Solar Setup

ok we've been slowly piecing our solar set up together since january. we bought the xantrex c40 charge controller, cable wires, and the 2 monster batteries when we bought our port-a-bote from some guy off craigslist. we bought our 140watt solar cynergy and MC4 cable connects in august. while my dad was out here visiting last time we started building.

my dad's idea to install fishing rod holders to feed the stainless steel rods through.

through to the bottom. bolted through.

it took me forever but i knew somewhere in my brain i'd figure it out. brackets to mount the panel onto the tops of the poles, plus you can angle them. from a satellite dish...same bracket

always helping out

cut and fit the aluminum brackets. bolted through.

everything fits

bruce gave me a piece of honduras mahogany. i cut the 30 degree angle holes through for the poles.

wood bracing shelf fits snug

gave it back to bruce and his magical hands created this beauty!

i mean come on!

uncle brian helping drill some solid bolts through the poles

real strong

attaching the MC4 cable clip connects

pretty simple thanks to youtube

yes i am a rocket scientist

mounted out of the way with plenty of ventilation

10am went to sleep at 12.6v

i drew this and here it is in real life a month later

i put hooks on the backside of the wood to hang supplies from, notice the coil of line

it's pretty much a spoiler that i can tilt forward to the angle of the metal poles or straight horizontal

hooks