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$98
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Home Depot has Nature Power 100-Watt Complete Solar Kit (50111) on sale for $98. Shipping is free. Thanks Butcherboy
Features
Features
- Corrosion resistant aluminum frame and sealed against moisture this solar panel is rated for outdoor use
- Charges 12-Volt batteries (not included)
- Plug and play connections
- Connect additional panels for faster charging
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| Rating: | (5 out of 5 stars) |
| Reviews: | 1 Home Depot Reviews |
| Product Name: | Nature Power 100 Watt High Power Complete Solar Kit |
| Product Description: | Nature Power Polycrystalline Solar Panels take the sun's energy and turns it into electric current. These solar panels are high efficiency 12-Volt solar panels featuring sturdy aluminum frames and high transparency tempered glass tops. They have a scratch resistant and anti-reflective coating to help keep the solar panel in good shape for many years. They are rugged enough to be permanently mounted outdoors or even on mobile applications such as RVs and boats. The entire module is sealed against moisture. Designed for charging 12-Volt batteries in off grid applications of any scale a solar charge controller is required to keep your batteries from being overcharged. Designed for use with Nature Power 11 Amp Solar Charge Controller or Nature Power 30 Amp Solar Charge Controller. Installation time is minimal thanks to plug and play connections and included flat mounting hardware. Solar Panels are warranted to retain at least 80-percent efficiency up to 25-years. |
| Model Number: | 50111 |
| Product SKU: | 303026135 |
| UPC: | 839290005712 |
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Last Edited by FenStar
February 12, 2019
at
04:03 PM
This is NOT a complete kit unless you want intermittent ~12V power. The simplest setup is going to require a battery and an inverter.
If you have no idea what you are doing you should probably look elsewhere.
If you have no idea what you are doing you should probably look elsewhere.
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This woman explains all the math involved with deciding how to efficiently choose a battery to go with a solar panel like this deal's.
Transcript here for those who don't want to watch video:
https://www.altestore.c
Quick excerpt that I felt demonstrated a real life situation:
NOTE, YOU DON'T REALLY NEED A BATTERY WITH SOLAR PANELS
https://blog.pickmysola
You can buy this deal's solar panel and connect it right to the grid. It will offer some savings to your electric bill and is easier to install, easier to maintain.
1) This doesn't include an inverter, only a DC charge controller so if you try to connect it right to the AC grid you're going to let the smoke out (and some of that smoke might be you)
2) Backfeeding without having a properly installed automatic transfer switch creates a safety hazard for utility workers and anyone else doing maintenance on your home. They think the power is off, but it's not. In some places it's even illegal for this reason.
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This woman explains all the math involved with deciding how to efficiently choose a battery to go with a solar panel like this deal's.
Transcript here for those who don't want to watch video:
https://www.altestore.c
Quick excerpt that I felt demonstrated a real life situation:
Now I don't know if you've ever been in Maine in the winter. But trust me on this one, the sun doesn't shine every day there in December. Not by a long shot. So I need to figure out how many days without sun that I need to store the power for to get me through those sunless days. Let's say I need it to last me the weekend without sun. 43.4 amp hours x 2 days = 86.9 amp hours. Great, I'm going to get myself a group 27 deep cycle battery, that's 89Ah 12V.
OK, now, I can finally figure out what I can do with that power. I can run my laptop that uses 45W for 5 hours. Because 224 Watt hours / 45W = 4.97 hours. Or I can power 3 of my 10W LED lights for 7 hours, and still have a little power left over. Or I could make myself a cup of coffee, listen to the radio while reading a book with a 10W light on for 3 hours, and use my laptop for 2 hours. This should give you enough information so that you can figure out how to fit this into your situation. You can change the numbers to fit your area, and your power needs.
https://blog.pickmysola
You can buy this deal's solar panel and connect it right to the grid. It will offer some savings to your electric bill and is easier to install, easier to maintain.
This woman explains all the math involved with deciding how to efficiently choose a battery to go with a solar panel like this deal's.
Transcript here for those who don't want to watch video:
https://www.altestore.c
Quick excerpt that I felt demonstrated a real life situation:
... so you're saying this probably isn't a cheap, easy way for me to screw around with supplementing my grid usage with solar at my suburban home? Damn.
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No problem at all, I appreciate the insight. Any tips/resources on where I can find more information about what connecting this to the grid might entail and if it will be worthwhile from a cost standpoint?
Here is a little diagram for those wondering
https://i.pinimg.com/originals/0e...6c8109.jpg
This woman explains all the math involved with deciding how to efficiently choose a battery to go with a solar panel like this deal's.
Transcript here for those who don't want to watch video:
https://www.altestore.c
Quick excerpt that I felt demonstrated a real life situation:
NOTE, YOU DON'T REALLY NEED A BATTERY WITH SOLAR PANELS
https://blog.pickmysola
You can buy this deal's solar panel and connect it right to the grid. It will offer some savings to your electric bill and is easier to install, easier to maintain.
I follow the concept 💯 but for practice uses such as charging computer etc. I can see the use here if you are a farmer or live on a large land and want to provide some power to let's say a hut you installed out in the cut. Or if you camp a lot... But for the majority that live on the grid.... Using this to charge laptop, play music in workshop etc would be purely entertainment as there would be very little ROI since those items draw so little power and would merely change your light bill.
I can def. See if I wanted to add an in-law suite to my property in florida this could be a consideration (will just have to figure out how much I'll need and how to get the electrician to configure things so its tied into everything (that you don't have to explain).
Here is a little diagram for those wondering
https://i.pinimg.com/originals/0e...6c8109.jpg
Thanks