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Hi gang! The "discussion: comments" numbers on the site are the combined total from the original article discussion on Hackernews https://news.ycombinator.com/i

Hi gang! The "discussion: comments" numbers on the site are the combined total from the original article discussion on Hackernews https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=14821478 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=14821478 plus Reddit https://www.reddit.com/r/geek/comments/6ov9oc/200_solar_selfsufficiency_without_your_landlord/ https://www.reddit.com/r/geek/comments/6ov9oc/200_solar_self... – at that point I unfortunately didn't have comments on the site yet (...or the site itself, for that matter). Yes, they're currently just hardcoded :P The comments on the burningman thread are from this HN thread https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=15216650 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=15216650

otp124 9y ago
Oh, I remember your original post! I’m glad you made this, as I’ve been slowly bookmarking DIY solar posts, but good ones with detailed information (and pics!) are hard to come by.
- nikodunk 9y ago
  Nice! Care to share some good ones here, or even submit them to the site? I've also noticed a lot of people are building incredible stuff, and think it's time we organize :)
jwiley 9y ago
I liked your original post as well, and appreciate the DIY site, nice work. I didn't read your new write up extensively, but if you haven't I strongly suggest mentioning some feedback I remember from from your earlier posts: - the need for appropriate fuses to avoid fires - the need to weight the solar panel appropriately to prevent it from flying off due to wind A fire or injury due to a flying solar panel would unfortunately provide much more negative publicity than the positive publicity of this site. References: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=15222194 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=15222194 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=14824702 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=14824702
- ndunkel 9y ago
  The solar panel is ziptied to the roof now! Thanks for the feedback everyone on that from last time. The fuse situation isn't handled yet, though I will do this soon. Thanks!

otp124 9y ago

Oh, I remember your original post! I’m glad you made this, as I’ve been slowly bookmarking DIY solar posts, but good ones with detailed information (and pics!) are hard to come by.

nikodunk 9y ago
Nice! Care to share some good ones here, or even submit them to the site? I've also noticed a lot of people are building incredible stuff, and think it's time we organize :)

jwiley 9y ago

I liked your original post as well, and appreciate the DIY site, nice work. I didn't read your new write up extensively, but if you haven't I strongly suggest mentioning some feedback I remember from from your earlier posts: - the need for appropriate fuses to avoid fires - the need to weight the solar panel appropriately to prevent it from flying off due to wind A fire or injury due to a flying solar panel would unfortunately provide much more negative publicity than the positive publicity of this site. References: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=15222194 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=15222194 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=14824702 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=14824702

ndunkel 9y ago
The solar panel is ziptied to the roof now! Thanks for the feedback everyone on that from last time. The fuse situation isn't handled yet, though I will do this soon. Thanks!