Solar Power Update Off Grid Rainwater Roof Catchment System Summer Solstice 2012

Downspout replacement with catchment drainage pipes. Barrels connected to garden hoses on deck.

Barrels & adapter fittings available here;

http://www.naturalrainwater.com

Running drill press, bench grinder, florescent light, leaf blower. Rainwater catchment off shop roof to barrels. Running 1 hp water pump, bing cherry tree problem sap on bark, leaves turning brown & shriveling.

Combined solar power panels. 3 harbor freight 15watt amorphous, 8 Sunforce 15watt amorphous, 4 Siemens mono crystalline 55watt, 1 Sharp 80 watt poly crystalline, 2 Kyocera 80watt combined. Amorphous on separate 7 amp charge controllers. 12 AGM, 3 gel maintenance free batteries. 2 copper bars, 2 copper plates as bus connections. Mounted amp meter volt meter from bus plates. Mounted controllers and 1500 watt sine inverter volt meter amp meter gauges.

45 Watt Solar Panel Kit from;

http://www.harborfreight.com/

Sunforce 50048 60-Watt Solar Charging Kit from;

http://www.amazon.com

UB12350 Universal 12 Volt 35AH Battery batteries from;

http://www.batteriesasap.com/

Gauges from;

http://www.altestore.com/store/

http://bluesea.com/

Power Bright 1500 Watt Pure Sine Inverter & Battery cables from;

http://www.invertersrus.com/

Ultra-Conductive Copper (Alloy 101) bars from;

http://www.mcmaster.com/

Ground Mounting Rails, 1-1/4″ X 1-1/4″ 6ft 12 Ga from

http://store.wastewatersupplies.com/index.html

Hardware nots bolts, copper plates from;

http://www.mclendons.com/

Kyocera Sharp & Siemens Panels from ebay.