Topic: Solar array starting to look good. - page 3. (Read 20546 times)

I am trying to figure out if I have a full shot of the 2 acre field.

I may have to take a shot of it.

Any pics of the finished thing?

that is kwatts  not watts auto correct sucks..

We are actually selling a bit more back due to heat as we downclocked all the miners to freq 500

It's very profitable that you can sell the power left from the 5 hours of full sun. In other countries you can not do that.

We can always make a zero electric bill with this array.  The power was paid for up front via the install.  State of NJ issues the credits to subsidy it.  So state to state this may or may not be true.

This is grid tied.  and it makes 67kwatts so 67 x 5= 335kwatts produced a day.. since 5 hours of full sun is the NJ average.   so take  7 kwatts x 24 for the miners = 168 kwatts used per day.

  there is 167 kwatts left over that sells back to the grid..

the question becomes more like what btc price and what diff rate makes this not worth while .  the answer is  650 coins price and a diff close to 500 we would still be okay to runs this gear.

at a coin price of 650 and a diff of 700 we become not viable

thats because of the amps that are supplying that 60-65w florescent tube (its rated load wattage while on)
the wattage doesn't refer to whats going to those actual plugs the tube connects too
the Balast is more likely to be outputting 500v or 600v to start the tube, and a fair bit of amps to do so

If possible everyone should turn off power and not work with live electricity.  For my mining area I have 2 way's of turning off power before I work on anything power related.  First is power splitting from power meter it split's to house, and mining area. I can flip a switch there and it kills all power to my mining area it was all done from power company so all very professional.

I then should have no power in mining area but I take it one step further and flip the main in breaker box for mining area.   So I have 2 separate switches that should keep power off if I'm working on it.  And of-course check it before doing anything.   But I really like having the redundancy of 2 even though one should be enough.  I agree with being super cautious when working with power.

I will highlight that.  I have done a few small shocks with different power installs but 1 time I managed a solid across the chest (felt my heart contract) shock.

I was installing a 4 foot replacement fluorescent bulb on an over head light it was hot I was sweating and I was having trouble getting pins in on each side.
I was doing it hot with power to the  fixture(badbadbad) so I reach out a bit and each hand touched each end and I run the power across my chest.  My arm pits were sweaty  and my hands a bit damp with sweat so nice contact.  The power f-ing hurt  big time.  I felt like someone sneezed my heart inside my chest. Plus my sweating arm pits felt seriously weird .

And we are talking about  the power was from this type of device.

https://www.electricalmarketplace.com/productfile/index/view/fileid/173/

since it was one fixture it was about 60-65 watts  and I think I was lucky to be able to write a warning about power.

I think most people would think 62 watts dc is a  safe  level to get shocked with it was not.

The blemished panels with dings put out full power + or - 10% (So at least 90% of their rated power). ~500 watts (could be a few watts more or less depending on the exact wattage of panels I have available when I ship them) is ~$260 (exact price depends on the exact watts and shipping and handling costs) delivered to the zip code you gave me as of last week when fed ex gave me their shipping prices.

For liability reasons I don't spec systems for customers, that I'm not personally installing. It's going to be up to you, to select and use components, safely and in conformance with whatever your local regulations are.  I have no idea whether the panels I send you are acceptable for connection to your local utility grid or for use on your property. Making those determinations are up to you. The panels I sell were inspected to UL 1703 and Inverters that I sell were inspected to UL 1741. All of the panels I sell are acceptable for use in my jurisdiction, both grid tied and off grid. Used equipment might not be in compliance with current rules and regulations of some jurisdictions. Solar panels generate electricity, which can be lethal if handled improperly.   

Bottom line: if you're playing with electricity, be sure you know how to do it safely.

And that's the end of my safety speech. So if you want some panels let me know.

It is pretty easy to run once you fire it up.  You should like it.

We have been doing the solar for months and pretty reliable.

very cool phil im thinking about getting around a 2k maybe 3k setup from buysolar i just checked ameren ue's website and they do something called net-metering i guess its a grid tie system

so im going to have to see what a setup like that would cost to have shipped to my house with the gridtie inverter

The four at the array are solid all set to freq 600 and doing about 51th

The one at home is set to freq 525 it can do higher but it is loud and I am running it at a lower freq to manage the sound .

I will bring it to buysolar after July fourth and crank it back up to freq 575 or 600.

We have space for one more unit.  Without adding a second gable fan.

We could add a second gable fan and boost to 12 units but not now.

I think 12 units goes past over power cap.

Buysolar could be better at knowing if 12 x 1300 ac = 15600 ac is more then we are ready for.

I think that is too much for now.

very nice phil  that machine does not have many hardware errors at all... hows the s9 treating you sofar

I will be bringing the batch 4 s-9 to the array on tues or weds  whichever day is best.  this will fill the array with a six pack  
5 s-9's and 1 s-7.

For now it is rock solid  at 525  

so the blemished ones still output full power just the panels have a issue ?

if so how much am i looking at for a 500 watt setup with panels and everything to run?

i also have a small 2 12V battery bank i use right now

I checked and fedex ground to your zip code is about $120 for solar panel sized packages 3' x 5' weighing up to 80 pounds. So I could probably fit between 150watts and 500watts in that size package.

buy solar my setup right now is with a 45watt harbor fright solar setup

let me know what kinda starter setup you can do with a correct solar setup im currently just running those sticks but i have 3 s1's that are undervolted / 1 stock s1 / 1 stock s2 that im running right now

shipping to 63383 i do not have alot of money right now due to being without a job due to injury

If you don't mind used panels, you can pick up a couple solar panels for very little money to power those sticks and more depending on the space and budget you have. Hook up enough panels and it won't matter how cloudy it is outside, you'll have the power you need for those sticks. I have some working panels with blemishes and dings that work great, but I can't use on most projects, that I could sell you for 28cents/watt plus shipping and handling. I'd give you a one year warranty on them. I also have some used panels with at least 12 years left on their manufacturers warranty that I could sell you for 32cents/watt plus shipping and handling. Brand new with a 20 year manufacturers warranty everything I stock right now starts at around 60 cents plus shipping and handling. And of course bitcoin is the preferred medium of exchange.

I am looking forward to adding a fifth s-9 to this maybe July 5th

Not sure how to price them , but I use 2200 watts to run the 3 of them.  They get 3800gh.

You need really cheap power to run them.

here is one for 172 with the shipping

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Spondoolies-SP20-Jackson-1500-1700-Gh-s-Bitcoin-Miner-SP20-/322011407866?

here is an s-5 for 135

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Used-Bitmain-Antminer-S5-Bitcoin-Miner-1155-GH-s-Bitcoin-mining-/182155449842?

so 172+ 172 + 135 = 479 on ebay.

And frankly  that is too high.

 Since an s-7 is 440 on ebay.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Bitmain-Antminer-S7-4-73-TH-s-Bitcoin-Miner-BTC-NMC-/272260425770?

I would guess I would want 400 for the 3 pieces with free shipping.


Also  I guess the used s-7  would be  380  for the defective batch 1  that I have  bitched and moaned about.

and 420 for the amazing batch 2   s-7  which has been a good among s-7's.