The most simple of answers is investing in index / mutual funds. 5% is very conservative.
Vanguard target retirement ages for example:
Opportunity cost is real; but I do enjoy the little bit of solar I just installed even simply as an accomplishment, Education, and slight amount of emergency...
I have one coming too - I registered on the kickstarter when it was $799; even at $899 it's a steal. In theory you'd just carry it with you and then use a normal AC pigtail to power your sprinter just like shore power (recognizing max output is 1800 watts which is 15 AMPs. Any solar...
I have a Renogy 2000 watt Inverter Charger (seems like a newer model, with an LCD display baked into unit - older unit has an external display etc - this is the unit: https://www.renogy.com/2000w-12v-pure-sine-wave-inverter-charger-w-lcd-display/ . The manual speaks nothing of grounding and...
Over the weekend I built an 800 Watt solar array (8x100 watt panels, 60 amp Renogy MPPT, w/ a 2000 Watt Inverter, 200 AH 12v FLA Batteries.). I'm using this for a residential setup to suppliment / partial power 1 - 15AMP Circuit in the house.
Between the Batteries -> Inverter I have a 200...
This is great information. Any idea how to identify the "time rating indicated by a letter on the breaker?" This was the breaker I bought:
https://www.lowes.com/pd/Square-D-Homeline-15-Amp-1-Pole-Standard-Trip-Circuit-Breaker/1111791