go to court. City hall can be beat. Ya just gotta know how. Elected officials hate to say they are against alternative energy.