24 VOLT NOT 48 VOLT DC Solar Inverter to BEGIN WITH 

Keep rocking "Like A Hurricane!" brother...

Another. great video. Good job James and Melinda. Good information and very instructive. I am always interested in Solar energy. You have a very nice Solar Plant

Wow, that whole house with 150A service!

48 volts……….I’m shocked You’re a wild man 😊

Over a month nice to see total kilowatts hours generated. You first person I have seen happy with wind.Most RU-vidrs spend allot but suffer low wind, never succeed with plans, no payback.

Good advice. It’s better to take sage advice than have people burning sage after your funeral. Ok bad pun but I couldn’t help it 😅

James I was just thinking during this video when you mentioned possible electrocution. An AED (Automatic External Defibrillator) would really be a good idea for your house. They are available now for less than $1,000 and they are voice prompted and can be operated by untrained personnel. An AED really could save a life of you, your family, or one of your guests. My father died from a sudden cardiac arrest and I will always regret not getting an AED into his house.

Thanks for ongoing solar updates James, much appreciated!!!

Thanks James.

Great info.......Safe Trip to you both!

Hi James and Mel. They must use better ink on the receipts there. After a year in the US, they become unreadable. Rock on.

I love that digital display easy to read and understand. I will be in the Philippines soon and I would love to get your advice on setting up a system.

Kudos for a very informative video. Safety first always. I’m not an electrical guy but from video and friends I’ve talked to 48 V is not only better it might also reduce your long term cost. I would definitely opt for 48 V system and call a friend or find a knowledgeable electrician. Yes the culture is something else. My wife and I always butt heads over this. If she thinks something, it’s impossible to get her to listen to something that opposes her stance. She also likes to give directions. All of this is because of her life before me. She put herself through college (masters degree) which took years and worked in genetic research for 22 years with PhDs from around the world. Because of this she became the matriarch at home. She salary supported everyone and she never cooked, washed clothes or cleaned the house. It wasn’t her role. Then along comes Me! Who would think a girl from a poor family knew so little about cleaning, cooking or washing!

Hey James. Great Vidio! Being a avionics tech for my working life I have been zapped by a.c. and dc. I really enjoy your electrical solutions. Out of my wheel house so great knowledge to know. Thanks so much for sharing. Have a safe trip back to Texas guys.

After rigging up a solar ...genset....shore power, 36 volt old system to add 12 volts for electronics in the wheelhouse on my 80 old fishing boat--- i understand the safety neeeded for this type work--- i am a novice and ask everyone who knows before i do anything

Yes does not take long to add up into the tens of thousands, You do find a. Good vender, their doing well then, Bam 400 shit brick, I’m down to the brick wall boarder, Wish I was rolling back to Wyoming for a few months, at least. Hit them Big Horn Mountains next to the ranch for 3 weeks straight, 😁,I have that on our Generator, Be Safe God Bless

Really enjoy your videos on solar and wind. It’s going to be interesting how it does while your in Texas ?

Great video James, wonder if you could put together a PDF of the equipment you are currently using with model numbers. I really don't want to reinvent the wheel. I think your system is tried and true. Awesome stuff!!!!

Wow I've never watched when I was first

Wondering if you had planned to run a few 120v outlets or just use step-down transformers for any future US appliances or gadgets you might bring over? Would there be a feasible way to approach it in a build?

I been looking aT solar system's. Be interested in getting some information on that voltronics. Building in Northern Michigan. Crazy but going full off grid.. enjoy watching your channel for sure.

Hello my friend i enjoyed this vedieo my brother .I understood most of it man im learning so much from you man . Just remember you told me you would help me set up a decent system when my time comes there 😊. If i can just get over these medical issues Po its getting a little closer everyday man . Thanks for your prayers & well wishes James & Melinda we all need to pray for each other .Thats a good thing my Texas brother . Hey im not picking at ya James & maybe im wrong but when you spoke of conserving i notice you had the refridgerator door open where the drinks are & also the sliding glass door to the back deck open some what dude & i take it the AC was running also Huh ???? 😊 .Just being observant Po God Bless Yall & Mabuhay kuya 😊.

Hi James, you can get a phone/iPad app that will allow you to take a photo of your receipt and allows them to total the amounts into a report and a final pdf report...sorry I can't remember the name 😢

Thanks for all the info. I am trying to work out how much I will need for my house build in Bohol. I am thinking 30 panels 500-650, and 4 10kwh batteries. I don’t want to under do it, but I have 5 split ac units and a pool going in.

You say the cost has jumped in the Philippines which it has, but we are building a 4 bedroom, 3 bath 2400 square foot house for at least 50% less than it would cost in Canada and I'm sure the US. Yes costs of materials have gone up but labor and trades in Philippines is still low

Thanks for your update. System has a lot cleaner look now with just one inverter. Lived on Okinawa and Diego Garcia for awhile. So, I know how humid it gets living that close to the ocean. I would think that the salt air must really do some damage over time. Curious about what you have done to water proof your connections and how you keep corrosion down to a minimum.

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Did you see the link I had posted on how to get you batteries communicating with your inverter ?

How's the Felicity battery so far? Any issues with it?

Great information… regarding your AC Tie Bar CB… is there an automatic type system that detects what power system to switch over to in case one or the other isn’t working? To pick up the load, like grid power, solar or diesel generator? Instead of manually switching it over?

Hi James How much did it totally cost for the solar system including panels?

Another great informative Solar video. One thing you didnt explain was how was the wind generator system connected to charge the batteries. Do they have a seperate connection straight to the batteries or are the charge cables going through your new charge converter.

auto matic / manual transfer switch is what your ive seen those in lasada or shopee

Try getting bit by a 12-volt ignition coil ( that hurts) 🤯🇵🇭🇵🇭🙏🏼🙏🏼❤️❤️

Looks like about 10,000 php worth of paper the reciepts are printed on ;)

Sir..! I have a setious question..!? How long time do you think you it take for you to break even 8n your investment..?..myself I try to find out..its not easy..

Calculate the loads such as fans and lights and non huge non induction loads and its hours of usage by 2 part 06:00 to 18:00 hrs and 18:00 to 06:00 for day & night calculations individually. And then multiply each wattage X usage hours results watt-hours of each electrical. isolate the night watt-hour and day watt-hour separately. multiply night WH X 120% for battery requirement calculations and then divide the result by 12/24/48 for 1,2 or 4 battery system. Add the day and night watt hours and divide by 5 results the wattage of panels to be used. By dividing solar panel wattage by your battery system voltage results the ampere required and then buy a suitable MPPT Charger controller 30% extra ampere range than that of calculation. Most important thing reduce your induction loads such as replacing old ceiling fans by bldc ceiling fans such as Superfan X1/V1 or gorilla instead of spending much in solar. your Wh calculations and solar panel/battery requirements are reduced at a much extent. Using transformer-less high frequency inverters without heavy induction load will reduce your solar budget and utilize your individual harvested self sustain power.

Hi, thanks for your understandable explanation. However, i've a question which came to my mind. When the batteries are fully charged and nothing is using electricity, and (!) you're not connected anymore to the mainnet. What happens than when solar pannels still produce electricity? The pannels will stop producing electricity due to software? Or what happens than?

Mr James. Great video. Another question. You said that the wind charger is totally separate from the solar. You have one fan. But 2 controllers? Or do I misunderstand? Is the 2nd one just pre-installed for when you put up the other fan? And then, the battery connection-- does it just bolt on any pos and neg terminal, or is there a rule for that? Sorry so many qstns, but I'll have to be installing my system alone, and I'm still quite ignorant about it. Thanks.

Is your 11kw inverter a pure AC SINEWAVE output?

James…I doubt you will see this post. I have not been to our home in Leyte yet. But I believe I have read some islands have different electrical wiring. Some near Manila have a 230 vac and a neutral. Some other islands have two 115 vac hots with no neutral. I think two 115 vac may be what Leyte has. Do you know if I am correct? If so will this make a difference in the solar system I choose?

James, my girlfriend is also Illongo and I am intending on building on Visayas... I would like to discuss via email or video conference with you to discuss sourcing solar and wind components with you...if you are open to this... please let me know...

Why saving those past years? Do you file taxes there on the islands or still back in the states? Are you a receipt hoarder and need to get intervention aid to kick the habit?

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