COTS Components Combine To DIY Solar Power Station

https://hackaday.com/2025/06/12/cots-components-combine-to-diy-solar-power-station/

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Ulrich@feddit.org · 5 pts · 1y (1 reply)

Yeah this is what we used to do before solar generators. And I still advocate for it because they're still far simpler and far easier to diagnose and repair.

Any of these components goes out in a solar generator and the whole thing is garbage. Any component in this system fails and you swap just that component and leave the rest.

MysteriousSophon21@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 1y

100% agree on repairability, plus you can upgrade individual components as your needs change or when better tech comes out - try doing that with those expensive all-in-one generators lol.

Steven_T_Baxter@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 1y

A very good article, highly recommended! The first step to thinking outside of the box is building outside of the box.💪