4 X class solar flares to impact this weekend.
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AlaskanNoob
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Just was, the irony is we're still about five hours from sunset here...
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I certainly will, that thing cost me a pretty $1.99!
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skyking1
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@AlaskanNoob ,
Approach the problem from another direction.
How much of a hassle is it to Shut down and later restart your equipment?
Now, how much of a hassle is it to replace a significant amount of hardware?
Those are the questions.
If I were as concerned as you seem to be, then I would have a voluntary power outage rather than a forced, expensive one.
Approach the problem from another direction.
How much of a hassle is it to Shut down and later restart your equipment?
Now, how much of a hassle is it to replace a significant amount of hardware?
Those are the questions.
If I were as concerned as you seem to be, then I would have a voluntary power outage rather than a forced, expensive one.
timselectric
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I'm not worried.
But I'm not connected to the grid.
I just want to see the pretty lights.
But I'm not connected to the grid.
I just want to see the pretty lights.
If I see the northern lights, I can cross one more thing off my bucket list.
skyking1
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you and me both^
I have not seen them yet, but we are about retired and that is a bucket list trip for us.
I have not seen them yet, but we are about retired and that is a bucket list trip for us.
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I think you're likely right. This morning we disconnected our PV and our batteries. Shut off all c/bs and disconnects and equipment.
But I still wonder if I even need to do that. I did it, just to try to be safe, but who knows. I left the inverter and MPPT and various transformers all connected to my huge 650' cable, so they might be at risk. So do I isolate my inverter and my MPPT and transformers as well? I don't know. How much is the risk of me making a poor connection when doing that...vs just leaving it be? Does 650' of thick cables matter or no?
This is what I'm trying to figure out. Ignorant "fixes" can create problems and I'm trying to avoid that.
AlaskanNoob
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Book you and the lady a nice trip to Iceland in the winter. You'll love it and if you get out of the city, you'll see the lights.
I'm connected to the grid and not worried.
Even our cheap LED fixture that routinely pulses and flickers has been flicker free tonight. Heh.
I should go take a peek out the window again. Seen nothing so far.
You should US source it like I did. More expensive, but better warranty and support.
Looks like they’re currently out of stock, so you might have to wait a while.
timselectric
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If I don't see the pretty lights. I'm shooting a street light with paint balls.
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skyking1
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that's a nice sky, I have a nifty night pic in the Yakima River canyon with a good dark sky with the Pixel 6 night mode.
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AlaskanNoob
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My much smarter wife (much smarter, and I do mean MUCH smarter) is digging through this paper and on first blush it seems that our 650' of cable is likely not going to be a huge issue. But she's got to get through it all first and then explain it to me.
Subdood
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Plutonium is so 80s. I only use the best lithium cobalt oxide, much more volatile..
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Hedges
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Exactly.
Unpowered transformers connected to wire aren't at risk. Electronics could be.
At least open any breakers/switches that would isolate electronics.
I had half way decent SAT, and GPA was almost 3.0 (from Berkeley). That was a good meal ticket back then, before employers wanted a Masters (even if from an Eminent Unaccredited institution.) So I finally got me one of them, too (from a halfway respectable place.)
I still struggle with most calculations beyond Ohms Law and maybe the complex impedance equivalent.
Or I need Hedges to just tell me what I should do. I get the feeling he knows whether our 650' of twisted 2 x 250kcml, 1 x 4/0 twisted aluminum wires will be good...and and he's just keeping a secret...
I might be able to calculate something about the wires, but only if I new the field strength and waveform.
"Twisted", so no differential voltage, but could get common mode voltage relative to ground (which converts to differential if impedance loading varies between the two wires.
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skyking1
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That is a Thunder Mustang, my pic at a fly-in.
They are a 3/4 scale replica of the P-51, complete with a custom 640 HP V12 engine. They outperform a mustang at a fraction of the price.
They even make the righteous sound. Gives me goosebumps every time.
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