Barry and I, finally, moved the solar panels into the sun!
After much debate on where south actually was (don't laugh it wasn't where we thought, the site is deceiving and you have to allow for 18 degrees off magnetic north and daylight saving time), we built a stand from iron wood (beaver prevention) and mounted the panels.
Then we waited for sunrise.
At 9:15 am (DST Sept 17th) the sunrise clears the trees and hits the panels. Total sun exposure until late afternoon when the sun slides down behind trees in the west.
Also,simplified the battery wiring and added a volt meter.
The Beaver Wars of 2012 are over!
I extended the intake out 10 feet to deeper water and they can't seem to find it. Ran 24 hours without interruption.
I did have to shut it down because the water got too low. Also had to unplug the turbine from the grid to avoid back feed from the batteries/solar panels when it's not running.
I did have to shut it down because the water got too low. Also had to unplug the turbine from the grid to avoid back feed from the batteries/solar panels when it's not running.
