Bought a board to mount my solar panel controller. Read that the hardware should be mounted on a fireproof substrate. Wood isn’t fireproof so I bought a 1/16″ aluminum plate to put over the wood. Realized my new inverter isn’t pure sine wave, but I suppose that is ok for my little set up. I also bought the recommended switch which is beefer than I expected. I suppose switching high current solar panels requires such a switch.
Used the wire that came with the inverter to make some connections. Ordered a battery but it’s going to take a week to get here. Will probably use some old incandescent lights for a test load. Still figuring out how and where I’m going to mount the panels. Here’s the hardware:
- Walnut Hollow 1829 Basswood Vintage Plaque, 9 x 13 x 0.75
- Aluminum Sheet Metal 8″ x 12″ x 1/16″(0.06”) Thin Aluminum Plate Flat Stock
- 400W Power Inverter DC 12V to 110V AC
- Victron Energy SmartSolar MPPT 75V 15 amp 12/24-Volt Solar Charge Controller (Bluetooth)
- DC Miniature Circuit Breaker, 2 Pole 1000V 32 Amp Isolator for Solar PV System, Thermal Magnetic Trip, DIN Rail Mount
Steven A. Guccione 