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Treehouse Wiring, 12v, solar panel | 11 comments (11 topical, editorial)
Re: Treehouse Wiring, 12v, solar panel (3.00 / 0) (#6)
by GDuncanson (gduncanson@yahoo.com) on Tue Mar 28th, 2006 at 02:13:47 PM MST
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http://21st-century-goods.com/page/21st/PROD/SPTCharge/BATTSAVSE6

This is what I bought, it hasn't arived yet. For the sake of the neighbors though, I wanted to keep my project sort of minimalist from the outside.

My boys wanted to use candles for light, that would be okay if they were older, but mine are 9,7,5; and I can trust them to climb safely but not play with fire in a wooden structure in tree.

Thanks again, I'm going to consider everything you've said, it's alot to digest.

~~geoff

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Re: Treehouse Wiring, 12v, solar panel (3.00 / 0) (#9)
by ghurd on Tue Mar 28th, 2006 at 04:18:52 PM MST
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Geoff,
Just a thought.  
But the 2.5X more money gets something that is workable, with CFLs, controllers, etc.
G-


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Re: Treehouse Wiring, 12v, solar panel (3.00 / 0) (#10)
by GDuncanson (gduncanson@yahoo.com) on Wed Mar 29th, 2006 at 07:30:20 AM MST
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Hi G,

I read through the threads you suggested last night. The solar garage project included a picture with a charge controller in the middle of the wiring. As far as I can forsee, I'll have a very similar wiring scheme without the charge controller. Does this mean I'll supply the lights and sockets directly from the battery? ie-each battery terminal will have two wires on it, one from the panel and one going to a terminal block?

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Re: Treehouse Wiring, 12v, solar panel (3.00 / 0) (#11)
by ghurd on Wed Mar 29th, 2006 at 07:46:37 AM MST
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Yes.  
Or the panel wires can also go to the terminal block, so only one wire goes to each battery terminal.
Don't forget the fuses.
G-

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Treehouse Wiring, 12v, solar panel | 11 comments (11 topical, 0 editorial)

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