Off-Grid Solar Installations in Northern Arizona
This is our project journal — field stories from off-grid solar installs around Northern Arizona. The 4 a.m. starts, the parts that don't show up, the problems solved on the fly, and a behind-the-scenes look at how these systems actually get built — plus a bit of life on the fringe along the way. Originally posted on the River Daves Place forum; you can read the full thread here.
So for the last couple of weeks, in between other work interruptions and boozy nature hikes-we have been adding a complete electrical system to the building that houses the inverters, batteries and solar up here on the mountain. We had...Continue reading
Boating content!! No, really, I have boating content here! So last night, we again had this magnificent place all to ourselves, and the weather was warm, so we knocked off work a bit early to do something I’ve wanted to...Continue reading
Another project we were tasked with was helping to improve the camp’s communication ability. They currently have two Starlink units providing internet and voice over IP ability, but one of the units was just ground deployed, and the other isn’t...Continue reading
It has been setup and running for months, but needs quite a bit of things done to make it a more durable and user friendly installation. First, there was a gaggle of wires and cables strewn all over under the...Continue reading
rivermobster said: How thick of material can that puppy cut? 🤔 Click to expand… The table itself is rated to accept a full sheet of 2” and I have the ability to add an Oxygen acetylene machine torch if we...
A week or so ago, we finally got to see a lightning system in action at night we designed for a local ranchers pond cabin. I feel like the down wash lighting on the outside turned out pretty good. Thought...Continue reading
This past week had us waiting on some paperwork and funding for the next round of work, as well as waiting on some job materials that we’d ordered to show up. The delay in our work schedule actually comes at...Continue reading
First, let me show you what happens when I’ve had a couple beers, and I realize my lime has some funny bumps on it, and then me and my equally tipsy and even more artistic sister start running in the...Continue reading
Here’s Hulk eating dinner with her name-matching green light up night time necklace. 😄😄 And finally, there’s one more cool thing I’d like to share about this trip. Where we go, it’s up in the mountains at around 7,500’ elevation....Continue reading
😄😄🤷♂️ I have been buried in the office most of the week dealing with paperwork, estimates, and other such unavoidable evils. I suspect that many of you here have the same problem I do-more and more, I have to do...Continue reading