How to hook up Solar Panels (with battery bank) - simple 'detailed' instructions - DIY solar system

shows how to hook up solar panels (with a battery bank). simple instructions. home solar power station. very easy to put together. all you need is 1 or more batteries, an inverter, charge controller and a solar panel or panels. the following is for a 12 volt system. use one 'deep cycle' battery for every 2 to 6 amps your panels generate. (batteries like to be charged at this rate). a 12 volt 1 amp panel generates about 15 watts. you can use any solar panels. if you can't get the smaller panels then buy one larger one. (Kyocera sells an inexpensive 7-8 amp solar panel (135 watter)). that would go perfect with 2 deep cycle batteries. the six panels in the video are from harbor freight tools. i bought 2 three panel sets. they sell the panels in sets of three or individually. coleman sells similar panels. the batteries are from walmart. they are 'deep cycle' batteries. the charge controller is from fry's electronics. the inverter is from harbor freight tools. this system will provide all the 'free' power you will need to run tons of things around your house. i've posted 6 videos showing all sorts of things running on this system (computers, tvs, stereos, lights, power tools, appliances, and more). all can be found on my youtube channel homepage. great little system to start with. try 'powering up' one room in your house. you now have a solar assisted house. as one example; this could easily run a light, laptop computer, fan and small tv for several hours every day. also great in an emergency, power outage, remote and rural off-grid living.

[nixonsmateruby]

We need a revolution on YouTube, of people who just want to make video's, and don't want to be star's. Thanks for a good video mate.

[lukeskywalker]

Straight to the point!
No stupid intro
No obnoxious music drowning out your words
Thanks for a great video 👌🏽👍🏽

[pestlund]

Hands down the most concise, no nonsense instructional video. Excellent in it’s simplicity

[truecanadian]

this is the most straight forward explaination out there To many people go WAYYYY to deep and get lost in their explanations .Thank you

[andreedaniels]

This video is 9 years old and still the most simplest and best explained video on this setup...thanks bro.

[miker]

ive commented before and ill comment again. this is the best explanation of how to get started with a basic solar system ever. so many videos or explanations are complete crap and somehow confuse everything. it really isnt that complicated but just takes someone actually showing the steps with common sense.

[gannegui]

Dude, this is the simplest video on how to set everything up for a small system. I am building my own panels and researching everything as far as balance of system gear but you have done what no one else has done and actually hooked everything up in 1 short video leaving no questions unanswered. Thank you. Well done.

[MrWolynski]

This by far is the most straightforward solar panel hook up video I have ever seen. Bravo sir, I wish most youtube videos concerning electronics were like this.

[maxleveladventures]

I'm moving into my SUV, so I'm planning to set up solar power. I've spent a lot of time researching over the last week, but nothing was as simple and helpful as this video. Thanks!

[TheRealAfroRick]

Probably the most straightforward video I've seen on the subject. Thanks!

[Conservchick]

This is the simplest, but most informative video I watched, that really showed it as a simple hookup. I am gonna get this setup in the next 48 hours. I feel SO MUCH more prepared now. One of us is a diabetic, and keeping the meds cool has concerned me forever. Thank you so much.

[OutdoorAdventureandGear]

That was EXACTLY the info I was looking for, straight forward and simple. Thanks for taking the time to make it and post it up. Much appreciated !

[LatinoGrande]

The best explanation ever. Short, concise and straight to the point. Thank you for the video

[Grow_Everything]

This is the only video i've seen thus far that actually explains how to set up a solar battery system. Thanks so much for uploading. Extremely helpful!

[theoldhobbit]

This is exactely how I run my system at home. 1 x 100w panel, 2 x 110ah heavy duty leisure batteries, 1 x MTTP solar controller and a 1500w inverter, job done. Thanks for sharing.

[christinerose]

23 fancy videos later and I find exactly what I need. Thank YOU SIR!!

[funposting]

I’ve been looking at setting a small solar system up for myself, and was wondering if I was missing something, as this seems deceptively simple. The way you’ve explained it here makes perfect sense, than you very much for the wonderfully clear, to-the-point explanation!

[benjaminrowberry]

If only every YouTube instructor had your foresight and attention to detail.

[ann-mariebeecherill]

Love how simple you explain things! My stepdad and I share ideas back and forth all the time but now that we live States apart your videos make what I'm trying to share easy for him to understand what I'm saying

[JR-zmyu]

THIS IS THE FIRST VIDEO I'VE SEEN THAT BREAKS THE HOW TO DOWN IN SIMPLE TO UNDERSTAND INSTRUCTIONS RE: HOOKING THE PANELS TO THE BATTERIES! IT DOESN'T SEEM OVERWHELMING NOW! THANK YOU 👍👍😊🙏