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  1. I am continuing with a project I have been researching and wanting to complete for some time. After calculating everything I would need to power, including lighting, I have determined a 300 watts solar array is what I would need to start with. To begin with, the array will be made up of 3 - 100 watts solar panels. I will add additional panels to expand the total array output. I was going to order a single 285 watts Yingli, but recently decided against it due to a couple of reasons. One reason was time constraints. I want to finish this system this up coming week. It would take me about two months to get the panel here. Another reason was no guarantee of the panel being received in good condition. After all that waiting, I could end up with an issue with the panel. Knowing my luck, I figured I would go with the safer option - let the company I buy from replace a non-working panel at his cost, not mine. Not to mention, the local supplier has all the panels I need in stock, and then some. If I want to expand the system, it will be as simple as dropping by his office, picking one up and taking it to the site and installing it in the current array. I will start with four (4) deep cycle batteries, 120 amperes each, on a 12vdc system. I am leaving room for expansion panels as well. I will probably add three to five more panels, over the next several months, as power requirements increase. The batteries are connected as below, to help guarantee equal charging among each battery in the bank: I am going with a MorningStar Solar Controller for the array. The model controller is a Morningstar ProStar-30 (meter version). They have a great reputation among solar power enthusiasts, and from reviews I have read online. Take a look at their 2012-2013 catalog: Morningstar-catalog-2013.pdf UPDATE: Here is their 2013-2014 catalog: 2013-2014-MS-Catalog-Oct-EN-small.pdf I haven't decided on a voltage inverter yet, primarily because I have one already that I can use, until I have decided what to do there. All lighting will be 12vdc. The bulbs will screw into standard lighting sockets. Total cost, a modest $835 USD. I will have a complete 300 watts solar array installed and running, for this cost.
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