Julie Reed wrote:Good use of solar for a small hobby mill, I wish the video had talked about the electrical aspect. Im assuming the mill runs off batteries, not the panels directly, to avoid power fluctuations damaging the motor? That’s a nice source of power for other uses too, when the mill isn’t being used.
Sorry we omitted that portion of important info from the video we posted. We wanted to make a brief instructional video for newcomers, so we focused primarily on the operation and maintenance of it.
Meanwhile... Yes, there is a battery bank. It's charged by the solar panels in a mobile station we call
Leviathan. A large inverter (I recall
Paul mentioning 6500 watts...?) allows for "plug and play" use of the sawmill, which is AC power 220volts. When in operation, a Battery Management System (BMS) prevents damage to the battery bank when we hit a twisted or knotty section of a log and the saw slows down or binds.
I don't know much at all about solar systems, and it's been quite an adventure learning as I go. One of these days, I'll have more information to share about it. This'll have to do for now.