The 2 BIG takeaways from your video. 1 100 watt solar panel produces 400 watts / day and a 100 amp hour deep cycle battery can store 1200 watts (12 volt system). I must've watched 50 videos from people trying to explain solar and your video was the first one that I could understand! Much thanks :)

thank you, this made me understand solar...don't let the negative comments get you down...I'm a 70 y/o grandmother, and you taught me a lot. those people with negetive comments are always around...like a stinky old hound craving attention,..keep up the good work

ALL I CAN SAY IS YOU HAVE MASTERFULLY COMPLETED THE BEST VIDEO I'V EVER SEEN AND I AM A 65 YEAR OLD HANDYCAPPED MAN NEEDING TO GET READY FOR WHAT WILL HAPPEN. THANK YOU BROTHER!

It’s classic to have linguistic blips with skills that you show here. I can read a dictionary but couldn’t make sense of solar. Mr. , You are one gifted teacher. Thank you so much.

None of this solar stuff made sense til I watched this video. Thank goodness for you sir ❤

OMG...I have been struggling to understand all of this for about 6 months of research. The more I researched the more confused I got. I finally got it thanks to you. I saved this video and subscribed to your channel.

He did a great job explaining. I have electronics background , work with fiber optics etc. He broke it down close enough for the common joe would understand. Mathematics, close. He used what they call ohms law. E = volts I = current R = resistance. Power calculations P = watts I = current E = voltage. This is basic to anyone with electronics background, however, the common joe wont understand. ( unless shown on paper ). So, sit back listen to his video again and when mama says you have too much plugged into an outlet - you can say no, that I listened on youtube a video of a person that took HIS time to HELP people understand the basics. Good job.

I have had all the components for a basic solar system for about a year. I haven't put it together only because I didn't want to mess anything up. THANK YOU so very much! Because of your video, I now can feel confident in starting to use my system without being so nervous. Don't worry about the people who post negativity. You have done the very best job in explaining and I have got to say I have looked/listened to many trying to explain what you have, and by far, your explanation is the best!

I appreciate your video because I'm about to go off grid and I'm researching everything. I just need the long and short of the equation to get one cabin up and running. Time doesn't permit me to go back to school and get certified. I like when someone explains things in such a way that increases my understanding in a short period of time.

Just got 125 watts of solar panel and appreciate your explanation

Where were you like 2 months ago. I have been struggling to figure out how all this works, as far as watts volts. Such as how many panels needed to run TV or other devices. Finally this video makes sense and I know now exactly how many batteries and panels I need. Thank you so much and god bless you bro.

I am a 60 year old female . I appreciate the way you explained it. In simple terms.I finally got to understand better. Thanks to your video. Great help!

Hey man, I really appreciate you sharing the basic concepts of what you know concerning solar & being on point heading into the right directions! I generally received exactly what you were talking about! Thanks!, and I'm sure by now you've gotten even more better w/doing this! Great job man!

Thank you this helped me just understand watts/volts/amps way more in 23 minutes than I've learned in 33 years

At last! I am living in a vintage camper in Africa and have an average 3000 hours of sunshine each year. So far have spent quite a few of those hours trying to figure out what I need to power a small minibar sized refrigerator. Your video was SO helpful. I get it now😁 Thankyou.

Thanks for the video. This helps explain the questions i had in my head. I just hand a food trailer built to feed the needy and homeless. I wanted to do a solar panel rather than a generator. Now I now what I will need to operate the items i will be needing to use in the trailer. Thanks again. And do what I do, ignore the complainers! Thumbs up!

I'm 36 and I've just learnt a whole lot this evening

Nice job! Thanks for taking the time to explain this. I'd rather have someone like you who kept it simple over an engineer that would have over explained it and made it complicated. Thanks!

Your video is the first video I've come across where it is actually beginning to make sense

Your disclaimer...not necessary, not to worried about the decimals but conceptually you are all over this. A great help for most people that want to move that direction. Nice Job!

Thank you for an explanation I can understand. Electricity has never been my thing. Now I am trying to plan a solar set up for my RV. This will be so much help as I move forward. Good job.

Finally someone explained it simply ... Thanks a lot

My comment is the same as the last person, straight forward, clear step by step process/ explanation. Thank you.

My biggest problem with this video was finding it again to show my husband. Finally..someone who explains it so we got the basics down pact. Thank you.

You just laid it out so nicely in laymans terms...Im in Arizona and we have sun sun sun...I already change my lights to LEDs..3.5 now my plan is to get 2) 145 watt panels and calculate what i can supply power to...Tv,Refrig ,lighting.....

Thanks for making it easier to understand solar power needs. Most videos are more complex than they need to be, yours is one of three I found to make it very easy, and I used each vid to give me a consensus, great vid!

For a beginner, I've learnt so much thanks to you.

After 4,days and 100 video, finally some brass tacks!thank you, many questions answered, setting up my first system.im having fun with this.12v dc is right upy alley, mobile electric certified,33yeare diesel Tech, totally understand the formulas.learning the solar side of systems,best hardware,

FINALLY ! Explained in a way I understand. Thank you!!

I think you explained it so people understand the concept great job. The spell checkers and math critics should are probably to smart to be watching You Tube videos anyway.

I was about to skip this but am so glad I didn't. You explained everything very clearly and in a way that made it easier to understand. Thanks for your efforts on this topic. Really helpful !!

Manchew - That was the best explanation EVER, just like the tittle - seriously. I have looked everywhere on the net to try to understand solar panels, battery amps and usage and this video was a light bulb moment for me. I now know how much watts I can use daily with my battery and how many watts my panels are going to produce a day. 1million thumbs up - thank you!

I agree, sticklers can move the heck on. I know how hard it is to do what you are trying to do. Lead, follow , or get out of the way. Keep on doing your videos. thank you

Oh my😱, thank you soooo much for this. I am 58 and this is the first time that I am able to understand this.

Man! You are one of a very few people who actually make all this understandable! Many thanks from the *UK!*

I appreciate anyone trying teach others so they start out their Solar Experiments on the right foot. Bless those people, may they get plenty of sunshine for their panels throughout the year. You folks realize technology is constantly improving, as we speak (write, etc...) We now have REMARKABLE daylight 6000k LED STRIPS for less than $10 that will outshine any incandescent bulb and they're more durable. You can get them in 5volt, 12volt and 24volt, plus they are waterproof and they run cold to the touch. I run a 5v led strip with a single solar charged 18650 battery (3.7v) which is about the size of an AA battery. It gets better, you can search for COB or SMD chips (led arrays) that can run on 3.7v, 6v or 12v and make solar lights too. There are $3 remotes for turning on and dimming those led projects too. Bang Good, the app, sells 3.7v 20 watt daylight led boards with a remote for less than $5. Aliexpress, the app, is another great source for everything solar and lighting, on the cheap.

The explanation for this is absolutely sound. Im guessing you generally use a calculator for working out the actual numbers . Never realised there was such a loss compared with how they rate the actual panels. Very handy.

Thank so much, first time I was able to understand what was being said about solar, I had listen to 5 clips before you. ( so that mean you can move to front of the class.)

Very helpful. It doesn't matter if your calculations were off a bit. You helped me understand the whole concept of how solar works. Thank you for making this video.

Yes, please ignore the small-minded comments. Your video was fantastic! Closest I've come to understanding solar. A huge thanks!

8:04 That should be 285, not 265. You should try your best to find DC adapters for your electronics like TVs, DVD players or LED lights. The cheap inverters are really inefficient. Even the low efficiency numbers printed on the box are actually the maximum efficiency they reach at a specific load. They usually have a fan running etc. You should try to get appliances designed for truckers because they use 12V.

This is the most ive learned all week Thanks man!

Great video...don't put yourself down so much! Ignore the critical, snobbish comments and keep on making your videos. Thank you for sharing your knowledge.

Iam preparing to settle in the countryside and I want to learn as much as I can how to be off grid without stress.I appreciate how you are teaching

YOU ARE MY HERO!! You ROCK!! THANK YOU SOOOOO VERY, VERY MUCH FOR DOING THIS, you are a LIFE SAVER!! ~ 🙏🏻👍💃🏻💓🎉...

Well, Honestly, thats really the Best Explanation Ever !!, Cleared most of my confusions in calculations, Thanks Manchew !!

This is the best video ever. I have a salon business in Africa and the electricity bills are crazy and light off most of the times. I want to go off the grid and I have been thinking about how many solar panels to go for and how many Watts. This video alone has answered all my questions. The number of solar panels, number of battery, inverter and so on. Thank you very much.

I have watched lots of u tube videos and now watching yours I understand for the first time. You have simplified it so well. Thanks!!!

Thank you so very much, my light finally came on, and I now feel my comfortable about understanding solar power:) Blessings!

You did great! I may need to watch this video a few times more 😂!! Thank you for taking the time to do this.👏😉

Tks I'm 77 yrs and finally understood it great job I will build one

this is the first video that I have watched it has made me halfway understand what this is all about. Everything else I've lost has made my brain feel like it is boiling. Thank you for your effort it really helped me :-)

Genuinely found this to be really helpful. Stripped back, clear and concise! Thanks.

You have done a better job explaining this than anyone I've ever heard. I'm 100% off grid and sure could have used this video when I was trying to educate myself on solar years ago.

Bless you! This has made such a difference. I have been so intimidated by the calculations of energy required. I am in South Africa and I fear we may have to 'go camping long term' in the near future. Everything first world costs the earth here and is generally cruddy quality if it nears the affordable mark. No dollar stores, affordable RV type goods, decent salvage yards etc. Knowing exactly what I may need can help enormously to keep costs low.

Just when I thought I hit the end of the internet trying to find this explanation (it's been hours per day for weeks), I finally came across your video. THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU!!!! I can stop crying now. I have answers.

Great job man, helped me wrap my head around solar panel systems. I recommend you re-title your video, “Solar for Dummies by instructor Powder”. Excellent Job

Thanks bro for the very best explanation. Been trying to figure out how my small solar system keep loosing so much power. I started without any background idea at all. Awesome

Normally I would give a thumbs down for clips where the narration tends to repeat or ramble on but you made your time very entertaining with your casual approach towards calculations or spoiling mistacks 😕 Thank you 👍👍

Finally a video that actually explains the usage of Watts from your solar panel. People are so in the blank of everything that you have said but thank you for your video I really enjoyed it very very informative I am preparing to live off-grid and this is so much information that I needed to know thank you

You did a great job:) There is always someone trying to make theirselves feel better by correcting others. We know what your saying!Thank you

Great job explaining solar power. Thanks for the work you have done.

Thank you so much I've been searching for someone to explain this to me. Now I know what to look for when purchasing a solar system. Job well done sir.

Thanks for breaking that down. I also searched all over youtube for similar. I also started with just a 100w panel. I have 4-100w panels and 4 deep cycle batteries. I live off grid. I made my lighting usb in a tiny home of 12x32, all running 12v like a camper. Im using a 40 inch smart tv its about 50 wh like you have listed and a bluetooth speaker system about 10 wh, these are the only two that come off my power inverter on a daily basis. I do run devices on my weekends that increases , my computer, or when i go shopping , i will buy foods for that day to prepare that day. I have a 12v car refrigerator, which i will only run when i need to keep something cool like fish or pork for a short time, then i will unplug. I have wood burning stove and propane heaters a propane on demand water heater. Ive kept all my electricity needs very small and there are items sold that on very little energy can have a quality of life like any home on the grid. Where im getting at is with my set up the four panels and four batteries, my daily watt hour usage is at a maintainable level. I generate enough energy to power my smart tv and speaker system all night, turning them off every day. I go to work daily, so the appliances are turned off. I have a timer switch that automatically does this, so i dont have to worry of it. For the past 6 months, i have been great, no worries about running my generator. I generate enough watts to keeps stored to have plenty of power to maintain my system. Again, I scoured the net to get some kind of guesstimate, no dice. Thank you for this framework which gets others in the ball park, of what they want to do with solar power. I seen hundreds of people doing vids about powering their house like they are on the grid. Learning how to live like 1800s and using minimal power is the best way.... you can still have all this technology, but learning a homesteading life and minuscule power needs...oh gods, life is so much more enjoyable. Instead of being connected to the internet, read books, instead of tv, watch the sun set. Of course...My smart TV has a USB port, so I load hundreds of movies on a usb flash drive, downloading tons of documentaries and shows i can to MP4 I have the entertainment I need. I started archiving MP3 albums and MP4 movies and PDF ebooks since 2000. Over twenty years of archiving and creating back ups of drives, So all my home entertainment , Movies, Music is going through my smart TV and bluetooth speakers, Dont need all this huge expensive component gear. I loved to read, I would reads hard copy books if i can get them, however in a small home there is no room for a library. A Tablet and PDF Ebooks solves that. My 10.1 in tablet is usb and will hold a charge for two days ...This is why I have my lighting system USB, I charge my phone and tablet daily. Times I dont need my computers on because i use my tablet. To broaden this, I have all my APPS on mt tablet for my solar charge controller, my battery data indicators, Apps to remote control lights on and off or set timers. APPS to tell me the temperature in my home, in my chicken house, apps to tell me if security breaches, I have a alexa box that is USB...all these high tech smart home protections through my USB tablet and the most ridiculously small amount of solar charge needed . Hopefully if you read through this , you will have a way of doing the best with little. It is 100% achievable to live off grid and have every single technological way as anyone living in a mansion who makes millions .

You are very talented at conveying a point without Pandantischism. Aughts be a teacher

the hilarious part of this video is that the equations and explanation are all 100% correct, he just did not add/subtract/multiply correctly, but aside from that he is correct.

Yeah, the math got a little off but this was SO HELPFUL! Thank you for making it simple for me. I’m planning a small camper van and trying to decide between the simple Honda jackery all in one system or piecing together my own system. Thanks for making this process much easier!

I have wanted to go camping and I've wanted to use solar energy to charge small lights, fans and ice less coolers, but I had been fearful of messing up. I could not understand exactly what I could charge. I understood that I can't go past half or it damages the battery but I could not get....that simply by adding a 2nd solar panel I'm doubling my capacity and so less of a chance of depleting my battery.. I have been trying and trying to understand this type of stuff and felt so overwhelmed....but hallelujah I finally get it a whole lot better! THANK YOU so very much for making this video! You are a great teacher.

Thank you very much for taking you time to explain this information to us. you have helped me so much with the knowledge you put online. It is going to help me go off the grid. I'm pressing the like button now. I will also share this with as many people as I can for you. Thank you for making this easy to understand!

You did a great job explaining for us beginners out here ♥ thank you sooooo MUCH !!! ♥ :)

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE STEP BY STEP, COMPLETE, EASY TO FOLLOW EQUATION(S)/EXPLANATION(S) YOU HAVE SHOWN ME HOW TO FINALLY UNDERSTAND!! I HAVE WANTED TO KNOW, ASKED TO LEARN AND TRIED MUCH TO UNDERSTAND MANY OF THESE PRINCIPLES FOR AT LEAST 15 YEARS. FROM DETAILED BEGINNING TO END=THANK YOU!

Getting by is the name of the game. You did a good job on this. Thanks a lot!

Oh my gawd i'm doomed! Nearly 4 years after this video was made and the corona virus is shutting us down and making us stay inside except for 'essentials'. I thought to myself "Self, maybe a solar panel will come in handy incase things get real bad and electricity gets turned off. You wanted one for camping anyway 🤔" This is a good video. I understand it a bit better now. Whereas other videos went over my head. But this is something i need to learn with my hands on the equipment (settle down fellas ☺️) It's Autumn in Australia! Clouds all over the bloody sky! What will power up the SOLAR panels 🤦‍♀️ But even so, we just put our bushfires out last month that burned for nearly 6 months. We havn't seen the sun in fck knows how many months. I'm just a few days away from coming out of self isolation for 14 days after coming back from Bali. I've gone batty 🤪🦇 after watching so many solar panel you tube videos I can do this 🙄👍

This was really, really helpful. You explained these concepts in a really practical way. Thank you.

Amps x volts = watts. This alone makes this video gold. It also embarrasses me I didn’t know that. But now I do. 😂 Thanks!

Real good simple breakdown.... I like to see 1) Tv 2) light 3) etc. That is how regular people are going to want it broke down.

I was shitty at math as a kid, never got it, but explain it so easystandable 😉 thanks, bless ya

Man that was the best explanation ever! Thanks so much!

you have no idea how many videos I have watched on this topic and you are the first where I actually grasp the concept!

Coming from an Electrical Engineer, you did a great job and the math is right on! Too much bunk and lies out there.

something funny is, we invert our 12v to 110 ac and get a loss,then we power a transformer in most things we use,that takes the 110 we made at a loss back into a dc voltage ,and a lot of times that transformer is putting out 12 volts ,lol at an additional loss. anything that gets warm,is a loss, look for things that run on 12v,

It is not thought that way. It makes a lot of sense. Thanks for the help. Now I have to make my own calculations.

Thank you. Your explanation makes sense. Ignore the stickers. You are helping the rest of us.

It sounds like youre explaining this to a 5 year old but its exactly the way I needed someone explaining this mubojumbo to me. Thank you for your patience and it all made sense. Not trying to be en electrical engeneer, just teying to charge my bateries to run tv and lights. Thank you it all made sense to me. Good video.

Thanks..your simple and clear explanation was great !! Thanks Again !

thank you for the great video. I feel more confident about it now.

Wow. That was the best you tube video I've watched for a long time and VERY informative. A lot of information to take in all in one go and I'll watch it again to be sure, then it will sink in to the brainbox, ha. Absolutely brilliant and explained in a way that a non electrical person can take in. Excellent. 5 star video.

This Hass to be the best video I have ever seen that explains solar panels thank you thank you thank you I have watched so many videos and none of them explained it like this awesome job

Thanks. I can replay this until I get it in my head.

So glad I found this. Very helpful

Excellent explanation. At last someone who describes all this simply. Thanks

Great info, thanks. And the hell with those with negative comments. You helped a bunch of us get a better understanding of solar, the number of panels we need and volts vs Watts. Most importantly and want more solar charging power coming in. I’ll be a one or two day user of the cargo trailer running a TV, phone, laptop and maybe a couple of fans. And they won’t be used at the same time. I’m thinking 2 panels, 2 batteries in series and a 3000w inverter. Pretty sunny in central GA.

Thanks a lot man thought me a lot already!! Do you think you could make a video on your setup and maybe a wind energy video if you know anything about making one from scratch I'm trying to figure out a cheap way to power my 32ft trailer for the summer

Just keep in mind that you don't go off-grid solar to save money. No matter how high your electric bill is, it WAY cheaper than the same amount of power generated from an off-grid system. For a system just to power your energy efficient fridge, you can expect to need about $2500 worth of equipment, (pure sign wave inverter, charge controller, panels, battery bank, fuses, and wiring). The average fridge cost some $65/yr to run, so over 4 years to break even. The batteries will need replacing after several years, at a cost of +$600. (You need REAL deep cycle storage batteries, not automotive nor Marine.) Now, having said that, what an off-grid system is REALLY good for is some remote location with no utilities, or an emergency power backup. There are some LED solar light kits on Amazon that can also power your phones and tablets during a blackout. These make more sense and also useful for camping.

Thank you so. We are investigating adding solar panels to our RV and now I know what to check on the electronics to estimate the watts per hr per item x estimated hrs of usage per day which will give me a guesstimate of my daily wattage needs. Then I will estimate an avg number of hrs of sun x 100 watt panel for avg watts output per day minus inverter & wiring loss to see how many panels I need. This really helped so much to help get me started and to be able to have some info when working with the purchase and installation of the solar power. Keep up the good work.

Your the shit bro, just got my first 100 watt kit, I learned more from you then all the electrical education I taught myself, which was next to none. ; )

Thank You! Great Video!

I need to run 2x Macbook Pros (15), 2x 10w LED Bulbs for 10hrs a day & I live in NE PA. Would a 400w, MPPT, single 200ah Lithium do? Thanks.

like to say you done a good job,its hard in front of a camera,trying to explain yourself,even when perfect or not,some have nothing better then to put others down,god help their children.100 % for sharing your experience.

You are great I never could find anyone who explained it to the point so regular folks could understand THANK YOU SO MUCH You are a the smartest on explaining