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    few questions about solar power....

    Wow... pricy... Around here they go for about $50...
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    Well that was a slight miscalculation.

    Meh, the 14 red rings work great if you fold the 22 on itself.
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    Protecting PV cables from rodents? - ground mounted setup

    I have seen cat 5 shielded cable obliterated by rodents… it has an aluminum jacket internal to the pvc insulation… maybe the foil tape on the outside could deter chomping, but it doesn’t affect it on the inside. Hard conduit for the entire run?
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    Protecting PV cables from rodents? - ground mounted setup

    I have seen where rodents avoid steel wool, maybe use both?
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    few questions about solar power....

    An 18650 is similar to a large AA cell. A pouch looks like a juice pouch... similar chemistry, but different build.
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    few questions about solar power....

    Heh... i like that the pack is a bundle of sticks, and a fag definition is a bundle of sticks... And you call the cigarette a stick.
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    Well that was a slight miscalculation.

    If you mean to DISCHARGE them down to 0% to reach bottom balance, you would be searching for 2.5V not 3.2 3.2V us somewhere in the middle of the knee, and is a useless voltage to balance to.
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    few questions about solar power....

    Gee... i wonder why my state NC has close to the lowest prices?
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    Well that was a slight miscalculation.

    Not in my experience it wont...
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    few questions about solar power....

    Actually, mAh is a silly metric to use, since Ah is based on voltage, and they rarely provide it in the spec. Often it is based on the 3.7V cell/pouch 20,000mAh is 20Ah x 3.7V is 74Wh 78Ah would be 288Wh if at same voltage... A 100Ah 12.8v battery is... 345,945.94594595mAh... so...
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    color me stupid somebody want to edumacate me?

    I typed up a nice long explanation of pros and cons, had comedy intertwined and went to get the TC video to link in... and the browser lost my post... waaah... Oh well, y'all can imagine what i wrote.
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    color me stupid somebody want to edumacate me?

    My 30 gallon tank sits at 155F all the time, and i installed a mixing valve to regulate hot water temp to the house. Keeps the tank full, and slows the draw from the tank. Perfect for large families on an electric water heater. Two showers same time, zero cold shower issues.
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    color me stupid somebody want to edumacate me?

    Nope... Only way to get faster recovery from a standard electric tank water heater is to install larger elements. There is no safe way to energize both elements simultaneously.
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    color me stupid somebody want to edumacate me?

    No... Tank will happily switch between upper and lower elements with the 5000W inverter.
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