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Home made PV tracker controller


By Basil, Section Solar
Posted on Fri Jun 20, 2008 at 10:40:52 PM MST
Home made PV tracker controller

I wrote a indepth post and it went to the land of the lost when posted. So here is a short version. If you read my past post you will know what I have been doing. Short my Red Rock died. My fault. A wire fell and hung up. So I made my on tracker controller. Thinking of what Old F told me in a pass post. Here is the wiring dia. I may have it a little wrong not sure. But it works very good. This is a low cost tracking controller that works. 2 relays and 1 1.5 watt panel.

Home made PV tracker controller | 5 comments (5 topical)

Re: a (3.00 / 0) (#1)
by Basil on Fri Jun 20, 2008 at 04:50:16 PM MST

Title should have been Home made PV tracker controller.
Oh left out need a battery and fuse.
I was not born this way. Thrid shift did it to me.
Bad luck or none at all.


Re: a (3.00 / 0) (#2)
by kurt on Fri Jun 20, 2008 at 05:03:11 PM MST

um next time you post a picture make sure it is 640 x 480 pixels or less please


IRC inst.
just a personal rant carry on.


Re: Home made PV tracker controller (3.00 / 0) (#3)
by ZooT on Sat Jun 21, 2008 at 12:05:27 AM MST

Hey......if it works it works....and that's a good thing :)



Re: Home made PV tracker controller (3.00 / 0) (#4)
by Jeff on Sat Jun 21, 2008 at 01:25:15 PM MST

Glad to see this! I just got a home-made tracking "tower" put up. It's in my diary, and I finally got some (crummy) pics! I still have to adjust it by hand using the old window controls inside, but at least I can now adjust 2 axis! Next will be seeing if I can, and have the stuff, to make a home-made auto-controller like this! I'd like to see more detail when you get a chance, or email me to talk about it if you prefer!
Rural McG


Re: Home made PV tracker controller (3.00 / 0) (#5)
by Basil on Sun Jun 22, 2008 at 10:10:01 AM MST

I see I left out the battery controller and it's wiring in the drawing. I had to put a diode in line to the relay. It was getting feed back from the batteries and it was not dropping out.
Bad luck or none at all.


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