BEGINNER FRIENDLY Step-by-Step: DIY SOLAR GENERATOR for Emergency Power, RV, Shed... Ampere Time

ReeWray Outdoors July 6, 2022
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My wife and I love the outdoors and try to travel whenever we can. I'm also a "gadget guy", a network engineer, and many years ago, a corporate technology buyer...so...I kind of naturally got into doing reviews on tech products, and that seems to be the kind of content that my viewers find the most interesting (vs my travel content). I review all kinds of tech, but I do tend to focus primarily on portable power and solar products - mostly because I find these a LOT of fun to work with. :) I don't take money from brands to do reviews (like many channels do), but I do often get the product sent to me for free. I only agree to do reviews on products that I think are worthy of serious consideration and I don't accept conditions on what I can or can't say about a product. If a product is obviously uncompetitive (or junk!), I'll scrap the video and send the product back (which is why you won't see many outright negative reviews here). I hope you find the reviews useful!

Video Description

Let's build a simple starter Solar System together. We'll learn all the essential components and how to assemble them. If you find my content helpful and you'd like to help support the channel in some small way, you can buy me a coffee (I do like my coffee!): https://buymeacoffee.com/reewray If you do, just know that your support is very sincerely appreciated. And if you'd rather not, well, I still appreciate that you spent some of your valuable time with me on this video :) Have fun out there! Here are links to all the components and tools I used in this video: • Ampere Time 12V 100Ah LiFePo4 Battery:https://amzn.to/3BR1CW3 • BougeRV 40A Charge Controller (new!): https://amzn.to/3yebgz5 • BougeRV 200W Solar Panel: https://amzn.to/3uft77x • Novopal 2000W AC Inverter: https://amzn.to/3bLsoEK • Charge Controller Battery Cables 8 AWG: https://amzn.to/3ODbzuj • 50A Breaker: https://amzn.to/3OD0x88 • 200A Breaker: https://amzn.to/3I9Cxad • 12V DC Socket w USB ports: https://amzn.to/3R2RjDV • Large Gauge Cable Crimper & Cutter: https://amzn.to/3yCTpTR • Large Gauge Cable Stripper: https://amzn.to/3yCXYgR • 20ft 8AWG MC4 Solar extension cables: https://amzn.to/3bL2CR5 • Cable Mgmt Clips: https://amzn.to/3nFHduZ • Multimeter/Clamp: https://amzn.to/3bRDUhO As an Amazon Associate I may earn a small commission from qualifying purchases when you use the link(s) above. This helps the channel without any impact to the price you pay through Amazon. We appreciate your support! :)

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