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I have 2 of these cheap Eco-Worthy 4-into-1 combiners on my temporary 12v battery bank system for powering my motorhome on an off-grid property. My final home system I already also have 2 of the nicer MidNite Classic DC combiners with the external red switch on the outside of them. But for now...

Wow, I got the same email from the same lady Peggy, except in my email she said $1145 hehe, weird... I replied back with a few questions like: -How many watts do you get with 2 units in parallel? -How many watts on the 240v and on the 120v? -Can the 120v power be unbalanced? -Can the 240v...

Here is a video talking about the CO2 'sucker' technology... Don't get me wrong, I think that technology can be a good thing to blend into the mix, but we cannot forget that simplicity in many cases wins, and working with nature (instead of against it), really wins. Like for example, 'turning...

A few more: Bluetooth radio:

How many servers are we trying to keep running here? Like how many watts are they together? Just a side thought... Can you get something like an APC/Schneider rack UPS to put in between? I bought a few used ones on eBay for cheap several times in the past. This could provide a couple minutes of...

Yeah and to your original question about whether you should have a BMS. On any of these automotive type battery chemistries which involve cobalt in the chemistry (potential susceptibility to thermal runaway), I would not ever run these without a BMS (even in a bind)... The BMS basically...

I honestly thought the $99 bucks a month isn't too bad for what it is. Some of the HughesNet and ViaSat plans were way more than that, and the service can't even come close due to the 700ms ping latency.. I don't mind the price really. Sure, it's not as cheap as some of the broadband services...

I just went over to California a couple months ago and bought an Isuzu FRR 20' box truck with fairly low miles and got it pretty cheap. The lady I bought it from had sold it privately, but her normal job was to sell these kinds of commercial trucks at a dealership before the COVID drama caused...

With all due respect in regards to that story, the leading cause of death is birth. Physical human body death is not the worst thing in the world you know. I would rather have my freedom up to the last minute even if it meant I had to die tomorrow, than live in a communist world and live a few...

I FINALLY got around to building my wall and hanging my inverters in the last couple weeks. I never did like the PV inputs being MC4 connectors on the bottom of the units, because it didn't lend itself well to the idea of going all conduit. So after thinking on it some, I noticed that the...

So perhaps the next question the OP might present (just guessing), is how does an _NL fuse and an _NN fuse differ? " ANN fuses are very fast blow. ANL fuses are slower. For example a 35A ANN will blow in .3 seconds when hit with 70 amps. An ANL will blow in about 10 seconds. " Ref...

I have wondered myself, if I could take any mini-split system (with either 240v or 120v input), and modify the power supply board in it, perhaps you could find a common DC bus inside where you could inject power and bypass the AC input portion of it. I guess it depends on the architecture of...

What's the application for (RV or residential)? Have you done an energy audit and know what your initial power needs are? I personally perfer to go for an all-in-one (48v input) design, looking for decent price that doesn't break the bank (not a cheap piece of junk though), definitely only want...

The generator is definitely good for most types of situations to deal with uncommon power outages. One reason I did install the UPS solution for my stepdad with their pellet stove, is to keep the power fully available for the required time it takes to get the generator fired up and aux circuits...

Back when I was an auto mechanic for many years, I always had the habit of soldiering heavy lugs after crimping them. But as you said, you do have to be careful about the vibration/movement aspect, because wires can fail near the end of the soldier joints, especially with smaller sized crimps...

Just posting a batch of new pictures I took after wiring up the 12v battery bank clamp a bit more...

I just use my 2018 Prius directly, no mods needed accept to add the DC tap into the HV battery to hook my APS UPS inverter up to it. 6 KW power, hardly notice the car running, even shuts off the engine occasionally. It's like a big inverter generator. The only disadvantage is that you cannot...

Well, I know from some of my research, the LV6548 has increased the PV input from 150v to 250v. Also, for the price, the 6548 has the WiFi built-in, where the 5048 you had to buy the separate WiFi module. If you wanted to parallel stack, on the 5048 I think you also had to buy the parallel...

One quick voltage drop test I learned when I was an automotive technician is to put the positive wire of your multimeter on one end of a cable run (closer to positive source), and put the negative multimeter lead on the other end of the cable run (closer to the negative source) and say you read...

Check voltage using a multimeter to confirm, both at each end of the long run, to confirm. But sounds like likely you're using too small of wire... The manual shows this (for bare minimum using a short run wire): For long run wire, you need much bigger, no more than 3% voltage drop... See...

Here's more info about using the dry contact (relay) trigger on an EG4 6500EX for example: (NO means Normally Open, and NC means Normally Closed, C means Common) That is from Page 17 in this PDF (Page 12 in actual document)...

It would be very difficult to know there is solar coming in without a voltmeter. A DIY solar installation should not be done without a voltmeter. To confirm all the voltages and polarities are correct, and not exceeding any maximums prior to turning on any breakers or applying any power anywhere.

Hey I just heard another clue I didn't hear the other day when I had been there looking at the inverter tripping problem. I saw the lady (lot owner) at the welcome center tonight, and she said since I had been there the earlier time when the other lady's RV was parked in the original spot (where...

Ja, and especially with inflation!!!!! In my case, I roll with the 'save fuel' over 'comfortable temperature' approach, surviving the heat helps me appreciate once I have enough power 'budget' to turn the AC back on and cool off... At least until I get off my duff and build the other two arrays...

What about the Schneider XW Pro? I thought these look very promising for half the price. I already purchased my 4 LV6548 so it's already too late for me to go try them, but I wonder if they live up to this guy's hype:

To me it doesn't matter what these Growatts are or not, I've seen so much garbled information and documentation that is clear as mud, to the point that, if I did buy any of these 5k units, no matter what they said on the plate or the label, I would still take it apart and see for myself how the...

The USB section of it looks like it can take an input of 12-24 and regulate it to 5v for USB. However, the cigarette lighter portion of it is straight passthrough (I own one of these so I know it's a raw connection), so if you connect 24v to it it will just pass through 24v to the cigarette...

I kinda like the wings so I just leave them on... :ROFLMAO:

Here's a couple of pictures of it anyways, first look today:

Hey you're doing it all wrong man, your going to damage your rim, this is how you do it: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Airless_tire