blueyonder
---you have put a lot of work and time into what your doing but the rewards are great. don't you think.---
My greatest reward so far was my Wife waking up late one night with the grid power off. She wanted to smoke a cigarette but not in the dark. She remembered the solar power in the livingroom and used the solar powered lights there, Then was thanking me the next morning.
---its funny but for sum reason i thought you might live on to of a mountain sumwhare.---
I am in the middle Huntsville Alabama USA. Population 275,000. The wind in Huntsville doesn't Blow, it Sucks.

ruralmcguyver
---Want to get rid of that H.F. controller?---
The controller blew up 30 minutes after I hooked it up, I thought I would build another project out the the Chassis but  if you want it, I'll just charge shipping.

TheCasualTraveler
---After the pool goes in consider some water heating panels like I built. You can see them in my diary---
I looked in your diary but the picture is gone and there is not a description of the system.

Norm
---How's the wind and sun over there today?---
The last week has been quite Windy and Sunny. We had 3 inches of rain 2 days ago which is great since we are still in extreme drought.

donald77777
---I have replaced many customers routers and modems due to heat from stacking---
Yes I am sensitive to heat from electronics too. The electronics in the picture was posed to look good. The modem has a Hot Spot on the bottom center, so I normally flip it on it's side so it can shed the heat easier. No vent holes in this modem.

richhagen
---I looked at the batteries and thought about the need for overcurrent protection there---
Yes you are very correct about some overload protection as close to the battery as you can get. I consider this to be the next priority in upgrading this system. The only thing protected right now is the main Wire Run around the house.
---I have also been thinking about grounding---
I have the negative lead from the battery connected to the ground of the Grid Outlet in the shed, also connected to the metal skin of the shed and the ground rod for the house.

ghurd
---Can always see if the cordless phone uses 9VDC, then solar power it with a 7809---
Wow, Powering the cordless phone from Solar had never occurred to me. The charger thing is right here on my computer desk and it is 9vdc. Does anybody know how much power a 7809 regulator pulls on idle ?