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George KJ6VU is away at Pacificon so Nick KN6NK stops by to deep dive on Solar Power fundamentals. We talk about understanding your power requirements, sizing your batteries, and how to factor your solar production needs. We also talk about solar charge controllers to tie it all together. Jeremy KF7IJZ also gives a basic overview of Ubiquiti Unifi networking equipment.
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Desoldering Iron)
Hakko Desoldering Iron)
Solar Exposure Map KWh/m^2/day - https://www.nrel.gov/gis/solar.html)
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Victron Energeny Battery Monitor)
Turnigy Power Monitor)
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Managing 12 Volts)
Achieving Energy Independence)
Commsprepper)
Charging and Discharging Batteries at the Same Time - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uA_WEykbGE4&t=1s)
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