Category Archives: Power

Possum Day

Possum Day Back in the 70s an 18 year old girl, pen named Dolly Freed, wrote a book about her adventures growing up with her divorced dad outside Philadelphia, in what would be today called a mini homestead. The book … Continue reading

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Up in the air

I mounted my main solar panel on a tree.  I think it will get the most sun there.

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It’s all done with mirrors

Problem:  the sun is too low in the sky to hit my solar panel. Solution:  use a mirror to reflect the sunlight back https://youtu.be/FHBEAALaOg4

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Power

I finally got a small solar panel. I have just hooked it up temporarily.  I will mount everything permanent after I test for a while. The cord is run through the windows… To the controller and the battery… And on … Continue reading

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Generator working

The generator is up and running And these are my new windows

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