LydMekk's latest activity
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LYeah I didn't really understand that. I was hoping people would talk about me and say "Wow, that dude Kolek has some big brass nuts!"...
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LMurphy’s law
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LPartially true. Just use a size smaller. Shrink wrap hides all manner of sins..
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LTurn off grid charging. Let the solar fill batteries as much as it can. Let your load drain batteries as much as it can. That is the...
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LLydMekk replied to the thread How stupid is this?.Good torque is important when pressing the busbar to the plugs. You cannot do that sufficiently with brass bolts. I tear brass...
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LIf you’re willing to spend this much money on solar batteries and inverters, it would be just as wise to change out that compressor for...
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LYou will probably find your solar equipment terminals say copper only. You could transition from AL to copper, but I would just stick...
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LLydMekk reacted to Sennen's post in the thread How would I go around adding battery storage to this? with
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LLydMekk reacted to Brucey's post in the thread Input and output swapped on a Victron Smartsolar 75/15 with Like.
Per the manual it's ok to connect the pv prior to the battery on Victron SCCs. The proviso being that on first power up, the SCC uses...
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LMake sure the busbars are flat with no burrs. They are stamped and some aren't flat. Clean everything with acetone. Put a thin layer...
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LIf you need batteries now, buy them now.
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LLydMekk reacted to David in nh's post in the thread Does anybody here think 12 volt is the way to go for flexibility? with Like.
just go 48v because in the end that's were you will end up anyhow
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LLydMekk replied to the thread Help in NM.A proper engineer charges like 250 per hour... An 85 per hour one is a mechanic. Big difference.
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LI'm not sure I'd trust a $85/hr engineer!
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LHere is some help. Don't waste any money or time on the wind , unless its blowing 20mph most of the time you will get more power...
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LLydMekk reacted to AshleyL's post in the thread Has anyone used a 100 Balance BMS from Dongguan Balanced Management Technology Co. Ltd? with Like.
Hmm.....basically same Daly BMS with integrated active balancer....with the same problem where the balancer will only starts to function...
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LLydMekk reacted to upnorthandpersonal's post in the thread who is still burning wood in april? with Love.
Like I said, second winter here now with snow, as @shadowmaker points out and temperatures below freezing. Perfect for a stew made in...
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LWow, this guy gets it. In fact, you won't make her happy no matter what you do. Get rid of the extension cords and the solar generator...
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LLydMekk replied to the thread 18 month DIY project finally done: 39kW inverter power off grid system.Cool. Just wondering why not select fewer 18kpvs instead of all the 6xxx's?