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I have 10 of these in the yard. I adjust the tilt each month to maximize the solar. The supports are 2" galvanized pipes cemented into...

Been working on this one over the last month (after getting back to my art work). Red-Breasted Nuthatch - Final by Kenny A. Chaffin...

Honestly, series connections to make 24V or even 48V is NOT the best way to go, it presents MANY complications & potentials for drastic...

It's not a real project until you become proficient in "French"

Its not a real project until a family member, a neighbor and some form of emergency response personnel asks "what the hell are you...

What was your worse DIY solar mistake ever? Thinking I was done

I used 3/4" plywood and spray painted it with truck bed liner. Holds everything, flame retardant, and non conductive. And cheap!

I have 195w and 200w panels - roughly 24v VOC I live where it is much colder and ran 3s strings on a 100/50 SmartSolar That will knock...

It's not "Just sweat & tears"!

Got the greenhouse done. Started on the farrowing huts by building the pad today. Socks thought the rock I put down was very tasty.

Use a Kill A Watt monitor to get your daily usage https://www.amazon.com/P3-P4400-Electricity-Usage-Monitor

And it allows the obligatory exterior disconnect adjacent to panels

I wait until the cat says it's OK to get rid of it.

You could also buy a snowmobile to help winter production

Today we made a lot of progress on the bison mount. Steel frame bent to shape, and lumbar and cervical vertabrae fitted. Front legs next.

It looks like shipments beginning in June: https://invertersrus.com/product/victron-lynx-class-t-power-in/ Edit: Or here, it looks...

So far, so great Don't know where you find the time

After no less than 150 google searches and quite a bit of custom coding, I've created some filtering options for categories. I made...

...but you can't beat the satisfaction of really whacking something with a 4 lb drilling hammer I can attest technique is critical as...