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An old country preacher had a teenage son, and it was getting time the boy should give some thought to choosing a profession. Like many young men his age, the boy didn’t really know what he wanted to do, and he didn’t seem too concerned about it. One day, while the boy was away at school, his...

Almost ready to put the end caps on, here is my off grid pole barndominuim built it myself with a 54 year old backhoe, water level, grain bins and drill stem pipe. would of went with the shipping container stacking and such idea, but too expensive to get them here even if I did it myself. Grain...

I'm going to add my advice, mount between the rear axle and the front axle. Anything behind the rear axle is going to bounce a lot more and harder than the rest of the rig

I got the unit back online. Anything below -4°F even if you just turn the unit off and turn it back on will put it in safe mode and not power back up. Don't know where it senses the temperature, but when it does that is it if you turn it off. Soon as it hits the 30's I'm putting this unit...

That's called a post framed barn since it was built with posts not poles, folks get them mixed up all the time or don't know there is a difference. This is my pole barn and is more complicated to build due to more complicated mathematics to make the cuts line up with the poles such as the saddles.

Got the beta version, haven't hooked it up yet I need to get my pole barn enclosed first which is in next 30 days. First look, well built, packaged perfectly and loaded with goodies no other MPPT I have seen have. Figure to let the community get a look at it the way it's never been seen, all...

Makes perfect sense in longevity of a product not just in solar but in vehicles tools and anything in that nature. Yeah I drive a semi for a personal vehicle to haul stuff a pickup could possibly haul but if I don't load it up to max 80,000 lbs it will last me for decades. Before one gets on the...

No infestation here and if you ever lived out in the country not in a community actual country land you will find mice are natural rodents of said areas. Pick your wires up all you want but they will climb anywhere, nest anywhere and if they can squeeze their head through the rest will follow.

I bet you more carbon emissions were put out than that cow farts making such device, shipping it to destination, installing such contraption, then the emissions put out by the person who maintains it, the rancher who moves it from one cow to another and then the disposal of it.

Your farts will be taxed soon as money will fix the climate, just ask the cows!

I do love the fact there is a wood stove right next to the battery pack. That can be a contributing factor if it was in use.

Yes it is still pushing 31V at 45 amps, about 45% full according to battery monitor. I put some flex pipe on generator then that exhausted onto propane tank.

IT"S ALIVE!!!! :eek: Only 10 panels on this trial, will try a 11th one later though needs to be monitored for low temperatures to not exceed 600V and then will put another 11 on in parallel, bringing the total to 22 panels.

Seems pretty basic once one writes it out, I understand it now.

You have the exact problem I have except on a 40A version. If it's under 2 years old call up Renogy and get it replaced and tell them what all you have done, they will ask for pictures of the battery voltage, solar panel voltage than the unit itself showing the problem. If you get a response...

Strong enough cylinder to bear the for and hold the thumb at any angle instead of getting off and locking for each angle you want to grab from. They do have those that are just of mechanical locking in certain position and that's it. Believe me, I got plenty of stuff to weld naked on, this...

Here gets down to 40 below or so in the winter, I put a car battery on mine to get it going sometimes with little bit of either with a backfire sometimes if not careful with the choke. Takes a minute but I get her running each time I move the choke more open till it fires up. Notice my problems...

I have two Ford 4500 backhoes, one for parts and that's where I got my cylinder from. Just had Discount Hydraulic custom make the lines, I bought a Prince valve from Surplus Center and will make a custom pedal control to run it.

https://commercialsolarguy.com/2020/08/10/a-lithium-ion-battery-burnt-four-firefighters-were-knocked-unconscious-a-timeline-and-recommendations/

Still de-sulfating 28 hrs later... 78% @ 80 amps, pushing the limits now of the inverter/charger.

Cons of going off grid, I got a good one for those really far out off grid. You end up with trailer trash living near you running generators all the time, trashing the place, uncontrolled animals running around and abandoned travel trailers. So bad the city folks who do contracting work won't...

Nope we sure don't, not even for septic :poop:

Will need about 3 miles of lines to put power in here, so I know it's cheaper for solar than grid tie. If the power goes out here, utility company won't be back out here in dead of the winter to fix it in 2 feet of snow for a few days maybe weeks. Power has went out less times than grid power...

Be nice to see comparison of CIGS to bi-facial panels. I would surmise bi-facial would come out on top due to ability to produced in all climates though not great the closer one gets to equator same as CIGS since they don't like heat.

Yes they will go for donuts for food but they need somewhere nice and warm to nest after that snack. Now to build that nest these batteries look nice warm and dark, first I need some supplies, little bit of wires some insulation from your walls or clothes in a closet.

I would run it on lower viscosity but they don't offer it in town have to order it online. Ran a souped up Geo Metro on 0W 20 before moving out here so I know it exists. Off course that inline six will run almost half million miles, as will most well designed inline engines if not pushed past...

Working on it right now. Seems to be bit convoluted based on this is new. Will get pictures up hopefully today of my progress. My suggestion is if you go this route get the back plates, they make life so much easier and it's more cleaner.