Recent content by AlaskanNoob

In your setup, if you're at 55v and stage one turns on, how big will the load be for stage one? Are you anticipating much stage one on, stage one off, rinse and repeat if you're only getting a little bit of extra PV?

I'm unfamiliar with Solar Assistant, but yeah it seems like since the load will take all it can take and destroy my plan (I'm guessing), that the best bet would be to have 5 relays each sending 5KW of power to a heating elements, and then program Node Red or whatever to turn them on in steps, so...

I've searched and found some discussions, but it seems like this is a mostly untapped thing. Which is strange given all that extra energy that isn't getting used as a result. Down south I'm sure it's no big deal to let all that energy just vanish, but here in Alaska I can definitely use it to...

This recent video supports my point. When they come for your chickens and your gardens, you can be sure they'll be coming for your solar. The carbon tax seems to be the big vehicle for that. They've already got satellite and drone imagery and if you don't comply with their tax or whatever...

Just saw this, but I say that not just because of those he banned, but because of his "freedom of speech, not freedom of reach" policy which is nothing more than shadow banning like Zuck does. He has made it so that people are heavily restricted on who can see what they write. It's more...

After doing the research on chicken diet I'm scrapping this plan. So little of their nutritional needs would be met this way. So back to a more traditional setup.

Will that drive the tracks as well as supply pressure to the boom? Will it be connected to the controls for operating the boom?

That would be even better if we could convert our excavator and skidder to electric. I wouldn't have the first clue how to start doing that though. But would love to learn.

Buying at least one of the ribbed plastic burial water tanks this summer. Probably won't put it in the ground until next summer though. Gotta keep that water from freezing in the winter so planning on digging a hole under the frost line, pouring a concrete pad, pouring some concrete walls...

Okay, I see the confusion. Thanks.

You think giving the options you think are better for defeating EMP than faraday cages would derail the thread about defeating EMP?

Somebody will correct me if I'm wrong, given that I'm a neophyte. But assuming you're riding daily, and you want to charge it with 10KWh daily (so you have that buffer), then you want a solar system that can produce 10KWh a day. Assuming that means winter and rain, I'd recommend: Use PVWatts...

What ways do you advocate instead?

Ha, I can assure you that I'm not overthinking it. I'm too ignorant to really have much in the way of thoughts. But based on your comment I'm guessing you think the design should be fine? Makes sense to think of it from a fence perspective with the posts, but the difference is those solar...

I'm not sure if they make beams smaller than the ones here. Running it at an angle would mean doubling the I-beams and then some (since I would imagine with the angle it would need to be longer than the vertical beams). Probably cheaper (and less shading) to just increase the size of the...