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      DPC replied to the thread how old are your flooded batteries.
      I sometimes got years out of old sets of used truck batteries. The secret was to not allow them to discharge too deep. All they had for...
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      DPC replied to the thread Heat Pump water Heaters.
      Holy Shit! In Ontar-I-O big middle finger from the province that... These kinds of progressive grants tax breaks for home improvements...
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      DPC replied to the thread Class T vs ANL fuse.
      No one fixes things anymore. Now you change parts until it works. More and more you fix less and less, Eventually I will fix nothing at...
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      If this is your first means of disconnect, you would need to bond the ground and neutral, and the bond in main panel would have to be...
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      DPC replied to the thread House burned down.
      Mostly I'm giving you the gears. There are 3 or 4 different types of J fuse you can get that range form time delay to fast for...
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      DPC replied to the thread House burned down.
      Ya but what if he used a class J fuse? They blow pretty fast too.....
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      DPC replied to the thread House burned down.
      What if you used a Class J fuse?
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      I started having that problem in my early 50s. The flame still burned, but.... Ya know... Under pressure had trouble holding form....
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      DPC replied to the thread Class T vs ANL fuse.
      I have a fluke clamp on that looks like that. I cant honestly tell you what model it is now. I give so little thought to this stuff...
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      OK a bit to unpack: 1) Never Ever mix different Chemistries into a parallel bank. Use ONLY the Same Chemistry. LFP exists in...
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      DPC replied to the thread Class T vs ANL fuse.
      I use one. They are consistent. As former navy you get it. PMs Written decades ago for a specific meter and that meter was a fluke 77...
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      I don't like Anderson connectors because over time they loosen up and run hot. Flexable cables. I once had to wire some MCCs with a...
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      DPC replied to the thread Class T vs ANL fuse.
      Fancy stuff I had.... Past tense an old timey resistance bridge for doing leads wingdings and connections. I don't recall the...
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      DPC reacted to rhino's post in the thread House burned down with Like Like.
      I think the important part is that with the pre-built batteries from a reputable manufacturer you also automatically get rid of a lot of...
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      DPC replied to the thread House burned down.
      Regular 1/2 sheet gypsum board has a fire rating of about an hour. You can get thicker boards and boards with 4 hour ratings. I think...
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      DPC replied to the thread NiFe Gassing.
      I've never used those batteries but I used to get NiCad cells of similar design and chemistry that had cell oil on the surface floating...
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      DPC reacted to NIFE's post in the thread NiFe Gassing with Like Like.
      The white stuff is mostly potassium carbonate. It looks bad but rinses away with water. Wear chemical gloves when handling, and most...
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      DPC replied to the thread Class T vs ANL fuse.
      How are you measuring that? Also 7 watts self heating at full load 2000w inverter. Not sure of that is significant. I was trained to...
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      I'm too old for hookers or blow
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