The "Off-Grid" DIY Solar Power Setup That Powers My Channel
282This YouTube channel is entirely powered by a DIY off-grid solar kit setup that I built. It consists of 480W of Eco-Worthy solar panels, a Renogy Rover 40A MPPT charge controller, 80Ah (1kWh) of LiFePO4 batteries, and an EcoFlow RIVER 2 PRO portable power station.
In this solar kit review and installation HOWTO I show how I installed the system, how much solar power I'm getting from it in the UK, and show that my YouTube channel and working from home efforts at least can be self-sufficient and off grid without the need for an expensive full house rooftop solar installation.
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My Solar Setup (Affiliate Links):
MC4 to XT60 Cable: https://geni.us/cnfLZg4
Renogy Rover 40A MPPT Charge Controller (Amazon): https://geni.us/z8ySS
Eco-Worthy 120W Solar Panel (Amazon): https://geni.us/2CId1Ax
Eco-Worthy 240W Off Grid Solar Kit (Amazon): https://geni.us/qwcc
Renogy Shunt Battery Meter (Amazon): https://geni.us/ohciTa
Maxico Energy Monitor (Amazon): https://geni.us/wDAJ
Eco-worthy DIY Solar Kit (UK): https://bit.ly/3UnVniK
Eco-worthy DIY Solar Kit (US): https://bit.ly/3DWDBxK
EcoFlow RIVER 2: https://geni.us/vAA3G
EcoFlow RIVER 2 PRO: https://geni.us/2EbYZV
Further Viewing:
Will Prowse Diode Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-x_6OLdAods
VIP Superfans:
Action Retro: https://www.youtube.com/ActionRetro
Arthur Ludwiczak
Dinty's Hideaway: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJPsl76e7jAORLi3NZlkjLQ
Endzs
Gary Pinkett
Has Beard, Plays Games: https://www.youtube.com/blcollier
James Rodgers
Justin D. Morgan: https://www.youtube.com/c/jdmcs
Karl Bate
Kevin Leah
Mark 'Kurbeco' Simpson
MarkCentral
Mr Lurch: https://www.youtube.com/mrlurchsthings
Naoki Saito: https://www.youtube.com/NaokiSaito
Ronnie Graham
ScarlettMarseille: https://www.twitch.tv/smarseille
Steve's Tech Shed: https://www.youtube.com/StevesTechShed
stween
Vanessaira: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCpTtrHwPGoEpSTZW6amhROw
Socials:
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Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ctrl.alt.rees
Chapters:
00:00 Intro To My DIY Solar Powered Retro Gamign & Computing Channel
00:23 Solar Panels - Eco-Worthy 120Wx4
03:08 Charge Controller - Renogy Rover 40A MPPT
04:05 Batteries - 80Ah Eco-Worthy LiFePO4
06:00 Inverter - Eco-Worthy 600W / 1200W
06:45 EcoFlow River 2 PRO
08:04 EcoFlow - Could I Use It To Replace Pretty Much Everything?
08:53 Powering The Retro Computers / Consoles / Filming Equipment
10:38 Why I Built All This - Does It Save Money? The Data
11:49 Is A DIY Solar System A Good Investment? (Spoiler: No!)
13:04 Final Thoughts & Outro
Royalty-Free Music From Epidemic Sound: https://www.epidemicsound.com:
Intro: Jobii - 368
Forever Sunset - City Lights, City Dreams
Smartface - Bear Hats
Future Joust - Powerwalkin'
Cornelio - Feriado
Outro: Yomoti - Before Chill
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