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		<id>https://preparingyou.com/w/index.php?title=Template:Conference_Calls&amp;diff=24216</id>
		<title>Template:Conference Calls</title>
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		<updated>2016-12-08T19:26:29Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Denj: /* Regularly Scheduled Conference Calls */&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr /&gt;
&lt;div&gt;==Regularly Scheduled &#039;&#039;&#039;Conference&#039;&#039;&#039; Calls==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
[[Image:conferences.jpg‎|right|180px|]]&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|&#039;&#039;&#039;Day&#039;&#039;&#039;||&#039;&#039;&#039;PST&#039;&#039;&#039;||&#039;&#039;&#039;MST&#039;&#039;&#039;||&#039;&#039;&#039;CST&#039;&#039;&#039;||&#039;&#039;&#039;EST&#039;&#039;&#039;||&#039;&#039;&#039;Description of Call&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
||&#039;&#039;&#039;Sunday&#039;&#039;&#039;||5pm||6pm||7pm||8pm||[[Great Lakes Region Open Call|Great Lakes Region Open Call]] (Note: Currently on hold)&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|||6pm||7pm||8pm||9pm||[[Australia Skype Call]] (On hold: [[Mark_Vernuccio|Contact]])&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|||8pm||9pm||10pm||11pm||[[Australia Skype Call|New Zealand Skype Call]] (Note: Currently on hold)&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|&#039;&#039;&#039;Monday&#039;&#039;&#039;||PT||MT||CT||ET||&#039;&#039;Ministers&#039;&#039; call check with your [[CORE]]&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|&#039;&#039;&#039;Tuesday&#039;&#039;&#039;||4am||5am||6am||7am||&#039;&#039;His Net&#039;&#039; [[Amateur Radio round-table discussion]]&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|||5pm||6pm||7pm||8pm||[[The Kingdom Study Group|&#039;The Kingdom&#039; Study Group]]&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|&#039;&#039;&#039;Wednesday&#039;&#039;&#039;||6pm||7pm||8pm||9pm||[[&amp;quot;Covenants of the gods&amp;quot; study Call]] On Hiatus &lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|||5pm||6pm||7pm||8pm||[[Northeast Community Call]] (Is this still happening?)&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|&#039;&#039;&#039;Thursday&#039;&#039;&#039;||5pm||6pm||7pm||8pm||[[Simply Good Health Call|&#039;Simply Good Health&#039; Call]]&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|&#039;&#039;&#039;Friday&#039;&#039;&#039;||PT||MT||CT||ET||&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|&#039;&#039;&#039;Saturday&#039;&#039;&#039;||11AM||12PM||1PM||2PM||[[ HHC Open Community Call| &#039;&#039;&#039;HHC open community Call&#039;&#039;&#039;]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Find Best Time Across Time Zones ==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Need to organize a call to many far away or arrange a web or video conference across different time zones?&amp;lt;Br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;[http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/meeting.html  Find the best]&#039;&#039;&#039; time across time zones with this Meeting Planner. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
----------------------------------&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==On Demand Conference Calls==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[[His Church at Loess Hills Congregation of Elders Calls]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Check Radio [[Broadcast|Broadcast schedule here]]&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Denj</name></author>
	</entry>
	<entry>
		<id>https://preparingyou.com/w/index.php?title=Simply_Good_Health_Call&amp;diff=24215</id>
		<title>Simply Good Health Call</title>
		<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://preparingyou.com/w/index.php?title=Simply_Good_Health_Call&amp;diff=24215"/>
		<updated>2016-12-08T19:17:58Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Denj: &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr /&gt;
&lt;div&gt;&#039;&#039;&#039;This call is normally hosted by Elisheba.&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
You are cordially invited to join us on thursday evenings.  The invitations go out on the groups telling what the topic of discussion may be.   Some evenings we may have open topic, which are always interesting.  We also find it a blessing to discuss whatever might be on someone&#039;s heart. If you have questions, please feel free to bring them, and we will do our best to find an answer for them.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The Simply Good Health Team&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Please note new conference call number as of 8/21/2013.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Thursday &lt;br /&gt;
* 8 pm eastern time&lt;br /&gt;
* 7 pm central time&lt;br /&gt;
* 6 pm mountain time&lt;br /&gt;
* 5 pm pacific time&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Presentations &amp;amp; discussions on various health topics including Q&amp;amp;A.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
1 (712) 432-9900&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Conference ID: 901643#&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The most recent call can be heard at...&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Playback number: 1 (712) 432-9901 -&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Conference ID: 901643#&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Then 0#&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Denj</name></author>
	</entry>
	<entry>
		<id>https://preparingyou.com/w/index.php?title=The_Kingdom_Study_Group&amp;diff=24214</id>
		<title>The Kingdom Study Group</title>
		<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://preparingyou.com/w/index.php?title=The_Kingdom_Study_Group&amp;diff=24214"/>
		<updated>2016-12-08T19:12:20Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Denj: &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr /&gt;
&lt;div&gt;&#039;&#039;&#039;This call is normally hosted by Elisheba &amp;amp; [[Paul Bethke]].&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Tuesday &lt;br /&gt;
* 5pm PST&lt;br /&gt;
* 6pm MST&lt;br /&gt;
* 7pm CST&lt;br /&gt;
* 8pm EST&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Conference Number: &#039;&#039;&#039;(712)770-4160&#039;&#039;&#039;  &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Participant access code: &#039;&#039;&#039;321346#&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
We are planning to discuss Brother Gregory William&#039;s book, &#039;Thy Kingdom Comes.&#039; Paul Bethke - PCM from Wisconsin, also Minister of Record for His Church at Lake Country - is on our call regularly and will be available to answer questions. This study call is scheduled for one hour, though we have been known to stay on longer. We will continue where we left off in the book the next week. The discussion is always interesting, and we enjoy the interaction with folks across the country. If you want to join in, but don&#039;t have a copy of &#039;Thy Kingdom Comes,&#039; please let us know by email, and we will send it to you as an attachment.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
If you have scheduling conflicts, and would like to listen to the most recent call...&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Playback number: (712)770-4169&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Participant access code: 321346#&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Skype access ==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
This conference call service allows direct access using Skype. This can allow Skype users to call in directly and can save money on long distance or cell phone minutes.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Connecting directly via Skype:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Before the call, add a contact to your Skype &amp;quot;Contacts&amp;quot; list. The Skype ID for this contact is &amp;quot;freeconferencecallhd.5597261300&amp;quot;. You should receive a very fast approval and&lt;br /&gt;
it will appear in your &amp;quot;Contacts&amp;quot; list. Once it&#039;s there you can connect just like making any other Skype call.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
There is one twist. In order to join the call, you need to enter the Access Code of &amp;quot;321346#&amp;quot; once you&#039;re connected. But when you are connect this way there is no keypad&lt;br /&gt;
evident to press the buttons. To make the keypad appear, go to the &amp;quot;Call&amp;quot; menu at the top of the screen and select &amp;quot;Show Dial Pad&amp;quot;. Then you can enter the Access Code.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The other thing to be aware of is that it seems the conference call service doesn&#039;t always accept Skype calls.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
* Sometimes the contact status will show as &amp;quot;Offline&amp;quot; and you will not be able to connect.&lt;br /&gt;
* Sometimes the contact status will show as &amp;quot;Offline&amp;quot;, yet you &#039;&#039;&#039;WILL&#039;&#039;&#039; still be able to connect (even though &amp;quot;Voice message&amp;quot; appears).&lt;br /&gt;
* Sometimes the contact status will show as &amp;quot;Online&amp;quot; and you can connect.&lt;br /&gt;
* And sometimes you can connect but the call will drop.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The wonders of technology... Calling in using the telephone number is still the most reliable way. Until we find a more reliable Skype conference service, this is the best we have.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Question Sets==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The Questions for each chapter section are now sent out with the invitation to the call every week. We are no longer sending out pdf attachments.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[http://www.preparingyou.com/wiki/images/5/55/TKC_-_9A.pdf The Kingdom Study Group Questions -9A]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[[The Kingdom Study Group Questions -8A]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[http://www.preparingyou.com/wiki/images/5/52/TKC-8B_%281%29.pdf The Kingdom Study Group Questions - Thy Kingdom Comes-8B]&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Denj</name></author>
	</entry>
	<entry>
		<id>https://preparingyou.com/w/index.php?title=The_Kingdom_Study_Group&amp;diff=24213</id>
		<title>The Kingdom Study Group</title>
		<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://preparingyou.com/w/index.php?title=The_Kingdom_Study_Group&amp;diff=24213"/>
		<updated>2016-12-08T19:09:35Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Denj: &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr /&gt;
&lt;div&gt;&#039;&#039;&#039;This call is normally hosted by Elisheba &amp;amp; [[Paul Bethke]].&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Tuesday &lt;br /&gt;
* 5pm PST&lt;br /&gt;
* 6pm MST&lt;br /&gt;
* 7pm CST&lt;br /&gt;
* 8pm EST&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Conference Number: &#039;&#039;&#039;(712)770-4160&#039;&#039;&#039;  &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Participant access code: &#039;&#039;&#039;321346#&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
We are planning to discuss Brother Gregory William&#039;s book, &#039;Thy Kingdom Comes.&#039; Paul Bethke - PCM from Wisconsin, also Minister of Record for His Church at Lake Country - is on our call regularly and will be available to answer questions. This study call is scheduled for one hour, though we have been known to stay on longer. We will continue where we left off in the book the next week. The discussion is always interesting, and we enjoy the interaction with folks across the country. If you want to join in, but don&#039;t have a copy of &#039;Thy Kingdom Comes,&#039; please let us know by email, and we will send it to you as an attachment.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
If you have scheduling conflicts, and would like to listen to the most recent call...&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Playback number: (712)770-4169&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Participant access code: 321346#&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Skype access ==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
This conference call service allows direct access using Skype. This can allow Skype users to call in directly and can save money on long distance or cell phone minutes.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Connecting directly via Skype:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Before the call, add a contact to your Skype &amp;quot;Contacts&amp;quot; list. The Skype ID for this contact is &amp;quot;freeconferencecallhd.5597261300&amp;quot;. You should receive a very fast approval and&lt;br /&gt;
it will appear in your &amp;quot;Contacts&amp;quot; list. Once it&#039;s there you can connect just like making any other Skype call.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
There is one twist. In order to join the call, you need to enter the Access Code of &amp;quot;321346#&amp;quot; once you&#039;re connected. But when you are connect this way there is no keypad&lt;br /&gt;
evident to press the buttons. To make the keypad appear, go to the &amp;quot;Call&amp;quot; menu at the top of the screen and select &amp;quot;Show Dial Pad&amp;quot;. Then you can enter the Access Code.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The other thing to be aware of is that it seems the conference call service doesn&#039;t always accept Skype calls.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
* Sometimes the contact status will show as &amp;quot;Offline&amp;quot; and you will not be able to connect.&lt;br /&gt;
* Sometimes the contact status will show as &amp;quot;Offline&amp;quot;, yet you &#039;&#039;&#039;WILL&#039;&#039;&#039; still be able to connect (even though &amp;quot;Voice message&amp;quot; appears).&lt;br /&gt;
* Sometimes the contact status will show as &amp;quot;Online&amp;quot; and you can connect.&lt;br /&gt;
* And sometimes you can connect but the call will drop.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The wonders of technology... Calling in using the telephone number is still the most reliable way. Until we find a more reliable Skype conference service, this is the best we have.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Question Sets==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The Questions for each chapter section are now sent out with the invitation to the call every week. We are no longer sending out pdf attachments.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[http://www.preparingyou.com/wiki/images/5/55/TKC_-_9A.pdf The Kingdom Study Group Questions -9A]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[[The Kingdom Study Group Questions -8A]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[[The Kingdom Study Group Questions -7C]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[http://www.preparingyou.com/wiki/images/5/52/TKC-8B_%281%29.pdf The Kingdom Study Group Questions - Thy Kingdom Comes-8B]&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Denj</name></author>
	</entry>
	<entry>
		<id>https://preparingyou.com/w/index.php?title=The_Kingdom_Study_Group&amp;diff=24212</id>
		<title>The Kingdom Study Group</title>
		<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://preparingyou.com/w/index.php?title=The_Kingdom_Study_Group&amp;diff=24212"/>
		<updated>2016-12-08T19:04:36Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Denj: &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr /&gt;
&lt;div&gt;&#039;&#039;&#039;This call is normally hosted by [[Elisheba]] &amp;amp; [[Paul Bethke]].&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Tuesday &lt;br /&gt;
* 5pm PST&lt;br /&gt;
* 6pm MST&lt;br /&gt;
* 7pm CST&lt;br /&gt;
* 8pm EST&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Conference Number: &#039;&#039;&#039;(712)770-4160&#039;&#039;&#039;  &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Participant access code: &#039;&#039;&#039;321346#&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
We are planning to discuss Brother Gregory William&#039;s book, &#039;Thy Kingdom Comes.&#039; Paul Bethke - PCM from Wisconsin, also Minister of Record for His Church at Lake Country - is on our call regularly and will be available to answer questions. This study call is scheduled for one hour, though we have been known to stay on longer. We will continue where we left off in the book the next week. The discussion is always interesting, and we enjoy the interaction with folks across the country. If you want to join in, but don&#039;t have a copy of &#039;Thy Kingdom Comes,&#039; please let us know by email, and we will send it to you as an attachment.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
If you have scheduling conflicts, and would like to listen to the most recent call...&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Playback number: (712)770-4169&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Participant access code: 321346#&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Skype access ==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
This conference call service allows direct access using Skype. This can allow Skype users to call in directly and can save money on long distance or cell phone minutes.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Connecting directly via Skype:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Before the call, add a contact to your Skype &amp;quot;Contacts&amp;quot; list. The Skype ID for this contact is &amp;quot;freeconferencecallhd.5597261300&amp;quot;. You should receive a very fast approval and&lt;br /&gt;
it will appear in your &amp;quot;Contacts&amp;quot; list. Once it&#039;s there you can connect just like making any other Skype call.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
There is one twist. In order to join the call, you need to enter the Access Code of &amp;quot;321346#&amp;quot; once you&#039;re connected. But when you are connect this way there is no keypad&lt;br /&gt;
evident to press the buttons. To make the keypad appear, go to the &amp;quot;Call&amp;quot; menu at the top of the screen and select &amp;quot;Show Dial Pad&amp;quot;. Then you can enter the Access Code.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The other thing to be aware of is that it seems the conference call service doesn&#039;t always accept Skype calls.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
* Sometimes the contact status will show as &amp;quot;Offline&amp;quot; and you will not be able to connect.&lt;br /&gt;
* Sometimes the contact status will show as &amp;quot;Offline&amp;quot;, yet you &#039;&#039;&#039;WILL&#039;&#039;&#039; still be able to connect (even though &amp;quot;Voice message&amp;quot; appears).&lt;br /&gt;
* Sometimes the contact status will show as &amp;quot;Online&amp;quot; and you can connect.&lt;br /&gt;
* And sometimes you can connect but the call will drop.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The wonders of technology... Calling in using the telephone number is still the most reliable way. Until we find a more reliable Skype conference service, this is the best we have.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Question Sets==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The Questions for each chapter section are now sent out with the invitation to the call every week. We are no longer sending out pdf attachments.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[http://www.preparingyou.com/wiki/images/5/55/TKC_-_9A.pdf The Kingdom Study Group Questions -9A]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[[The Kingdom Study Group Questions -8A]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[[The Kingdom Study Group Questions -7C]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[http://www.preparingyou.com/wiki/images/5/52/TKC-8B_%281%29.pdf The Kingdom Study Group Questions - Thy Kingdom Comes-8B]&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Denj</name></author>
	</entry>
	<entry>
		<id>https://preparingyou.com/w/index.php?title=The_Kingdom_Study_Group&amp;diff=24211</id>
		<title>The Kingdom Study Group</title>
		<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://preparingyou.com/w/index.php?title=The_Kingdom_Study_Group&amp;diff=24211"/>
		<updated>2016-12-08T17:03:41Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Denj: &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr /&gt;
&lt;div&gt;&#039;&#039;&#039;This call is normally hosted by [[Elisheba]] &amp;amp; [[Paul Bethke]].&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Tuesday &lt;br /&gt;
* 5pm PST&lt;br /&gt;
* 6pm MST&lt;br /&gt;
* 7pm CST&lt;br /&gt;
* 8pm EST&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Conference Number: &#039;&#039;&#039;(712)770-4160&#039;&#039;&#039;  &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Participant access code: &#039;&#039;&#039;321346#&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
We are planning to discuss Brother Gregory William&#039;s book, &#039;Thy Kingdom Comes.&#039; Paul Bethke - PCM from Wisconsin, also Minister of Record for His Church at Lake Country - is on our call regularly and will be available to answer questions. This study call is scheduled for one hour, though we have been known to stay on longer. We will continue where we left off in the book the next week. The discussion is always interesting, and we enjoy the interaction with folks across the country. If you want to join in, but don&#039;t have a copy of &#039;Thy Kingdom Comes,&#039; please let us know by email, and we will send it to you as an attachment.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
If you have scheduling conflicts, and would like to listen to the most recent call...&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Playback number: (605)562-3149 &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Participant access code: 321346#&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Skype access ==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
This conference call service allows direct access using Skype. This can allow Skype users to call in directly and can save money on long distance or cell phone minutes.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Connecting directly via Skype:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Before the call, add a contact to your Skype &amp;quot;Contacts&amp;quot; list. The Skype ID for this contact is &amp;quot;freeconferencecallhd.5597261300&amp;quot;. You should receive a very fast approval and&lt;br /&gt;
it will appear in your &amp;quot;Contacts&amp;quot; list. Once it&#039;s there you can connect just like making any other Skype call.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
There is one twist. In order to join the call, you need to enter the Access Code of &amp;quot;321346#&amp;quot; once you&#039;re connected. But when you are connect this way there is no keypad&lt;br /&gt;
evident to press the buttons. To make the keypad appear, go to the &amp;quot;Call&amp;quot; menu at the top of the screen and select &amp;quot;Show Dial Pad&amp;quot;. Then you can enter the Access Code.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The other thing to be aware of is that it seems the conference call service doesn&#039;t always accept Skype calls.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
* Sometimes the contact status will show as &amp;quot;Offline&amp;quot; and you will not be able to connect.&lt;br /&gt;
* Sometimes the contact status will show as &amp;quot;Offline&amp;quot;, yet you &#039;&#039;&#039;WILL&#039;&#039;&#039; still be able to connect (even though &amp;quot;Voice message&amp;quot; appears).&lt;br /&gt;
* Sometimes the contact status will show as &amp;quot;Online&amp;quot; and you can connect.&lt;br /&gt;
* And sometimes you can connect but the call will drop.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The wonders of technology... Calling in using the telephone number is still the most reliable way. Until we find a more reliable Skype conference service, this is the best we have.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Question Sets==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The Questions for each chapter section are now sent out with the invitation to the call every week. We are no longer sending out pdf attachments.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[http://www.preparingyou.com/wiki/images/5/55/TKC_-_9A.pdf The Kingdom Study Group Questions -9A]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[[The Kingdom Study Group Questions -8A]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[[The Kingdom Study Group Questions -7C]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[http://www.preparingyou.com/wiki/images/5/52/TKC-8B_%281%29.pdf The Kingdom Study Group Questions - Thy Kingdom Comes-8B]&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Denj</name></author>
	</entry>
	<entry>
		<id>https://preparingyou.com/w/index.php?title=Solar&amp;diff=19255</id>
		<title>Solar</title>
		<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://preparingyou.com/w/index.php?title=Solar&amp;diff=19255"/>
		<updated>2015-12-25T00:21:27Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Denj: /* Solar Electric */&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr /&gt;
&lt;div&gt;Solar has to do with the sun.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
There are numerous ways to collect energy from the sun.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Solar Electric ==&lt;br /&gt;
No one does solar to beat the power company. Usually the reason someone puts in solar power is because they cannot get power in a particular place that needs some low voltage or they want some power that is renewable and reliable when there is nothing coming from the power company.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
There is so much hype out there it is hard to tell what is the best deal.&lt;br /&gt;
What would be nice is to find the best deals that makes the most sense for a particular need without having to become an electrical engineer or test two products we can&#039;t afford to find out we should have bought the third product we did not know about.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
So much of our modern lives is dependent on electricity. What will we do when the power goes out for an extended period of time? Having even a little light when all other lights go out in the middle of winter could make a big difference in the mental state of a household. If part of your food preparations include frozen food, a backup source of power for the freezer could be very valuable. This article is intended to be an introduction to the possibilities of solar electricity for your household.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
If you have questions about solar electric, sign up for the HHCPOWER Google group and post a question.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===Terms and Definitions===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;Solar panel&#039;&#039;&#039; – creates electricity from sunlight&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;Charge Controller&#039;&#039;&#039; – uses electricity from solar panel to charge batteries. The charge controller protects the batteries by ensuring that the batteries are not overcharged&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;Inverter&#039;&#039;&#039; – Converts battery DC electricity to AC electricity that most appliances use&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;Electricity&#039;&#039;&#039; – the movement of electrons through a wire &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
: &#039;&#039;&#039;DC electricity&#039;&#039;&#039; – direct current electricity&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
: &#039;&#039;&#039;AC electricity&#039;&#039;&#039; – alternating current electricity&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;Volts&#039;&#039;&#039; – the force pushing the electrons&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;Amps&#039;&#039;&#039; – the amount of electrons moving through the wire&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;Watts&#039;&#039;&#039; – a unit that is a measure of electricity doing work in an instant of time. Watts is sometimes referred to as power.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
: &#039;&#039;&#039;Watthour&#039;&#039;&#039; – one watt of electricity doing work for one hour&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
: &#039;&#039;&#039;Kilowatt hour&#039;&#039;&#039; – one thousand watts of electricity doing work for one hour. Your home electric bill says how many kilowatt hours you use each month. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
A light bulb in your house may be rated at 100 watts. Burning that bulb for four hours uses 400 watthours or .4 kilowatt hours.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===Basic Solar System===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The two technical things we discovered is solar is a low voltage and high current application where large gauge wire is needed.  &lt;br /&gt;
The other do not undercharge your batteries. Battery manufactures will tell you at least 14.7-14.8V is required to charge a 12V battery.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
There is a [http://handybobsolar.wordpress.com/ solar guy, Bob, ] who actually made a full time business out of fixing the messes created byother installers using poor practices and bad component choices. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
In addition to fixing our wiring problem he identified our charge controller as the principle problem in our system  He&#039;s actually done the kind of experimentation and research to figure out what the reliable, cost effective components one should use.  That was 6 years ago and we&#039;re still using the same RV setup with the batteries we had to replace going strong.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
One system that seemed to work plus &#039;&#039;&#039;[http://www.preparingyou.com/wiki/images/e/e6/Solar1.pdf solar wiring diagram]&#039;&#039;&#039;:&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot; style=&amp;quot;text-align: center; color: red;&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|- style=&amp;quot;background-color:#efefef;&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
! PCs!! Description!! Price &lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|1pc&lt;br /&gt;
|MorningStar SI-300-115V -UL SureSine 300W Inverter, 115V, 60Hz&lt;br /&gt;
|$251&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|1pc        &lt;br /&gt;
|Morningstar TS-45 TriStar 45 Amp Charge Controller 12-48V PWM&lt;br /&gt;
|$150&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|4pc  &lt;br /&gt;
|Windynation 100 Watt Polycrystalline 12V Solar Panel&lt;br /&gt;
|$524&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|4pc        &lt;br /&gt;
|Trojan T-105 6V 225Ah Flooded Lead Acid GC2 Deep Cycle Battery&lt;br /&gt;
|$600&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|1pc        &lt;br /&gt;
|Bogart Engineering Trimetric TM-2030-RV Battery Monitor System&lt;br /&gt;
|$155&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|1pc        &lt;br /&gt;
|Bogart Engineering Deltec 500 amp, 50 millivolt current shunt&lt;br /&gt;
|$27&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|1pc                                     &lt;br /&gt;
|Square D Pull-Out Disconnect Switch 60A Not Fusible - UFP222R&lt;br /&gt;
|$26&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Total&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|$1733&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===Installation Guidelines and Considerations===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===What to do when the Sun don&#039;t Shine===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===Home Sized Solar System===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===Solar System Sizing===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;P3 P4400 Kill A Watt Electricity Usage Monitor&#039;&#039;&#039; -&lt;br /&gt;
The cheapest watt of electricity is the one you never use. Before building a solar system, make sure you have energy efficient appliances. It will be cheaper to upgrade an appliance then to build a solar system to handle inefficient appliances. The best way to determine how much electricity an appliance is using is with a Kill a Watt Electricity Usage Monitor&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
http://www.amazon.com/P3-P4400-Electricity-Usage-Monitor/dp/B00009MDBU/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&amp;amp;qid=1449968317&amp;amp;sr=8-1&amp;amp;keywords=kill+a+watt&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Plug the Kill a Watt into the wall outlet, plug appliance into the Kill a Watt. Let it run for about a week, the length of time does not have to be exactly one week, just needs a long period of time. At the end of one week push the right red button. It toggles between kilowatt hours and time. The time is in hours. Divide the kilowatt hours by the time and multiply by 24 to get average kilowatt hours per day for that appliance. Do this for each appliance you may want to power with solar.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;Manage the usage&#039;&#039;&#039; - &lt;br /&gt;
This is a humorous example of the importance of managing electric use when you have a limited source.&lt;br /&gt;
http://www.imdb.com/video/hulu/vi2444560153/?ref_=tt_ov_vi&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
A energy efficient chest freezer uses about .7 kilowatt hours per day. Four 9 watt LED lights used four hours will use about .3 kilowatt hours per day. My laptop computer uses about .7 kilowatt hours per day. The inefficient freezer uses about 2.4 kilowatt hours per day.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The following are the components used in these examples to build a small 12 volt solar system. The price estimates do not include a frame for the solar panels, wires, breakers, combiner box, battery box and connectors.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;Solar panels&#039;&#039;&#039; - SolarWorld Plus SW 290 Mono 290W Mono SLV/WHT 1000V 33mm US Solar Panel  $347 each&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
http://www.civicsolar.com/product/solarworld-plus-sw-285-mono-290w-mono-slvwht-1000v-33mm-us-solar-panel&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;Charge controller&#039;&#039;&#039; - Blue Sky Solar Boost 2512i-HV 12V 25A MPPT Charge Controller $201 each&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
http://www.civicsolar.com/product/blue-sky-solar-boost-2512i-hv-12v-25a-mppt-charge-controller&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;Batteries&#039;&#039;&#039; - Crown Renewable Power Battery - 6 Volts, 395 Amp-hours  $381 each&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
http://www.solar-electric.com/batteries-meters-accessories/batteries/crdecyinba1/repose/6voltbatteries/repoba6vo395.html&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;Inverter&#039;&#039;&#039; - Samlex America PST-300-12 300 W 12V Inverter  $225 each&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
http://www.civicsolar.com/product/samlex-america-pst-300-12-300-w-12v-inverter&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Batteries are the most expensive part of the system. Solar panels keep getting cheaper over time but unfortunately batteries do not. Batteries are needed for night time and for cloudy days. These estimates assume that there will be at most three cloudy days in a row. That is the minimum. Allowing for more cloudy days would require more batteries and more solar panels to charge the additional batteries.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The following spreadsheets are to give you a ballpark idea of the costs. They are not meant to be complete systems. Consult an experienced person before you take the plunge into solar.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:Solar Pricing 4.jpg]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The following diagram shows the wiring of a sample 48 volt solar electric system. It is not based on the components listed above but is intended to show how solar electric system components are connected.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:Electrical_System_1a.jpg‎]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===How to use the Wind===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Solar Heat ==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Solar Dryers ==&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Denj</name></author>
	</entry>
	<entry>
		<id>https://preparingyou.com/w/index.php?title=Solar&amp;diff=19217</id>
		<title>Solar</title>
		<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://preparingyou.com/w/index.php?title=Solar&amp;diff=19217"/>
		<updated>2015-12-22T22:37:35Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Denj: /* Some Basics */&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr /&gt;
&lt;div&gt;Solar has to do with the sun.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
There are numerous ways to collect energy from the sun.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Solar Electric ==&lt;br /&gt;
No one does solar to beat the power company. Usually the reason someone puts in solar power is because they cannot get power in a particular place that needs some low voltage or they want some power that is renewable and reliable when there is nothing coming from the power company.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
There is so much hype out there it is hard to tell what is the best deal.&lt;br /&gt;
What would be nice is to find the best deals that makes the most sense for a particular need without having to become an electrical engineer or test two products we can&#039;t afford to find out we should have bought the third product we did not know about.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===Terms and Definitions===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;Solar panel&#039;&#039;&#039; – creates electricity from sunlight&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;Charge Controller&#039;&#039;&#039; – uses electricity from solar panel to charge batteries. The charge controller protects the batteries by ensuring that the batteries are not overcharged&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;Inverter&#039;&#039;&#039; – Converts battery DC electricity to AC electricity that most appliances use&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;Electricity&#039;&#039;&#039; – the movement of electrons through a wire &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
: &#039;&#039;&#039;DC electricity&#039;&#039;&#039; – direct current electricity&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
: &#039;&#039;&#039;AC electricity&#039;&#039;&#039; – alternating current electricity&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;Volts&#039;&#039;&#039; – the force pushing the electrons&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;Amps&#039;&#039;&#039; – the amount of electrons moving through the wire&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;Watts&#039;&#039;&#039; – a unit that is a measure of electricity doing work in an instant of time. Watts is sometimes referred to as power.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
: &#039;&#039;&#039;Watthour&#039;&#039;&#039; – one watt of electricity doing work for one hour&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
: &#039;&#039;&#039;Kilowatt hour&#039;&#039;&#039; – one thousand watts of electricity doing work for one hour. Your home electric bill says how many kilowatt hours you use each month. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
A light bulb in your house may be rated at 100 watts. Burning that bulb for four hours uses 400 watthours or .4 kilowatt hours.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===Basic Solar System===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The two technical things we discovered is solar is a low voltage and high current application where large gauge wire is needed.  &lt;br /&gt;
The other do not undercharge your batteries. Battery manufactures will tell you at least 14.7-14.8V is required to charge a 12V battery.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
There is a [http://handybobsolar.wordpress.com/ solar guy, Bob, ] who actually made a full time business out of fixing the messes created byother installers using poor practices and bad component choices. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
In addition to fixing our wiring problem he identified our charge controller as the principle problem in our system  He&#039;s actually done the kind of experimentation and research to figure out what the reliable, cost effective components one should use.  That was 6 years ago and we&#039;re still using the same RV setup with the batteries we had to replace going strong.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
One system that seemed to work plus &#039;&#039;&#039;[http://www.preparingyou.com/wiki/images/e/e6/Solar1.pdf solar wiring diagram]&#039;&#039;&#039;:&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot; style=&amp;quot;text-align: center; color: red;&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|- style=&amp;quot;background-color:#efefef;&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
! PCs!! Description!! Price &lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|1pc&lt;br /&gt;
|MorningStar SI-300-115V -UL SureSine 300W Inverter, 115V, 60Hz&lt;br /&gt;
|$251&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|1pc        &lt;br /&gt;
|Morningstar TS-45 TriStar 45 Amp Charge Controller 12-48V PWM&lt;br /&gt;
|$150&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|4pc  &lt;br /&gt;
|Windynation 100 Watt Polycrystalline 12V Solar Panel&lt;br /&gt;
|$524&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|4pc        &lt;br /&gt;
|Trojan T-105 6V 225Ah Flooded Lead Acid GC2 Deep Cycle Battery&lt;br /&gt;
|$600&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|1pc        &lt;br /&gt;
|Bogart Engineering Trimetric TM-2030-RV Battery Monitor System&lt;br /&gt;
|$155&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|1pc        &lt;br /&gt;
|Bogart Engineering Deltec 500 amp, 50 millivolt current shunt&lt;br /&gt;
|$27&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|1pc                                     &lt;br /&gt;
|Square D Pull-Out Disconnect Switch 60A Not Fusible - UFP222R&lt;br /&gt;
|$26&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Total&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|$1733&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===What to do when the Sun don&#039;t Shine===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===Installation Guidelines and Considerations===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===Solar System Sizing===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;P3 P4400 Kill A Watt Electricity Usage Monitor&#039;&#039;&#039; -&lt;br /&gt;
The cheapest watt of electricity is the one you never use. Before building a solar system, make sure you have energy efficient appliances. It will be cheaper to upgrade an appliance then to build a solar system to handle inefficient appliances. The best way to determine how much electricity an appliance is using is with a Kill a Watt Electricity Usage Monitor&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
http://www.amazon.com/P3-P4400-Electricity-Usage-Monitor/dp/B00009MDBU/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&amp;amp;qid=1449968317&amp;amp;sr=8-1&amp;amp;keywords=kill+a+watt&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Plug the Kill a Watt into the wall outlet, plug appliance into the Kill a Watt. Let it run for about a week, the length of time does not have to be exactly one week, just needs a long period of time. At the end of one week push the right red button. It toggles between kilowatt hours and time. The time is in hours. Divide the kilowatt hours by the time and multiply by 24 to get average kilowatt hours per day for that appliance. Do this for each appliance you may want to power with solar.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;Manage the usage&#039;&#039;&#039; - &lt;br /&gt;
This is a humorous example of the importance of managing electric use when you have a limited source.&lt;br /&gt;
http://www.imdb.com/video/hulu/vi2444560153/?ref_=tt_ov_vi&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===Home Sized Solar System===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
A energy efficient chest freezer uses about .7 kilowatt hours per day. Four 9 watt LED lights used four hours will use about .3 kilowatt hours per day. My laptop computer uses about .7 kilowatt hours per day. The inefficient freezer uses about 2.4 kilowatt hours per day.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The following are the components used in these examples to build a small 12 volt solar system. The price estimates do not include a frame for the solar panels, wires, breakers, combiner box, battery box and connectors.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;Solar panels&#039;&#039;&#039; - SolarWorld Plus SW 290 Mono 290W Mono SLV/WHT 1000V 33mm US Solar Panel  $347 each&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
http://www.civicsolar.com/product/solarworld-plus-sw-285-mono-290w-mono-slvwht-1000v-33mm-us-solar-panel&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;Charge controller&#039;&#039;&#039; - Blue Sky Solar Boost 2512i-HV 12V 25A MPPT Charge Controller $201 each&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
http://www.civicsolar.com/product/blue-sky-solar-boost-2512i-hv-12v-25a-mppt-charge-controller&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;Batteries&#039;&#039;&#039; - Crown Renewable Power Battery - 6 Volts, 395 Amp-hours  $381 each&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
http://www.solar-electric.com/batteries-meters-accessories/batteries/crdecyinba1/repose/6voltbatteries/repoba6vo395.html&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;Inverter&#039;&#039;&#039; - Samlex America PST-300-12 300 W 12V Inverter  $225 each&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
http://www.civicsolar.com/product/samlex-america-pst-300-12-300-w-12v-inverter&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Batteries are the most expensive part of the system. Solar panels keep getting cheaper over time but unfortunately batteries do not. Batteries are needed for night time and for cloudy days. These estimates assume that there will be at most three cloudy days in a row. That is the minimum. Allowing for more cloudy days would require more batteries and more solar panels to charge the additional batteries.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The following spreadsheets are to give you a ballpark idea of the costs. They are not meant to be complete systems. Consult an experienced person before you take the plunge into solar.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:Solar Pricing 4.jpg]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The following diagram shows the wiring of a sample 48 volt solar electric system. It is not based on the components listed above but is intended to show how solar electric system components are connected.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:Electrical_System_1a.jpg‎]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===How to use the Wind===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Solar Heat ==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Solar Dryers ==&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Denj</name></author>
	</entry>
	<entry>
		<id>https://preparingyou.com/w/index.php?title=Solar&amp;diff=19216</id>
		<title>Solar</title>
		<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://preparingyou.com/w/index.php?title=Solar&amp;diff=19216"/>
		<updated>2015-12-22T22:36:10Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Denj: /* Solar Electric */&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr /&gt;
&lt;div&gt;Solar has to do with the sun.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
There are numerous ways to collect energy from the sun.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Solar Electric ==&lt;br /&gt;
No one does solar to beat the power company. Usually the reason someone puts in solar power is because they cannot get power in a particular place that needs some low voltage or they want some power that is renewable and reliable when there is nothing coming from the power company.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
There is so much hype out there it is hard to tell what is the best deal.&lt;br /&gt;
What would be nice is to find the best deals that makes the most sense for a particular need without having to become an electrical engineer or test two products we can&#039;t afford to find out we should have bought the third product we did not know about.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===Terms and Definitions===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;Solar panel&#039;&#039;&#039; – creates electricity from sunlight&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;Charge Controller&#039;&#039;&#039; – uses electricity from solar panel to charge batteries. The charge controller protects the batteries by ensuring that the batteries are not overcharged&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;Inverter&#039;&#039;&#039; – Converts battery DC electricity to AC electricity that most appliances use&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;Electricity&#039;&#039;&#039; – the movement of electrons through a wire &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
: &#039;&#039;&#039;DC electricity&#039;&#039;&#039; – direct current electricity&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
: &#039;&#039;&#039;AC electricity&#039;&#039;&#039; – alternating current electricity&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;Volts&#039;&#039;&#039; – the force pushing the electrons&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;Amps&#039;&#039;&#039; – the amount of electrons moving through the wire&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;Watts&#039;&#039;&#039; – a unit that is a measure of electricity doing work in an instant of time. Watts is sometimes referred to as power.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
: &#039;&#039;&#039;Watthour&#039;&#039;&#039; – one watt of electricity doing work for one hour&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
: &#039;&#039;&#039;Kilowatt hour&#039;&#039;&#039; – one thousand watts of electricity doing work for one hour. Your home electric bill says how many kilowatt hours you use each month. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
A light bulb in your house may be rated at 100 watts. Burning that bulb for four hours uses 400 watthours or .4 kilowatt hours.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===Basic Solar System===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The two technical things we discovered is solar is a low voltage and high current application where large gauge wire is needed.  &lt;br /&gt;
The other do not undercharge your batteries. Battery manufactures will tell you at least 14.7-14.8V is required to charge a 12V battery.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
There is a [http://handybobsolar.wordpress.com/ solar guy, Bob, ] who actually made a full time business out of fixing the messes created byother installers using poor practices and bad component choices. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
In addition to fixing our wiring problem he identified our charge controller as the principle problem in our system  He&#039;s actually done the kind of experimentation and research to figure out what the reliable, cost effective components one should use.  That was 6 years ago and we&#039;re still using the same RV setup with the batteries we had to replace going strong.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
One system that seemed to work plus &#039;&#039;&#039;[http://www.preparingyou.com/wiki/images/e/e6/Solar1.pdf solar wiring diagram]&#039;&#039;&#039;:&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot; style=&amp;quot;text-align: center; color: red;&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|- style=&amp;quot;background-color:#efefef;&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
! PCs!! Description!! Price &lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|1pc&lt;br /&gt;
|MorningStar SI-300-115V -UL SureSine 300W Inverter, 115V, 60Hz&lt;br /&gt;
|$251&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|1pc        &lt;br /&gt;
|Morningstar TS-45 TriStar 45 Amp Charge Controller 12-48V PWM&lt;br /&gt;
|$150&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|4pc  &lt;br /&gt;
|Windynation 100 Watt Polycrystalline 12V Solar Panel&lt;br /&gt;
|$524&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|4pc        &lt;br /&gt;
|Trojan T-105 6V 225Ah Flooded Lead Acid GC2 Deep Cycle Battery&lt;br /&gt;
|$600&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|1pc        &lt;br /&gt;
|Bogart Engineering Trimetric TM-2030-RV Battery Monitor System&lt;br /&gt;
|$155&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|1pc        &lt;br /&gt;
|Bogart Engineering Deltec 500 amp, 50 millivolt current shunt&lt;br /&gt;
|$27&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|1pc                                     &lt;br /&gt;
|Square D Pull-Out Disconnect Switch 60A Not Fusible - UFP222R&lt;br /&gt;
|$26&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Total&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|$1733&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===What to do when the Sun don&#039;t Shine===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===Installation Guidelines and Considerations===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===Solar System Sizing===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;P3 P4400 Kill A Watt Electricity Usage Monitor&#039;&#039;&#039; -&lt;br /&gt;
The cheapest watt of electricity is the one you never use. Before building a solar system, make sure you have energy efficient appliances. It will be cheaper to upgrade an appliance then to build a solar system to handle inefficient appliances. The best way to determine how much electricity an appliance is using is with a Kill a Watt Electricity Usage Monitor&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
http://www.amazon.com/P3-P4400-Electricity-Usage-Monitor/dp/B00009MDBU/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&amp;amp;qid=1449968317&amp;amp;sr=8-1&amp;amp;keywords=kill+a+watt&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Plug the Kill a Watt into the wall outlet, plug appliance into the Kill a Watt. Let it run for about a week, the length of time does not have to be exactly one week, just needs a long period of time. At the end of one week push the right red button. It toggles between kilowatt hours and time. The time is in hours. Divide the kilowatt hours by the time and multiply by 24 to get average kilowatt hours per day for that appliance. Do this for each appliance you may want to power with solar.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;Manage the usage&#039;&#039;&#039; - &lt;br /&gt;
This is a humorous example of the importance of managing electric use when you have a limited source.&lt;br /&gt;
http://www.imdb.com/video/hulu/vi2444560153/?ref_=tt_ov_vi&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===Home Sized Solar System===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
A energy efficient chest freezer uses about .7 kilowatt hours per day. Four 9 watt LED lights used four hours will use about .3 kilowatt hours per day. My laptop computer uses about .7 kilowatt hours per day. The inefficient freezer uses about 2.4 kilowatt hours per day.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The following are the components used in these examples to build a small 12 volt solar system. The price estimates do not include a frame for the solar panels, wires, breakers, combiner box, battery box and connectors.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;Solar panels&#039;&#039;&#039; - SolarWorld Plus SW 290 Mono 290W Mono SLV/WHT 1000V 33mm US Solar Panel  $347 each&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
http://www.civicsolar.com/product/solarworld-plus-sw-285-mono-290w-mono-slvwht-1000v-33mm-us-solar-panel&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;Charge controller&#039;&#039;&#039; - Blue Sky Solar Boost 2512i-HV 12V 25A MPPT Charge Controller $201 each&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
http://www.civicsolar.com/product/blue-sky-solar-boost-2512i-hv-12v-25a-mppt-charge-controller&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;Batteries&#039;&#039;&#039; - Crown Renewable Power Battery - 6 Volts, 395 Amp-hours  $381 each&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
http://www.solar-electric.com/batteries-meters-accessories/batteries/crdecyinba1/repose/6voltbatteries/repoba6vo395.html&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;Inverter&#039;&#039;&#039; - Samlex America PST-300-12 300 W 12V Inverter  $225 each&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
http://www.civicsolar.com/product/samlex-america-pst-300-12-300-w-12v-inverter&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Batteries are the most expensive part of the system. Solar panels keep getting cheaper over time but unfortunately batteries do not. Batteries are needed for night time and for cloudy days. These estimates assume that there will be at most three cloudy days in a row. That is the minimum. Allowing for more cloudy days would require more batteries and more solar panels to charge the additional batteries.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The following spreadsheets are to give you a ballpark idea of the costs. They are not meant to be complete systems. Consult an experienced person before you take the plunge into solar.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:Solar Pricing 4.jpg]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The following diagram shows the wiring of a sample 48 volt solar electric system. It is not based on the components listed above but is intended to show how solar electric system components are connected.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:Electrical_System_1a.jpg‎]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===How to use the Wind===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Some Basics ==&lt;br /&gt;
So much of our modern lives is dependent on electricity. What will we do when the power goes out for an extended period of time? Having even a little light when all other lights go out in the middle of winter could make a big difference in the mental state of a household. If part of your food preparations include frozen food, a backup source of power for the freezer could be very valuable. This article is intended to be an introduction to the possibilities of solar electricity for your household.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
If you have questions about solar electric, sign up for the HHCPOWER Google group and post a question.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===A few definitions:===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;Solar panel&#039;&#039;&#039; – creates electricity from sunlight&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;Charge Controller&#039;&#039;&#039; – uses electricity from solar panel to charge batteries. The charge controller protects the batteries by ensuring that the batteries are not overcharged&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;Inverter&#039;&#039;&#039; – Converts battery DC electricity to AC electricity that most appliances use&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;Electricity&#039;&#039;&#039; – the movement of electrons through a wire &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
: &#039;&#039;&#039;DC electricity&#039;&#039;&#039; – direct current electricity&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
: &#039;&#039;&#039;AC electricity&#039;&#039;&#039; – alternating current electricity&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;Volts&#039;&#039;&#039; – the force pushing the electrons&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;Amps&#039;&#039;&#039; – the amount of electrons moving through the wire&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;Watts&#039;&#039;&#039; – a unit that is a measure of electricity doing work in an instant of time. Watts is sometimes referred to as power.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
: &#039;&#039;&#039;Watthour&#039;&#039;&#039; – one watt of electricity doing work for one hour&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
: &#039;&#039;&#039;Kilowatt hour&#039;&#039;&#039; – one thousand watts of electricity doing work for one hour. Your home electric bill says how many kilowatt hours you use each month. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
A light bulb in your house may be rated at 100 watts. Burning that bulb for four hours uses 400 watthours or .4 kilowatt hours.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;P3 P4400 Kill A Watt Electricity Usage Monitor&#039;&#039;&#039; -&lt;br /&gt;
The cheapest watt of electricity is the one you never use. Before building a solar system, make sure you have energy efficient appliances. It will be cheaper to upgrade an appliance then to build a solar system to handle inefficient appliances. The best way to determine how much electricity an appliance is using is with a Kill a Watt Electricity Usage Monitor&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
http://www.amazon.com/P3-P4400-Electricity-Usage-Monitor/dp/B00009MDBU/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&amp;amp;qid=1449968317&amp;amp;sr=8-1&amp;amp;keywords=kill+a+watt&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Plug the Kill a Watt into the wall outlet, plug appliance into the Kill a Watt. Let it run for about a week, the length of time does not have to be exactly one week, just needs a long period of time. At the end of one week push the right red button. It toggles between kilowatt hours and time. The time is in hours. Divide the kilowatt hours by the time and multiply by 24 to get average kilowatt hours per day for that appliance. Do this for each appliance you may want to power with solar.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;Manage the usage&#039;&#039;&#039; - &lt;br /&gt;
This is a humorous example of the importance of managing electric use when you have a limited source.&lt;br /&gt;
http://www.imdb.com/video/hulu/vi2444560153/?ref_=tt_ov_vi&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Two example systems ===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The energy efficient freezer uses about .7 kilowatt hours per day. Four 9 watt LED lights used four hours will use about .3 kilowatt hours per day. My laptop computer uses about .7 kilowatt hours per day. The inefficient freezer uses about 2.4 kilowatt hours per day.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The following are the components used in these examples to build a small 12 volt solar system. The price estimates do not include a frame for the solar panels, wires, breakers, combiner box, battery box and connectors.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;Solar panels&#039;&#039;&#039; - SolarWorld Plus SW 290 Mono 290W Mono SLV/WHT 1000V 33mm US Solar Panel  $347 each&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
http://www.civicsolar.com/product/solarworld-plus-sw-285-mono-290w-mono-slvwht-1000v-33mm-us-solar-panel&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;Charge controller&#039;&#039;&#039; - Blue Sky Solar Boost 2512i-HV 12V 25A MPPT Charge Controller $201 each&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
http://www.civicsolar.com/product/blue-sky-solar-boost-2512i-hv-12v-25a-mppt-charge-controller&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;Batteries&#039;&#039;&#039; - Crown Renewable Power Battery - 6 Volts, 395 Amp-hours  $381 each&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
http://www.solar-electric.com/batteries-meters-accessories/batteries/crdecyinba1/repose/6voltbatteries/repoba6vo395.html&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;Inverter&#039;&#039;&#039; - Samlex America PST-300-12 300 W 12V Inverter  $225 each&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
http://www.civicsolar.com/product/samlex-america-pst-300-12-300-w-12v-inverter&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Batteries are the most expensive part of the system. Solar panels keep getting cheaper over time but unfortunately batteries do not. Batteries are needed for night time and for cloudy days. These estimates assume that there will be at most three cloudy days in a row. That is the minimum. Allowing for more cloudy days would require more batteries and more solar panels to charge the additional batteries.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The following spreadsheets are to give you a ballpark idea of the costs. They are not meant to be complete systems. Consult an experienced person before you take the plunge into solar.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:Solar Pricing 4.jpg]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The following diagram shows the wiring of a sample 48 volt solar electric system. It is not based on the components listed above but is intended to show how solar electric system components are connected.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:Electrical_System_1a.jpg‎]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Solar Heat ==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Solar Dryers ==&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Denj</name></author>
	</entry>
	<entry>
		<id>https://preparingyou.com/w/index.php?title=Solar&amp;diff=19165</id>
		<title>Solar</title>
		<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://preparingyou.com/w/index.php?title=Solar&amp;diff=19165"/>
		<updated>2015-12-21T01:53:30Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Denj: /* Two example systems */&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr /&gt;
&lt;div&gt;Solar has to do with the sun.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
There are numerous ways to collect energy from the sun.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Solar Electric ==&lt;br /&gt;
No one does solar to beat the power company. Usually the reason someone puts in solar power is because they cannot get power in a particular place that needs some low voltage or they want some power that is renewable and reliable when there is nothing coming from the power company.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
There is so much hype out there it is hard to tell what is the best deal.&lt;br /&gt;
What would be nice is to find the best deals that makes the most sense for a particular need without having to become an electrical engineer or test two products we can&#039;t afford to find out we should have bought the third product we did not know about.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== One System ===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The two technical things we discovered is solar is a low voltage and high current application where large gauge wire is needed.  &lt;br /&gt;
The other do not undercharge your batteries. Battery manufactures will tell you at least 14.7-14.8V is required to charge a 12V battery.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
There is a [http://handybobsolar.wordpress.com/ solar guy, Bob, ] who actually made a full time business out of fixing the messes created byother installers using poor practices and bad component choices. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
In addition to fixing our wiring problem he identified our charge controller as the principle problem in our system  He&#039;s actually done the kind of experimentation and research to figure out what the reliable, cost effective components one should use.  That was 6 years ago and we&#039;re still using the same RV setup with the batteries we had to replace going strong.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
One system that seemed to work plus &#039;&#039;&#039;[http://www.preparingyou.com/wiki/images/e/e6/Solar1.pdf solar wiring diagram]&#039;&#039;&#039;:&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot; style=&amp;quot;text-align: center; color: red;&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|- style=&amp;quot;background-color:#efefef;&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
! PCs!! Description!! Price &lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|1pc&lt;br /&gt;
|MorningStar SI-300-115V -UL SureSine 300W Inverter, 115V, 60Hz&lt;br /&gt;
|$251&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|1pc        &lt;br /&gt;
|Morningstar TS-45 TriStar 45 Amp Charge Controller 12-48V PWM&lt;br /&gt;
|$150&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|4pc  &lt;br /&gt;
|Windynation 100 Watt Polycrystalline 12V Solar Panel&lt;br /&gt;
|$524&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|4pc        &lt;br /&gt;
|Trojan T-105 6V 225Ah Flooded Lead Acid GC2 Deep Cycle Battery&lt;br /&gt;
|$600&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|1pc        &lt;br /&gt;
|Bogart Engineering Trimetric TM-2030-RV Battery Monitor System&lt;br /&gt;
|$155&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|1pc        &lt;br /&gt;
|Bogart Engineering Deltec 500 amp, 50 millivolt current shunt&lt;br /&gt;
|$27&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|1pc                                     &lt;br /&gt;
|Square D Pull-Out Disconnect Switch 60A Not Fusible - UFP222R&lt;br /&gt;
|$26&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Total&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|$1733&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Some Basics ==&lt;br /&gt;
So much of our modern lives is dependent on electricity. What will we do when the power goes out for an extended period of time? Having even a little light when all other lights go out in the middle of winter could make a big difference in the mental state of a household. If part of your food preparations include frozen food, a backup source of power for the freezer could be very valuable. This article is intended to be an introduction to the possibilities of solar electricity for your household.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
If you have questions about solar electric, sign up for the HHCPOWER Google group and post a question.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===A few definitions:===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;Solar panel&#039;&#039;&#039; – creates electricity from sunlight&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;Charge Controller&#039;&#039;&#039; – uses electricity from solar panel to charge batteries. The charge controller protects the batteries by ensuring that the batteries are not overcharged&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;Inverter&#039;&#039;&#039; – Converts battery DC electricity to AC electricity that most appliances use&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;Electricity&#039;&#039;&#039; – the movement of electrons through a wire &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
: &#039;&#039;&#039;DC electricity&#039;&#039;&#039; – direct current electricity&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
: &#039;&#039;&#039;AC electricity&#039;&#039;&#039; – alternating current electricity&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;Volts&#039;&#039;&#039; – the force pushing the electrons&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;Amps&#039;&#039;&#039; – the amount of electrons moving through the wire&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;Watts&#039;&#039;&#039; – a unit that is a measure of electricity doing work in an instant of time. Watts is sometimes referred to as power.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
: &#039;&#039;&#039;Watthour&#039;&#039;&#039; – one watt of electricity doing work for one hour&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
: &#039;&#039;&#039;Kilowatt hour&#039;&#039;&#039; – one thousand watts of electricity doing work for one hour. Your home electric bill says how many kilowatt hours you use each month. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
A light bulb in your house may be rated at 100 watts. Burning that bulb for four hours uses 400 watthours or .4 kilowatt hours.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;P3 P4400 Kill A Watt Electricity Usage Monitor&#039;&#039;&#039; -&lt;br /&gt;
The cheapest watt of electricity is the one you never use. Before building a solar system, make sure you have energy efficient appliances. It will be cheaper to upgrade an appliance then to build a solar system to handle inefficient appliances. The best way to determine how much electricity an appliance is using is with a Kill a Watt Electricity Usage Monitor&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
http://www.amazon.com/P3-P4400-Electricity-Usage-Monitor/dp/B00009MDBU/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&amp;amp;qid=1449968317&amp;amp;sr=8-1&amp;amp;keywords=kill+a+watt&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Plug the Kill a Watt into the wall outlet, plug appliance into the Kill a Watt. Let it run for about a week, the length of time does not have to be exactly one week, just needs a long period of time. At the end of one week push the right red button. It toggles between kilowatt hours and time. The time is in hours. Divide the kilowatt hours by the time and multiply by 24 to get average kilowatt hours per day for that appliance. Do this for each appliance you may want to power with solar.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;Manage the usage&#039;&#039;&#039; - &lt;br /&gt;
This is a humorous example of the importance of managing electric use when you have a limited source.&lt;br /&gt;
http://www.imdb.com/video/hulu/vi2444560153/?ref_=tt_ov_vi&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Two example systems ===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The energy efficient freezer uses about .7 kilowatt hours per day. Four 9 watt LED lights used four hours will use about .3 kilowatt hours per day. My laptop computer uses about .7 kilowatt hours per day. The inefficient freezer uses about 2.4 kilowatt hours per day.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The following are the components used in these examples to build a small 12 volt solar system. The price estimates do not include a frame for the solar panels, wires, breakers, combiner box, battery box and connectors.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;Solar panels&#039;&#039;&#039; - SolarWorld Plus SW 290 Mono 290W Mono SLV/WHT 1000V 33mm US Solar Panel  $347 each&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
http://www.civicsolar.com/product/solarworld-plus-sw-285-mono-290w-mono-slvwht-1000v-33mm-us-solar-panel&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;Charge controller&#039;&#039;&#039; - Blue Sky Solar Boost 2512i-HV 12V 25A MPPT Charge Controller $201 each&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
http://www.civicsolar.com/product/blue-sky-solar-boost-2512i-hv-12v-25a-mppt-charge-controller&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;Batteries&#039;&#039;&#039; - Crown Renewable Power Battery - 6 Volts, 395 Amp-hours  $381 each&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
http://www.solar-electric.com/batteries-meters-accessories/batteries/crdecyinba1/repose/6voltbatteries/repoba6vo395.html&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;Inverter&#039;&#039;&#039; - Samlex America PST-300-12 300 W 12V Inverter  $225 each&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
http://www.civicsolar.com/product/samlex-america-pst-300-12-300-w-12v-inverter&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Batteries are the most expensive part of the system. Solar panels keep getting cheaper over time but unfortunately batteries do not. Batteries are needed for night time and for cloudy days. These estimates assume that there will be at most three cloudy days in a row. That is the minimum. Allowing for more cloudy days would require more batteries and more solar panels to charge the additional batteries.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The following spreadsheets are to give you a ballpark idea of the costs. They are not meant to be complete systems. Consult an experienced person before you take the plunge into solar.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:Solar Pricing 4.jpg]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The following diagram shows the wiring of a sample 48 volt solar electric system. It is not based on the components listed above but is intended to show how solar electric system components are connected.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:Electrical_System_1a.jpg‎]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Solar Heat ==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Solar Dryers ==&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Denj</name></author>
	</entry>
	<entry>
		<id>https://preparingyou.com/w/index.php?title=Solar&amp;diff=19164</id>
		<title>Solar</title>
		<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://preparingyou.com/w/index.php?title=Solar&amp;diff=19164"/>
		<updated>2015-12-20T22:44:57Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Denj: /* Some Basics */&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr /&gt;
&lt;div&gt;Solar has to do with the sun.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
There are numerous ways to collect energy from the sun.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Solar Electric ==&lt;br /&gt;
No one does solar to beat the power company. Usually the reason someone puts in solar power is because they cannot get power in a particular place that needs some low voltage or they want some power that is renewable and reliable when there is nothing coming from the power company.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
There is so much hype out there it is hard to tell what is the best deal.&lt;br /&gt;
What would be nice is to find the best deals that makes the most sense for a particular need without having to become an electrical engineer or test two products we can&#039;t afford to find out we should have bought the third product we did not know about.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== One System ===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The two technical things we discovered is solar is a low voltage and high current application where large gauge wire is needed.  &lt;br /&gt;
The other do not undercharge your batteries. Battery manufactures will tell you at least 14.7-14.8V is required to charge a 12V battery.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
There is a [http://handybobsolar.wordpress.com/ solar guy, Bob, ] who actually made a full time business out of fixing the messes created byother installers using poor practices and bad component choices. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
In addition to fixing our wiring problem he identified our charge controller as the principle problem in our system  He&#039;s actually done the kind of experimentation and research to figure out what the reliable, cost effective components one should use.  That was 6 years ago and we&#039;re still using the same RV setup with the batteries we had to replace going strong.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
One system that seemed to work plus &#039;&#039;&#039;[http://www.preparingyou.com/wiki/images/e/e6/Solar1.pdf solar wiring diagram]&#039;&#039;&#039;:&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot; style=&amp;quot;text-align: center; color: red;&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|- style=&amp;quot;background-color:#efefef;&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
! PCs!! Description!! Price &lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|1pc&lt;br /&gt;
|MorningStar SI-300-115V -UL SureSine 300W Inverter, 115V, 60Hz&lt;br /&gt;
|$251&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|1pc        &lt;br /&gt;
|Morningstar TS-45 TriStar 45 Amp Charge Controller 12-48V PWM&lt;br /&gt;
|$150&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|4pc  &lt;br /&gt;
|Windynation 100 Watt Polycrystalline 12V Solar Panel&lt;br /&gt;
|$524&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|4pc        &lt;br /&gt;
|Trojan T-105 6V 225Ah Flooded Lead Acid GC2 Deep Cycle Battery&lt;br /&gt;
|$600&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|1pc        &lt;br /&gt;
|Bogart Engineering Trimetric TM-2030-RV Battery Monitor System&lt;br /&gt;
|$155&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|1pc        &lt;br /&gt;
|Bogart Engineering Deltec 500 amp, 50 millivolt current shunt&lt;br /&gt;
|$27&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|1pc                                     &lt;br /&gt;
|Square D Pull-Out Disconnect Switch 60A Not Fusible - UFP222R&lt;br /&gt;
|$26&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Total&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|$1733&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Some Basics ==&lt;br /&gt;
So much of our modern lives is dependent on electricity. What will we do when the power goes out for an extended period of time? Having even a little light when all other lights go out in the middle of winter could make a big difference in the mental state of a household. If part of your food preparations include frozen food, a backup source of power for the freezer could be very valuable. This article is intended to be an introduction to the possibilities of solar electricity for your household.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
If you have questions about solar electric, sign up for the HHCPOWER Google group and post a question.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===A few definitions:===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;Solar panel&#039;&#039;&#039; – creates electricity from sunlight&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;Charge Controller&#039;&#039;&#039; – uses electricity from solar panel to charge batteries. The charge controller protects the batteries by ensuring that the batteries are not overcharged&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;Inverter&#039;&#039;&#039; – Converts battery DC electricity to AC electricity that most appliances use&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;Electricity&#039;&#039;&#039; – the movement of electrons through a wire &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
: &#039;&#039;&#039;DC electricity&#039;&#039;&#039; – direct current electricity&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
: &#039;&#039;&#039;AC electricity&#039;&#039;&#039; – alternating current electricity&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;Volts&#039;&#039;&#039; – the force pushing the electrons&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;Amps&#039;&#039;&#039; – the amount of electrons moving through the wire&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;Watts&#039;&#039;&#039; – a unit that is a measure of electricity doing work in an instant of time. Watts is sometimes referred to as power.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
: &#039;&#039;&#039;Watthour&#039;&#039;&#039; – one watt of electricity doing work for one hour&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
: &#039;&#039;&#039;Kilowatt hour&#039;&#039;&#039; – one thousand watts of electricity doing work for one hour. Your home electric bill says how many kilowatt hours you use each month. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
A light bulb in your house may be rated at 100 watts. Burning that bulb for four hours uses 400 watthours or .4 kilowatt hours.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;P3 P4400 Kill A Watt Electricity Usage Monitor&#039;&#039;&#039; -&lt;br /&gt;
The cheapest watt of electricity is the one you never use. Before building a solar system, make sure you have energy efficient appliances. It will be cheaper to upgrade an appliance then to build a solar system to handle inefficient appliances. The best way to determine how much electricity an appliance is using is with a Kill a Watt Electricity Usage Monitor&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
http://www.amazon.com/P3-P4400-Electricity-Usage-Monitor/dp/B00009MDBU/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&amp;amp;qid=1449968317&amp;amp;sr=8-1&amp;amp;keywords=kill+a+watt&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Plug the Kill a Watt into the wall outlet, plug appliance into the Kill a Watt. Let it run for about a week, the length of time does not have to be exactly one week, just needs a long period of time. At the end of one week push the right red button. It toggles between kilowatt hours and time. The time is in hours. Divide the kilowatt hours by the time and multiply by 24 to get average kilowatt hours per day for that appliance. Do this for each appliance you may want to power with solar.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;Manage the usage&#039;&#039;&#039; - &lt;br /&gt;
This is a humorous example of the importance of managing electric use when you have a limited source.&lt;br /&gt;
http://www.imdb.com/video/hulu/vi2444560153/?ref_=tt_ov_vi&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Two example systems ===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The energy efficient freezer uses about .7 kilowatt hours per day. Four 9 watt LED lights used four hours will use about .3 kilowatt hours per day. My laptop computer uses about .7 kilowatt hours per day. The inefficient freezer uses about 2.4 kilowatt hours per day.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The following are the components used in these examples to build a small 12 volt solar system. The price estimates do not include a frame for the solar panels, wires, breakers, combiner box, battery box and connectors.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;Solar panels&#039;&#039;&#039; - SolarWorld Plus SW 290 Mono 290W Mono SLV/WHT 1000V 33mm US Solar Panel  $347 each&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
http://www.civicsolar.com/product/solarworld-plus-sw-285-mono-290w-mono-slvwht-1000v-33mm-us-solar-panel&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;Charge controller&#039;&#039;&#039; - Blue Sky Solar Boost 2512i-HV 12V 25A MPPT Charge Controller $201 each&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
http://www.civicsolar.com/product/blue-sky-solar-boost-2512i-hv-12v-25a-mppt-charge-controller&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;Batteries&#039;&#039;&#039; - Crown Renewable Power Battery - 6 Volts, 395 Amp-hours  $381 each&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
http://www.solar-electric.com/batteries-meters-accessories/batteries/crdecyinba1/repose/6voltbatteries/repoba6vo395.html&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;Inverter&#039;&#039;&#039; - Samlex America PST-300-12 300 W 12V Inverter  $225 each&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
http://www.civicsolar.com/product/samlex-america-pst-300-12-300-w-12v-inverter&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Batteries are the most expensive part of the system. Solar panels keep getting cheaper over time but unfortunately batteries do not. Batteries are needed for night time and for cloudy days. These estimates assume that there will be at most three cloudy days in a row. That is the minimum. Allowing for more cloudy days would require more batteries and more solar panels to charge the additional batteries.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The following spreadsheets are to give you a ballpark idea of the costs. They are not meant to complete systems. Consult an experienced person before you take the plunge into solar.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:Solar Pricing 4.jpg]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The following diagram shows the wiring of a sample 48 volt solar electric system. It is not based on the components listed above but is intended to show how solar electric system components are connected.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:Electrical_System_1a.jpg‎]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Solar Heat ==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Solar Dryers ==&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Denj</name></author>
	</entry>
	<entry>
		<id>https://preparingyou.com/w/index.php?title=Solar&amp;diff=19139</id>
		<title>Solar</title>
		<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://preparingyou.com/w/index.php?title=Solar&amp;diff=19139"/>
		<updated>2015-12-19T21:27:05Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Denj: /* Some Basics of solar electricity */&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr /&gt;
&lt;div&gt;Solar has to do with the sun.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
There are numerous ways to collect energy from the sun.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Solar Electric ==&lt;br /&gt;
No one does solar to beat the power company. Usually the reason someone puts in solar power is because they cannot get power in a particular place that needs some low voltage or they want some power that is renewable and reliable when there is nothing coming from the power company.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
There is so much hype out there it is hard to tell what is the best deal.&lt;br /&gt;
What would be nice is to find the best deals that makes the most sense for a particular need without having to become an electrical engineer or test two products we can&#039;t afford to find out we should have bought the third product we did not know about.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== One System ===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The two technical things we discovered is solar is a low voltage and high current application where large gauge wire is needed.  &lt;br /&gt;
The other do not undercharge your batteries. Battery manufactures will tell you at least 14.7-14.8V is required to charge a 12V battery.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
There is a [http://handybobsolar.wordpress.com/ solar guy, Bob, ] who actually made a full time business out of fixing the messes created byother installers using poor practices and bad component choices. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
In addition to fixing our wiring problem he identified our charge controller as the principle problem in our system  He&#039;s actually done the kind of experimentation and research to figure out what the reliable, cost effective components one should use.  That was 6 years ago and we&#039;re still using the same RV setup with the batteries we had to replace going strong.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
One system that seemed to work plus &#039;&#039;&#039;[http://www.preparingyou.com/wiki/images/e/e6/Solar1.pdf solar wiring diagram]&#039;&#039;&#039;:&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot; style=&amp;quot;text-align: center; color: red;&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|- style=&amp;quot;background-color:#efefef;&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
! PCs!! Description!! Price &lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|1pc&lt;br /&gt;
|MorningStar SI-300-115V -UL SureSine 300W Inverter, 115V, 60Hz&lt;br /&gt;
|$251&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|1pc        &lt;br /&gt;
|Morningstar TS-45 TriStar 45 Amp Charge Controller 12-48V PWM&lt;br /&gt;
|$150&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|4pc  &lt;br /&gt;
|Windynation 100 Watt Polycrystalline 12V Solar Panel&lt;br /&gt;
|$524&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|4pc        &lt;br /&gt;
|Trojan T-105 6V 225Ah Flooded Lead Acid GC2 Deep Cycle Battery&lt;br /&gt;
|$600&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|1pc        &lt;br /&gt;
|Bogart Engineering Trimetric TM-2030-RV Battery Monitor System&lt;br /&gt;
|$155&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|1pc        &lt;br /&gt;
|Bogart Engineering Deltec 500 amp, 50 millivolt current shunt&lt;br /&gt;
|$27&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|1pc                                     &lt;br /&gt;
|Square D Pull-Out Disconnect Switch 60A Not Fusible - UFP222R&lt;br /&gt;
|$26&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Total&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|$1733&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Some Basics ===&lt;br /&gt;
So much of our modern lives is dependent on electricity. What will we do when the power goes out for an extended period of time? Having even a little light when all other lights go out in the middle of winter could make a big difference in the mental state of a household. If part of your food preparations include frozen food, a backup source of power for the freezer could be very valuable. This article is intended to be an introduction to the possibilities of solar electricity for your household.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
If you have questions about solar electric, sign up for the HHCPOWER Google group and post a question.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
A few definitions:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Solar panel – creates electricity from sunlight&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Charge Controller – uses electricity from solar panel to charge batteries. The charge controller protects the batteries by ensuring that the batteries are not overcharged&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Inverter – Converts battery DC electricity to AC electricity that most appliances use&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Electricity – the movement of electrons through a wire &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
DC electricity – direct current electricity&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
AC electricity – alternating current electricity&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Volts – the force pushing the electrons&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Amps – the amount of electrons moving through the wire&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Watts – a unit that is a measure of electricity doing work in an instant of time. Watts is sometimes referred to as power.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Watthour – one watt of electricity doing work for one hour&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Kilowatt hour – one thousand watts of electricity doing work for one hour. Your home electric bill says how many kilowatt hours you use each month. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
A light bulb in your house may be rated at 100 watts. Burning that bulb for four hours uses 400 watthours or .4 kilowatt hours.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The cheapest watt of electricity is the one you never use. Before building a solar system, make sure you have energy efficient appliances. It will be cheaper to upgrade an appliance then to build a solar system to handle inefficient appliances. The best way to determine how much electricity an appliance is using is with a Kill a Watt Electricity Usage Monitor&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
P3 P4400 Kill A Watt Electricity Usage Monitor&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
http://www.amazon.com/P3-P4400-Electricity-Usage-Monitor/dp/B00009MDBU/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&amp;amp;qid=1449968317&amp;amp;sr=8-1&amp;amp;keywords=kill+a+watt&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Plug the Kill a Watt into the wall outlet, plug appliance into the Kill a Watt. Let it run for about a week, the length of time does not have to be exactly one week, just needs a long period of time. At the end of one week push the right red button. It toggles between kilowatt hours and time. The time is in hours. Divide the kilowatt hours by the time and multiply by 24 to get average kilowatt hours per day for that appliance. Do this for each appliance you may want to power with solar.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
This is a humorous example of the importance of managing electric use when you have a limited source.&lt;br /&gt;
http://www.imdb.com/video/hulu/vi2444560153/?ref_=tt_ov_vi&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The energy efficient freezer in this example uses about .7 kilowatt hours per day. Four 9 watt LED lights used four hours will use about .3 kilowatt hours per day. My laptop computer uses about .7 kilowatt hours per day. The inefficient freezer uses about 2.4 kilowatt hours per day.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The following are the components used in these examples to build a small 12 volt solar system. The price estimates do not include a frame for the solar panels, wires, breakers, combiner box, battery box and connectors.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Solar panels - SolarWorld Plus SW 290 Mono 290W Mono SLV/WHT 1000V 33mm US Solar Panel  $347 each&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
http://www.civicsolar.com/product/solarworld-plus-sw-285-mono-290w-mono-slvwht-1000v-33mm-us-solar-panel&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Charge controller - Blue Sky Solar Boost 2512i-HV 12V 25A MPPT Charge Controller $201 each&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
http://www.civicsolar.com/product/blue-sky-solar-boost-2512i-hv-12v-25a-mppt-charge-controller&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Batteries - Crown Renewable Power Battery - 6 Volts, 395 Amp-hours  $381 each&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
http://www.solar-electric.com/batteries-meters-accessories/batteries/crdecyinba1/repose/6voltbatteries/repoba6vo395.html&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Inverter - Samlex America PST-300-12 300 W 12V Inverter  $225 each&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
http://www.civicsolar.com/product/samlex-america-pst-300-12-300-w-12v-inverter&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Batteries are the most expensive part of the system. Solar panels keep getting cheaper over time but unfortunately batteries do not. Batteries are needed for night time and for cloudy days. These estimates assume that there will be at most three cloudy days in a row. That is the minimum. Allowing for more cloudy days would require more batteries and more solar panels to charge the additional batteries.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
These estimates are to give you a ballpark idea of the costs.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:Solar Pricing 4.jpg]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The following diagram shows the wiring of a sample 48 volt solar electric system. It is not based on the components listed above but is intended to show how solar electric system components are connected.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:Electrical_System_1a.jpg‎]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Solar Heat ==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Solar Dryers ==&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Denj</name></author>
	</entry>
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		<author><name>Denj</name></author>
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		<title>Solar</title>
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		<updated>2015-12-19T19:40:33Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Denj: /* Some Basics */&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr /&gt;
&lt;div&gt;Solar has to do with the sun.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
There are numerous ways to collect energy from the sun.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Solar Electric ==&lt;br /&gt;
No one does solar to beat the power company. Usually the reason someone puts in solar power is because they cannot get power in a particular place that needs some low voltage or they want some power that is renewable and reliable when there is nothing coming from the power company.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
There is so much hype out there it is hard to tell what is the best deal.&lt;br /&gt;
What would be nice is to find the best deals that makes the most sense for a particular need without having to become an electrical engineer or test two products we can&#039;t afford to find out we should have bought the third product we did not know about.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== One System ===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The two technical things we discovered is solar is a low voltage and high current application where large gauge wire is needed.  &lt;br /&gt;
The other do not undercharge your batteries. Battery manufactures will tell you at least 14.7-14.8V is required to charge a 12V battery.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
There is a [http://handybobsolar.wordpress.com/ solar guy, Bob, ] who actually made a full time business out of fixing the messes created byother installers using poor practices and bad component choices. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
In addition to fixing our wiring problem he identified our charge controller as the principle problem in our system  He&#039;s actually done the kind of experimentation and research to figure out what the reliable, cost effective components one should use.  That was 6 years ago and we&#039;re still using the same RV setup with the batteries we had to replace going strong.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
One system that seemed to work plus &#039;&#039;&#039;[http://www.preparingyou.com/wiki/images/e/e6/Solar1.pdf solar wiring diagram]&#039;&#039;&#039;:&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot; style=&amp;quot;text-align: center; color: red;&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|- style=&amp;quot;background-color:#efefef;&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
! PCs!! Description!! Price &lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|1pc&lt;br /&gt;
|MorningStar SI-300-115V -UL SureSine 300W Inverter, 115V, 60Hz&lt;br /&gt;
|$251&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|1pc        &lt;br /&gt;
|Morningstar TS-45 TriStar 45 Amp Charge Controller 12-48V PWM&lt;br /&gt;
|$150&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|4pc  &lt;br /&gt;
|Windynation 100 Watt Polycrystalline 12V Solar Panel&lt;br /&gt;
|$524&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|4pc        &lt;br /&gt;
|Trojan T-105 6V 225Ah Flooded Lead Acid GC2 Deep Cycle Battery&lt;br /&gt;
|$600&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|1pc        &lt;br /&gt;
|Bogart Engineering Trimetric TM-2030-RV Battery Monitor System&lt;br /&gt;
|$155&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|1pc        &lt;br /&gt;
|Bogart Engineering Deltec 500 amp, 50 millivolt current shunt&lt;br /&gt;
|$27&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|1pc                                     &lt;br /&gt;
|Square D Pull-Out Disconnect Switch 60A Not Fusible - UFP222R&lt;br /&gt;
|$26&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Total&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|$1733&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Some Basics ===&lt;br /&gt;
So much of our modern lives is dependent on electricity. What will we do when the power goes out for an extended period of time? Having even a little light when all other lights go out in the middle of winter could make a big difference in the mental state of a household. If part of your food preparations include frozen food, a backup source of power for the freezer could be very valuable. This article is intended to be an introduction to the possibilities of solar electricity for your household.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
If you have questions about solar electric, sign up for the HHCPOWER Google group and post a question.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
A few definitions:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Solar panel – creates electricity from sunlight&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Charge Controller – uses electricity from solar panel to charge batteries. The charge controller protects the batteries by ensuring that the batteries are not overcharged&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Inverter – Converts battery DC electricity to AC electricity that most appliances use&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Electricity – the movement of electrons through a wire &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
DC electricity – direct current electricity&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
AC electricity – alternating current electricity&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Volts – the force pushing the electrons&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Amps – the amount of electrons moving through the wire&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Watts – a unit that is a measure of electricity doing work in an instant of time. Watts is sometimes referred to as power.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Watthour – one watt of electricity doing work for one hour&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Kilowatt hour – one thousand watts of electricity doing work for one hour. Your home electric bill says how many kilowatt hours you use each month. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
A light bulb in your house may be rated at 100 watts. Burning that bulb for four hours uses 400 watthours or .4 kilowatt hours.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The cheapest watt of electricity is the one you never use. Before building a solar system, make sure you have energy efficient appliances. It will be cheaper to upgrade an appliance then to build a solar system to handle inefficient appliances. The best way to determine how much electricity an appliance is using is with a Kill a Watt Electricity Usage Monitor&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
P3 P4400 Kill A Watt Electricity Usage Monitor&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
http://www.amazon.com/P3-P4400-Electricity-Usage-Monitor/dp/B00009MDBU/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&amp;amp;qid=1449968317&amp;amp;sr=8-1&amp;amp;keywords=kill+a+watt&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Plug the Kill a Watt into the wall outlet, plug appliance into the Kill a Watt. Let it run for about a week, the length of time does not have to be exactly one week, just needs a long period of time. At the end of one week push the right red button. It toggles between kilowatt hours and time. The time is in hours. Divide the kilowatt hours by the time and multiply by 24 to get average kilowatt hours per day for that appliance. Do this for each appliance you may want to power with solar.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
This is a humorous example of the importance of managing electric use when you have a limited source.&lt;br /&gt;
http://www.imdb.com/video/hulu/vi2444560153/?ref_=tt_ov_vi&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The energy efficient freezer in this example uses about .7 kilowatt hours per day. Four 9 watt LED lights used four hours will use about .3 kilowatt hours per day. My laptop computer uses about .7 kilowatt hours per day. The inefficient freezer uses about 2.4 kilowatt hours per day.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The following are the components used in these examples to build a small 12 volt solar system. The price estimates do not include a frame for the solar panels, wires, breakers, combiner box, battery box and connectors.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Solar panels - SolarWorld Plus SW 290 Mono 290W Mono SLV/WHT 1000V 33mm US Solar Panel  $347 each&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
http://www.civicsolar.com/product/solarworld-plus-sw-285-mono-290w-mono-slvwht-1000v-33mm-us-solar-panel&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Charge controller - Blue Sky Solar Boost 2512i-HV 12V 25A MPPT Charge Controller $201 each&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
http://www.civicsolar.com/product/blue-sky-solar-boost-2512i-hv-12v-25a-mppt-charge-controller&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Batteries - Crown Renewable Power Battery - 6 Volts, 395 Amp-hours  $381 each&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
http://www.solar-electric.com/batteries-meters-accessories/batteries/crdecyinba1/repose/6voltbatteries/repoba6vo395.html&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Inverter - Samlex America PST-300-12 300 W 12V Inverter  $225 each&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
http://www.civicsolar.com/product/samlex-america-pst-300-12-300-w-12v-inverter&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Batteries are the most expensive part of the system. Solar panels keep getting cheaper over time but unfortunately batteries do not. Batteries are needed for night time and for cloudy days. These estimates assume that there will be at most three cloudy days in a row. That is the minimum. Allowing for more cloudy days would require more batteries and more solar panels to charge the additional batteries.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
These estimates are to give you a ballpark idea of the costs.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Solar Heat ==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Solar Dryers ==&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Denj</name></author>
	</entry>
	<entry>
		<id>https://preparingyou.com/w/index.php?title=Solar&amp;diff=19132</id>
		<title>Solar</title>
		<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://preparingyou.com/w/index.php?title=Solar&amp;diff=19132"/>
		<updated>2015-12-19T19:37:48Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Denj: /* Some Basics */&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr /&gt;
&lt;div&gt;Solar has to do with the sun.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
There are numerous ways to collect energy from the sun.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Solar Electric ==&lt;br /&gt;
No one does solar to beat the power company. Usually the reason someone puts in solar power is because they cannot get power in a particular place that needs some low voltage or they want some power that is renewable and reliable when there is nothing coming from the power company.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
There is so much hype out there it is hard to tell what is the best deal.&lt;br /&gt;
What would be nice is to find the best deals that makes the most sense for a particular need without having to become an electrical engineer or test two products we can&#039;t afford to find out we should have bought the third product we did not know about.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== One System ===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The two technical things we discovered is solar is a low voltage and high current application where large gauge wire is needed.  &lt;br /&gt;
The other do not undercharge your batteries. Battery manufactures will tell you at least 14.7-14.8V is required to charge a 12V battery.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
There is a [http://handybobsolar.wordpress.com/ solar guy, Bob, ] who actually made a full time business out of fixing the messes created byother installers using poor practices and bad component choices. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
In addition to fixing our wiring problem he identified our charge controller as the principle problem in our system  He&#039;s actually done the kind of experimentation and research to figure out what the reliable, cost effective components one should use.  That was 6 years ago and we&#039;re still using the same RV setup with the batteries we had to replace going strong.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
One system that seemed to work plus &#039;&#039;&#039;[http://www.preparingyou.com/wiki/images/e/e6/Solar1.pdf solar wiring diagram]&#039;&#039;&#039;:&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot; style=&amp;quot;text-align: center; color: red;&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|- style=&amp;quot;background-color:#efefef;&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
! PCs!! Description!! Price &lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|1pc&lt;br /&gt;
|MorningStar SI-300-115V -UL SureSine 300W Inverter, 115V, 60Hz&lt;br /&gt;
|$251&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|1pc        &lt;br /&gt;
|Morningstar TS-45 TriStar 45 Amp Charge Controller 12-48V PWM&lt;br /&gt;
|$150&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|4pc  &lt;br /&gt;
|Windynation 100 Watt Polycrystalline 12V Solar Panel&lt;br /&gt;
|$524&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|4pc        &lt;br /&gt;
|Trojan T-105 6V 225Ah Flooded Lead Acid GC2 Deep Cycle Battery&lt;br /&gt;
|$600&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|1pc        &lt;br /&gt;
|Bogart Engineering Trimetric TM-2030-RV Battery Monitor System&lt;br /&gt;
|$155&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|1pc        &lt;br /&gt;
|Bogart Engineering Deltec 500 amp, 50 millivolt current shunt&lt;br /&gt;
|$27&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|1pc                                     &lt;br /&gt;
|Square D Pull-Out Disconnect Switch 60A Not Fusible - UFP222R&lt;br /&gt;
|$26&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Total&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|$1733&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Some Basics ===&lt;br /&gt;
So much of our modern lives is dependent on electricity. What will we do when the power goes out for an extended period of time? Having even a little light when all other lights go out in the middle of winter could make a big difference in the mental state of a household. If part of your food preparations include frozen food, a backup source of power for the freezer could be very valuable. This article is intended to be an introduction to the possibilities of solar electricity for your household.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
If you have questions about solar electric, sign up for the HHCPOWER Google group and post a question.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
A few definitions:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Solar panel – creates electricity from sunlight&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Charge Controller – uses electricity from solar panel to charge batteries. The charge controller protects the batteries by ensuring that the batteries are not overcharged&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Inverter – Converts battery DC electricity to AC electricity that most appliances use&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Electricity – the movement of electrons through a wire &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
DC electricity – direct current electricity&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
AC electricity – alternating current electricity&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Volts – the force pushing the electrons&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Amps – the amount of electrons moving through the wire&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Watts – a unit that is a measure of electricity doing work in an instant of time. Watts is sometimes referred to as power.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Watthour – one watt of electricity doing work for one hour&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Kilowatt hour – one thousand watts of electricity doing work for one hour. Your home electric bill says how many kilowatt hours you use each month. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
A light bulb in your house may be rated at 100 watts. Burning that bulb for four hours uses 400 watthours or .4 kilowatt hours.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The cheapest watt of electricity is the one you never use. Before building a solar system, make sure you have energy efficient appliances. It will be cheaper to upgrade an appliance then to build a solar system to handle inefficient appliances. The best way to determine how much electricity an appliance is using is with a Kill a Watt Electricity Usage Monitor&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
P3 P4400 Kill A Watt Electricity Usage Monitor&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
http://www.amazon.com/P3-P4400-Electricity-Usage-Monitor/dp/B00009MDBU/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&amp;amp;qid=1449968317&amp;amp;sr=8-1&amp;amp;keywords=kill+a+watt&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Plug the Kill a Watt into the wall outlet, plug appliance into the Kill a Watt. Let it run for about a week, the length of time does not have to be exactly one week, just needs a long period of time. At the end of one week push the right red button. It toggles between kilowatt hours and time. The time is in hours. Divide the kilowatt hours by the time and multiply by 24 to get average kilowatt hours per day for that appliance. Do this for each appliance you may want to power with solar.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
This is a humorous example of the importance of managing electric use when you have a limited source.&lt;br /&gt;
http://www.imdb.com/video/hulu/vi2444560153/?ref_=tt_ov_vi&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The energy efficient freezer in this example uses about .7 kilowatt hours per day. Four 9 watt LED lights used four hours will use about .3 kilowatt hours per day. My laptop computer uses about .7 kilowatt hours per day. The inefficient freezer uses about 2.4 kilowatt hours per day.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The following are the components used in these examples to build a small 12 volt solar system. The price estimates do not include a frame for the solar panels, wires, breakers, combiner box, battery box and connectors.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Solar panels&lt;br /&gt;
SolarWorld Plus SW 290 Mono 290W Mono SLV/WHT 1000V 33mm US Solar Panel  $347 each&lt;br /&gt;
http://www.civicsolar.com/product/solarworld-plus-sw-285-mono-290w-mono-slvwht-1000v-33mm-us-solar-panel&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Charge controller&lt;br /&gt;
Blue Sky Solar Boost 2512i-HV 12V 25A MPPT Charge Controller $201 each&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
http://www.civicsolar.com/product/blue-sky-solar-boost-2512i-hv-12v-25a-mppt-charge-controller&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Batteries&lt;br /&gt;
Crown Renewable Power Battery - 6 Volts, 395 Amp-hours  $381 each&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
http://www.solar-electric.com/batteries-meters-accessories/batteries/crdecyinba1/repose/6voltbatteries/repoba6vo395.html&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Inverter&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Samlex America PST-300-12 300 W 12V Inverter  $225 each&lt;br /&gt;
http://www.civicsolar.com/product/samlex-america-pst-300-12-300-w-12v-inverter&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Batteries are the most expensive part of the system. Solar panels keep getting cheaper over time but unfortunately batteries do not. Batteries are needed for night time and for cloudy days. These estimates assume that there will be at most three cloudy days in a row. That is the minimum. Allowing for more cloudy days would require more batteries and more solar panels to charge the additional batteries.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
These estimates are to give you a ballpark idea of the costs.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Solar Heat ==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Solar Dryers ==&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Denj</name></author>
	</entry>
	<entry>
		<id>https://preparingyou.com/w/index.php?title=Solar&amp;diff=19131</id>
		<title>Solar</title>
		<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://preparingyou.com/w/index.php?title=Solar&amp;diff=19131"/>
		<updated>2015-12-19T19:07:50Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Denj: /* Solar Electric */&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr /&gt;
&lt;div&gt;Solar has to do with the sun.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
There are numerous ways to collect energy from the sun.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Solar Electric ==&lt;br /&gt;
No one does solar to beat the power company. Usually the reason someone puts in solar power is because they cannot get power in a particular place that needs some low voltage or they want some power that is renewable and reliable when there is nothing coming from the power company.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
There is so much hype out there it is hard to tell what is the best deal.&lt;br /&gt;
What would be nice is to find the best deals that makes the most sense for a particular need without having to become an electrical engineer or test two products we can&#039;t afford to find out we should have bought the third product we did not know about.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== One System ===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The two technical things we discovered is solar is a low voltage and high current application where large gauge wire is needed.  &lt;br /&gt;
The other do not undercharge your batteries. Battery manufactures will tell you at least 14.7-14.8V is required to charge a 12V battery.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
There is a [http://handybobsolar.wordpress.com/ solar guy, Bob, ] who actually made a full time business out of fixing the messes created byother installers using poor practices and bad component choices. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
In addition to fixing our wiring problem he identified our charge controller as the principle problem in our system  He&#039;s actually done the kind of experimentation and research to figure out what the reliable, cost effective components one should use.  That was 6 years ago and we&#039;re still using the same RV setup with the batteries we had to replace going strong.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
One system that seemed to work plus &#039;&#039;&#039;[http://www.preparingyou.com/wiki/images/e/e6/Solar1.pdf solar wiring diagram]&#039;&#039;&#039;:&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot; style=&amp;quot;text-align: center; color: red;&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|- style=&amp;quot;background-color:#efefef;&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
! PCs!! Description!! Price &lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|1pc&lt;br /&gt;
|MorningStar SI-300-115V -UL SureSine 300W Inverter, 115V, 60Hz&lt;br /&gt;
|$251&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|1pc        &lt;br /&gt;
|Morningstar TS-45 TriStar 45 Amp Charge Controller 12-48V PWM&lt;br /&gt;
|$150&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|4pc  &lt;br /&gt;
|Windynation 100 Watt Polycrystalline 12V Solar Panel&lt;br /&gt;
|$524&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|4pc        &lt;br /&gt;
|Trojan T-105 6V 225Ah Flooded Lead Acid GC2 Deep Cycle Battery&lt;br /&gt;
|$600&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|1pc        &lt;br /&gt;
|Bogart Engineering Trimetric TM-2030-RV Battery Monitor System&lt;br /&gt;
|$155&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|1pc        &lt;br /&gt;
|Bogart Engineering Deltec 500 amp, 50 millivolt current shunt&lt;br /&gt;
|$27&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|1pc                                     &lt;br /&gt;
|Square D Pull-Out Disconnect Switch 60A Not Fusible - UFP222R&lt;br /&gt;
|$26&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Total&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|$1733&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
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=== Some Basics ===&lt;br /&gt;
So much&lt;br /&gt;
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== Solar Heat ==&lt;br /&gt;
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== Solar Dryers ==&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Denj</name></author>
	</entry>
	<entry>
		<id>https://preparingyou.com/w/index.php?title=Solar&amp;diff=19130</id>
		<title>Solar</title>
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		<updated>2015-12-19T19:04:11Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Denj: /* Solar Electric */&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;div&gt;Solar has to do with the sun.&lt;br /&gt;
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There are numerous ways to collect energy from the sun.&lt;br /&gt;
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== Solar Electric ==&lt;br /&gt;
No one does solar to beat the power company. Usually the reason someone puts in solar power is because they cannot get power in a particular place that needs some low voltage or they want some power that is renewable and reliable when there is nothing coming from the power company.&lt;br /&gt;
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There is so much hype out there it is hard to tell what is the best deal.&lt;br /&gt;
What would be nice is to find the best deals that makes the most sense for a particular need without having to become an electrical engineer or test two products we can&#039;t afford to find out we should have bought the third product we did not know about.&lt;br /&gt;
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=== One System ===&lt;br /&gt;
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The two technical things we discovered is solar is a low voltage and high current application where large gauge wire is needed.  &lt;br /&gt;
The other do not undercharge your batteries. Battery manufactures will tell you at least 14.7-14.8V is required to charge a 12V battery.&lt;br /&gt;
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There is a [http://handybobsolar.wordpress.com/ solar guy, Bob, ] who actually made a full time business out of fixing the messes created byother installers using poor practices and bad component choices. &lt;br /&gt;
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In addition to fixing our wiring problem he identified our charge controller as the principle problem in our system  He&#039;s actually done the kind of experimentation and research to figure out what the reliable, cost effective components one should use.  That was 6 years ago and we&#039;re still using the same RV setup with the batteries we had to replace going strong.&lt;br /&gt;
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One system that seemed to work plus &#039;&#039;&#039;[http://www.preparingyou.com/wiki/images/e/e6/Solar1.pdf solar wiring diagram]&#039;&#039;&#039;:&lt;br /&gt;
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|- style=&amp;quot;background-color:#efefef;&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
! PCs!! Description!! Price &lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|1pc&lt;br /&gt;
|MorningStar SI-300-115V -UL SureSine 300W Inverter, 115V, 60Hz&lt;br /&gt;
|$251&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|1pc        &lt;br /&gt;
|Morningstar TS-45 TriStar 45 Amp Charge Controller 12-48V PWM&lt;br /&gt;
|$150&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|4pc  &lt;br /&gt;
|Windynation 100 Watt Polycrystalline 12V Solar Panel&lt;br /&gt;
|$524&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|4pc        &lt;br /&gt;
|Trojan T-105 6V 225Ah Flooded Lead Acid GC2 Deep Cycle Battery&lt;br /&gt;
|$600&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|1pc        &lt;br /&gt;
|Bogart Engineering Trimetric TM-2030-RV Battery Monitor System&lt;br /&gt;
|$155&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|1pc        &lt;br /&gt;
|Bogart Engineering Deltec 500 amp, 50 millivolt current shunt&lt;br /&gt;
|$27&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|1pc                                     &lt;br /&gt;
|Square D Pull-Out Disconnect Switch 60A Not Fusible - UFP222R&lt;br /&gt;
|$26&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Total&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|$1733&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
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== Solar Heat ==&lt;br /&gt;
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== Solar Dryers ==&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Denj</name></author>
	</entry>
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