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because I'm new here, I got to ask, are you people adults?"

It seems each year I feel compelled to take on a new project (task). sometimes it's snow removal Sometimes it's Automatically mowing grass one time it was growing sweetcorn the electric bike was hours of entertainment My current task is to power my home workstation with Solar. I...

Mr Tanuki, not likely, with the grandkids now off to collage, the kiln's power cord is being used by the 5kw gas generator to power the house when the grid fails. That doesn't mean I won't be posting here on UP IN SMOKE in the near future, because I'm making a DIY BMS. Tommy SE Wisconsin

While I'm years away form being able to offer any meaningful help to anyone here, it's sweet to know that day could come.

aenyc, while I don't think solar is the only fix for the above misunderstanding, IMO it is playing a role in mitigating any harm, so to you and every person on here that is producing watts from solar, me and my grandkids thank you.

D71, IMO you are mischaracterizing my hotel encounter. that older gentleman was white not black, and red flags in my head can be seen long before fear or afraid. I get how a number of older people could come to that conclusion. As I remember it back then we had maybe 5 TV stations to get our...

D71, IMO if happiness had a smell, it would be bacon frying. :love:

pull from aeync's link. aeync, as you can see from svetz's last post green energy is a good fit for a capitalist system, would like to see more from US manufactures and engineers in the near future. I have spent $3000 is US dollars in the last year on batteries.(that's capital) with the...

it get very convoluted with people. IMO the reason some people are not on-board with the whole fossil fuels/climate change plan can be seen in the plots of movies like Fountainhead/Atlas Shrugged , old ideas, but still out there. She supported rational and ethical egoism as opposed to...

they are Illegal immigrates after they are found guilty

D71, IMO if you go back and look bidin was always controlled by other people even the words he used. Susan Rice sounds about right.

aenyc, that's on us, but I got them form a US importer who made money so they can eat , the driver of the truck that got them to me made money to pay his rent, the list goes on. capitalism at work for a large number of people here in the US even thou they got made someplace else. PS: I'm a...

Delmar, or could it be google bots. :unsure:

Klystron, to me it seems different. IMO trump was the voice of the current divide, and that voice incited the most civil unrest I've seen in my adult life time. maybe he'll do better next time, we can only hope.

aenyc, :oops: humorous sidebar Lightning is a frequent occurrence worldwide with an estimated 50 occurrences per second and 20% of those resulting in ground strikes. It is impossible to know exactly, but it is estimated that worldwide there are approximately 24,000 fatalities with ten times...

D71, you astound me with your knowledge on a great many topics, but confuse me when you conflate government and business, no business I know of prints their own currency. I get they are connected, but are not the same thing, or should be judged on the same criteria IMO. the line too big to fail...

aenyc, some of think we are procrastinating, some feel we are years behind on dealing with the issue. it's possible god will step in and save the weakest among us(planet earth/wildlife) from us, or it's even possible global warming is just a misunderstanding of the numbers, if both these...

If they work half as good as they look, 2 of them should be able to run my workstation for 24Hr or my snow shovel for 3 hours. when turning the snow shovel it draws 100Amp when lifting 400lb it draws 40Amp Dumping the bucket draws 20Amp

D71, we could be twins :ROFLMAO: same way it went for me. I couldn't wait until sunday to put my motor in, it should be able to get me around the block tomorrow :) I messed up on the step key, and didn't get the end supports made. :( but it should be good if I take it easy on it, no wheelies.

it is kind of interesting to see how projects change over the years. started in 2010 as a EV snow plow and mower. updated in 2016 then in 2018 my granddaughter started a lawn mowing business so the project turned to only snow removal.

Rednecktek, I like these pouch cells for a number of reasons. 1) sweet specs for these cells. Max Charge Rate 240A Recommend MAX Continuous Discharge Rate 400A Pulse Discharge Rate（3 seconds） 800A Fully Charged voltage 4.2V Discharge cut off voltage 2.5V 2) my inverter's cutout voltage is...

aenyc, that is one way to look at it, and true for the DIY crowd , but when you start looking for ways to extend your current power grid to meet the ever increasing industrial loads without building new power generation plants, one would think it would be in our best interest to look to...

my bad HighDesertOffgrid, in the 70's I could go to any hardware store to check a vacuum tube and if they didn't have one I could find myself driving all the way to Chicago to track one down, it was the same in the 80's and 90's when searching for max232 chips or even a Fing 555 chip. today...

interesting concept first lady beauty contest. my vote this one always reminded me of my grandmother, she would always smank in the back of the head when needed. (her lose is left)

the PLOT may not be a plot but a philosophy Rockefeller foundation bad Gates foundation bad Clinton foundation bad Hewlett foundation bad Walton foundation bad and Government is the worst Objectivism's definition is a system of philosophy that rejects the idea of collective rights and instead...

just switch the grid off for the first time ever, house running on solar, batteries :love:

aenyc, that's a job for our grandkids, ours's was to get the ball rolling in the right direct. our endgame is there is no end to the story.

Mr Tanuki, I'll be sure to start a topic here in up in smoke if (or when) it happens. Tommy SE Wisconsin

unless I had deep pockets, I would start out making a small scale prototype.

aenyc, could be the next big advancement, put a big spool of cable on the shaft of a generator attach a real big kite to the cable and put the kite in a thermal, I've seen over 1500ft per minutes climbs from thermals, and have gone up to 10000ft. just think of all the energy you could get...