Solar Panels at a 5.8 kW Solar Installation

First time using SolarWorld brand solar panels and Sunrail brand racking for a residential solar installation in central area of Florida. I had fun installing this in the Florida sun this past weekend.



Eric Layton

March 29, 2015

DIY Solar Panels - 5 Windy Nation 100 W Solar Panels

Finally had the opportunity to finish the DIY solar panel installation with 5 of the Windy Nation solar panels that I purchased online. I finished the pole mount and finished mounting all of the panels together. After everything was complete, it worked out very well. All future ground mounts that I install, I am going to follow this exact same design using the 2" steel poles, satellite dish mounts, Unistrut, and wood.



Eric Layton

Solar Install 3/16/15

DIY Solar and Wind Book

I published a new book on Amazon, Kindle, Nook, and the Barnes and Nobles store on my DIY Solar and Wind system.



Here is my DIY Solar and Wind book that was published on Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1508454310/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=1508454310&linkCode=as2&tag=erilaysyoucha-20&linkId=URNF3DPORKY4M5YR



Barnes and Noble Nook version of my DIY Solar and Wind Book:

http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/books/1121302120?ean=2940151676939&itm=1&usri=2940151676939



Here's a preview of the book:

DIY Batteries for Solar and Wind System

Bought a few new batteries for my DIY solar system and getting ready to install them. Hoping to go off grid for days at a time.

DIY Solar Panel Mounts for 100 Watt Solar Panels- $25 per mount

Made a new video on the solar panel mounts I designed. I couldn't believe the prices on Amazon and eBay as well as other vendors on how much a 100 watt solar panel mount costs. The prices range from $75 minimum after purchasing the actual mount, screws, unistrut or wood, etc. The panel itself is $110. I just found this to be ridiculous so wanted to design a mount that costs less than $25. Here it is!



Eric Layton

DIY Wind Turbine Power Overload

It's been very windy in Central Florida this week, and my resistive load circuit on my wind turbine had a power overload. I had to replace a wire on the circuit after it shorted out. This video goes over what I did and why I replaced the wire.

Solar Car Ports

New video I just put together for several presentations on solar car ports.



-Eric Layton, 2/9/15