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Solar panel install

Discussion in '2nd Gen. Tacomas (2005-2015)' started by 5678ta, Jan 28, 2017.

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  1. Jan 31, 2017 at 6:12 PM
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    BigMacMcCoy

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    Sub'd to see how the tape holds up! I may end up doing something similar. Awesome job!
     
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  2. Feb 4, 2017 at 9:44 AM
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    Looks great man!
    I have a group 31 battery on the way and the solar panel is the next purchase. I'm going with a 100 watt hard panel on the rack but I really like the film on the roof idea. Nice instal!
     
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  3. Feb 4, 2017 at 6:00 PM
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    Baad Assed!

    Dang..... I like that set-up and could grab one for the Skiff!

    Thanks so much for sharing your creative genious,
    and looks good too
     
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  4. Feb 4, 2017 at 6:12 PM
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    Pretty cool!
     
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  5. Feb 5, 2017 at 2:10 PM
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    I thought about this yesterday. (Slow, huh?)
    I didn't mean so hot to melt anything. Just enough heat to simulate a hot summer day so it doesn't happen going down the road at high speed.
    If you have a laser thermometer you could gauge the heat applied better.
     
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  6. Feb 5, 2017 at 2:18 PM
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    @DVexile...this could be a future addition to the dietTaco
     
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  7. Feb 5, 2017 at 2:32 PM
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    Nice!
    :cheers:
     
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  8. Feb 5, 2017 at 2:41 PM
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    Very nice! :cheers:
     
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  9. Feb 7, 2017 at 6:54 PM
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  10. Feb 7, 2017 at 10:39 PM
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    I'll try it on a test piece since i have extra tape and wrap. I'll just use a plastic bottle to simulate the smooth plastic-ish surface of the panel. I might have a pull scale somewhere to figure out the pull force and i do have a laser temp gun.
     
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  11. Feb 25, 2017 at 12:56 PM
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    I like this a lot. Nice work!
     
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  12. Feb 27, 2017 at 12:24 AM
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  13. Feb 27, 2017 at 5:26 AM
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    Awesome thank you for the updates! This is all new to me so basically the charge controller works just like the voltage regulator in the alternator? The panel charges and when the batt gets up to around 14 or so volts the charge controller stops the juice to the batt to prevent over charging. Then when the batt gets down to whatever the set voltage is it kicks back in and charges again.
     
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  14. Feb 27, 2017 at 5:38 AM
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    More or less. There are PWM(cheaper, smaller) and MPTT(expensive, more efficient, more current/voltage handeling) controllers, they work in different ways but that's the basics.
     
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  15. Feb 27, 2017 at 5:42 AM
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    Sub'd for longevity. Good looking install OP.
     
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  16. Feb 27, 2017 at 6:23 AM
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    Maybe you can look into something to 'seal' the edge of the leading tape. Something like nail polish, but not sure you want that on the paint ....... just an idea.
     
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  17. Mar 30, 2017 at 6:07 AM
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    So cool! Good job!
     
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  18. Apr 13, 2017 at 11:28 AM
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    Just checking in to see how things are working. I'm about to pull the trigger on this panel and controller
     
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  19. Apr 13, 2017 at 5:31 PM
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    Awesome project!
     
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  20. Apr 13, 2017 at 5:52 PM
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    Nice work, thanks for posting -- I've been mulling over adding a solar panel.
     
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