DIY wind power - Solar panels and wind turbine for a remote cabin

This video is the first of the series of a homemade solar and wind projects for our off-grid family cabin. System is composed of: - two 60 watt polycrystalline and the 1 monocrystalline solar panel - Morningstar Tri-star TS-60 and off shore MPPT charge contollers - (4) 6 volt Exide gold cart style batteries wired for 12 volt - Xtrantrex 1000 watt inverter - 150 watt wind turbine (DC) - 30' home made turbine tower - Bogart Tri-metric Meter - 6500 watt Blue Wave contractor generator Feel free to ask more about specs

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